With today's wall thicknesses, it is no problem to install an electric roller shutter in front of the windows that can be plastered over. The window installer must fit a correspondingly large strip at that point, and additional insulation will be added from the inside.
Basically, I also don't think it is particularly wise to separate a large trade from a general contractor contract in the middle of the process. Delivery times for windows were quite a lottery this summer, and you quickly run into problems if your window installer causes delays.