Location: London

Who are we?

Ridge is 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. We offer client care and advice that very few, if any can match. The civil engineering team fully embrace this philosophy by providing a comprehensive range of civil engineering design, procurement, coordination and project management services to support clients through the whole project life cycle; offering a full multi-disciplinary service or standalone specialist technical services.

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.

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.

The Opportunity

You will be based in our civil and structural engineering team in our growing London office located in Southwark. You will play an important role with delivering innovative solutions for our client's whilst developing and strengthening our civil engineering offering not only within the London office but throughout the entire civils discipline within Ridge.

The Ridge civil engineering team has expertise in highways design, pavements, bridges, earthworks engineering, cut and fill assessments, ground remediation, underground services, flood alleviation, sustainable drainage systems, pumping stations and sewerage systems, external works and highway and drainage section agreements (S278, S38 & S104). 

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a growing and successful team. 

The role includes:

• Working within project teams
• Interfacing with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects i.e. architects, building services engineers, project managers and cost managers
• Assist with client / project proposals to win new work
• Represent Ridge at client and project meetings to present designs and make key project decisions
• Manage, co-ordinate and/or undertake highways and drainage designs for developments of varying size
• Produce Flood Risk Assessments (FRA’s), Drainage Strategies and other Pre-Planning advice
• Provide day-to-day client interface, conducting site visits for technical assessment and problem-solving
• Managing / mentoring junior engineers
• Managing financial performance on projects

What we need from you:

• The desire to progress your career as a Civil Engineer
• To be creative, inquisitive, think laterally and like to challenge the norm.
• Extensive proven experience in a similar role with a good working experience of S104, S106 and S185 (water industry act) agreements, S278 and S38 (Highways Act) agreements and Building Regulations Part H and M which will be discussed at interview.
• Graduated with a relevant degree and be professionally qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng MICE) or close to becoming chartered.
• A good working knowledge of AutoCAD and in particular Civil 3D
• Possess a good working knowledge of Infodrainage / Microdrainage
• A solid understanding of drainage design including SuDS, highways and cut and fill analysis