Interim Head of Pre-Construction Harlow District Council (4 days per week on-site) £650 per day (Umbrella) - Inside IR35 12 months initial contract (with a view to extend further) This a key leadership role within the property division, focused on shaping and delivering a major capital investment programme in council housing. The opportunity Harlow currently manages around 9,000 council homes and has set a capital programme budget of £51 million for the year. With much of the programme still in pre-construction, this role will be pivotal in getting projects ready for delivery. You''ll be reporting into the Director of Housing Operations (Property) and leading a team of project and procurement managers. Your focus will be on scoping, packaging, and procuring large-scale component replacement works to tenanted homes, and handing over to the delivery team to take forward on site. There is no term contractor or in-house framework in place, so all works are procured as standalone packages under JCT Design and Build. In addition to the current year''s programme, you''ll work closely with the asset data team to scope and plan future years of investment - covering both single-element and multi-element projects. Key responsibilities - Lead all pre-construction activity across a significant capital works programme - Manage and support a team of project and procurement professionals - Scope and package up works across a wide variety of planned maintenance schemes - Oversee procuremen