Pre-Construction Project Officer - Harlow District Council

Pre-Construction Project Officer - Harlow District Council

Harlow District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£300.00 per day (umbrella)

Location: Harlow

Closing Date: 17th August 2026

Essex County Council are pleased to be supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a temporary Pre-Construction Project 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 2 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 Project Officer to support the delivery of its ambitious Planned works programme. Working as part of the Procurement Team, you will provide essential administrative, coordination and project support throughout the procurement lifecycle of Housing Planned 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, Building Safety Act 2022 and Procurement Act 2023. Partnering with internal and external stakeholders, the Preconstruction Service will develop works programme, the procurement programme, commissioning and procurement strategy and tender briefs for the next few years and ensure that projects tendered in a transparent, fair, equal and compliant manner. This role would suit someone with experience in business, commercial, procurement, housing, and or property environments.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and coordination support across the Preconstruction Service for multiple projects and dimensions
• Maintain systems and trackers to record the Preconstruction Services’ activities and progress
• Coordinate preconstruction planning, commissioning and contracting tasks and liaising with internal and external consultants, solicitors and suppliers where required
• Support the drafting and development of service and works documents, tender briefs by collating information and maintaining package documentation
• Support the smooth handover of fully developed works briefs, tendered and compliant contracts to the Pre Construction Procurement and Delivery teams
• Assist with all relevant activities, including preparing correspondence, updating trackers meetings and maintaining records
• Maintain accurate project files, registers, risk logs and compliance information in line with statutory and Council requirements, the Golden Thread including the Crown Commercial Services Policy Notices.

The experience you will bring:

• Experience in an administrative, coordination or support role within a commercial or construction, housing, environment
• An understanding of public sector procurement and contracting 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