Location: This role can be based in our London, Reading or Birmingham offices

Due to our continuing success of our existing Infrastructure team and our continuing expansion we have an opportunity for a passionate and driven individual to develop their career within our Infrastructure PMO team. To join this successful team, you must have experience of working with the Environment Agency.

Who are we?

Ridge are a built environment consultancy, helping our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment. We are enabled by great people who are inspired and proud of what they do and respected for who they are.

Our people are the foundation of our success, and our greatest asset and what separate us, they drive our vision and embody our values. We offer not just a job, but a journey. We believe in commitment, and the value of a stable, flexible, long-term career path. We challenge our people to be the best they can be and help them grow with the right development.

What's in it for you?

• Our vision is to be ever progressive, expanding our expertise and nurturing our talent through Quality, Innovation & Growth, to achieve our strategic outcomes:
• Growth which fuels ideas and opportunity for all
• Purposeful and meaningful work
• Continual development and mentoring
• Empowerment, inclusivity and respect
• Happiness and enjoyment
• Openness, honesty and integrity
• Acting as one team

 Your reward is focused on your total wellbeing, with a package to support all aspects of life. In addition to your salary, you can expect: 

• A healthy holiday balance of 25 days, plus bank holidays & the ability to buy / sell to suit you
• 3 days a year to give your time to others, volunteering for great causes
• An inclusive wellbeing offer:

• Financial – Life Assurance, Pension Scheme (3% Employee, 6% Employer), Income Protection, Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme, flexible choice of Critical Illness Insurance
• Physical – Free Private Medical Insurance, Doctor at Hand Private GP, Best Doctors, flexible choice of Dental Plan, Cycle to Work Scheme, GymFlex & Healthcare Cash Plan
• Mental – Mental Health First Aiders, Help@Hand by Unum
• A flexible approach to hybrid working, to suit both you & your team
• Tailored career development – focused on professional, personal and/or educational

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application & selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

• Manage existing infrastructure clients and developing further opportunities within the sector
• Establish detailed Client’s brief and responsibilities of consultants and specialists
• Establish lines of commercial management plans
• Produce feasibility estimates and support value engineering initiatives
• Manage finances from inception to completion, including cash flow forecasts, monitoring project expenditure, and recommendations of payments by client, as well as internal budget and resourcing
• Undertake post contact administration
• Proficient in working with NEC forms of contract
• Prepare regular reports to clients on all aspects of the project inspection, scheduling and acceptance of works and providing periodic robust cost status reports

You need to be an excellent communicator who can articulate complicated issues between our clients and our highly skilled project teams. You will also need to show ambition and a willingness to work flexibly, both in the office and on-site, whilst demonstrating commercial awareness and exhibiting the ability to lead teams. 

To be considered for this role your experience will be in consultancy construction cost management with Environmental Agency experience and you will possess the ability to lead a series of projects and manage client relationships and evidence:

• Proficiency in the use of Cost Os, Cost X, MS Office and particularly MS Project and similar digital software
• BSc/MSc in a relevant quantity surveying / cost management related subject
• NEC3/4 Contract
• A combination of the following qualifications (however we would be willing to accept applications from candidates who are considering working to towards them):

• MRICS

• MCIOB