Pre-Construction Officer

Pre-Construction Officer

Harlow District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£250.00 per day (umbrella rate)

Location: Harlow

Closing Date: 15th April 2026

Essex County Council are pleased to be supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a temporary Pre-Construction Officer on an initial 12-month basis, with the possibility of a 12-month extension. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site for 1 to 3 days per week.

Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively.

Harlow is an authority with big ambitions. Our Housing capital programme for investment work to occupied homes is in the region of £150m over the next 2 years. We are building a team of high calibre professionals and welcome applications from those with drive and experience who can help us meet the challenge.

The role:

Harlow Council is looking for a proactive and well‑organised Pre‑Construction Officer to support the delivery of its ambitious capital works programme. Working as part of the Pre‑Construction Team, you will provide essential administrative, coordination and project support throughout the pre‑construction phase of major refurbishment and component replacement works to occupied council homes, including low‑ and high‑rise residential blocks. The programme will deliver major refurbishment and component replacement projects at speed and scale to occupied council homes, including low- and high-rise blocks within the context of The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and Building Safety Act 2022. Partnering with internal and external stakeholders, the Pre-Construction team will develop and prepare the programmes of work for the next few years and ensure that projects are scoped, costed and compliant. This role would suit someone with experience in construction, housing, capital works or property refurbishment environments.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and coordination support to the Pre‑Construction Team across multiple projects and dimensions
• Maintain systems and trackers to record the Pre-Construction Team’s activities and progress
• Coordinate site investigations, surveys and inspections, including arranging access and liaising with external consultants and residents where required
• Support the scoping and development of projects by collating information and maintaining project documentation
• Support the smooth handover of fully developed and compliant projects from Pre‑Construction to Delivery teams
• Assist with leaseholder and resident consultation activities, including preparing correspondence, organising meetings and maintaining consultation records
• Maintain accurate project files, registers, risk logs and compliance information in line with statutory and Council requirements, including the Golden Thread

The experience you will bring:

• Experience in an administrative, coordination or support role within a construction, housing, capital works or property refurbishment environment
• An understanding of construction or refurbishment in occupied residential buildings would be advantageous
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Confidence working with a wide range of internal teams and stakeholders
• High attention to detail, with strong communication and IT skills, in particular Excel
• Experience working in a Local Authority or public sector environment would be beneficial, but not essential

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk