Budget only for part time consultancy

[MrMarkyMark]

Win win.

Glad I'm not on your team .

[SimonMac]

Why not offer a contract based on a fixed number of billable days over the duration, so that means that you can go up to 5 days per week during busy times, and scale back when quiet

[LondonManc]

Why not offer a contract based on a fixed number of billable days over the duration, so that means that you can go up to 5 days per week during busy times, and scale back when quiet

If I was hiring manager, that would very much depend on the project plan - if I need something delivering on certain dates or after certain dates then that wouldn't work, i.e. OP needs to be there from the start but can't finish it all early because there are other deliverables down the line from other parties that OP has to wait for.