Location: Oxford

We are continuing our growth of the Oxford Project Management Team to build on its ongoing success, working in an award winning multi-disciplinary consultancy on a diverse project portfolio. We are seeking a passionate and focused Senior Project Manager who is looking to progress their career, who is excited and driven to deliver great projects for our clients, whilst working in a diverse and supportive team in our Oxford office e and as part of our established 200+ project management team nationwide.

The Project Management discipline within Ridge works across all sectors for world leading blue chip clients, world beating sporting teams, automotive OEM’s, ground-breaking Research & Development organisations, and some of the best academic research institutes.  To operate in such an environment, we are seeking candidates with great interpersonal and communication skills who want to further themselves and develop a career within our business. 

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.

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.

• Work on diverse range of projects: Delivery of project management services to clients across various sectors and project stages
• Take a leadership role in the Health and Safety arrangements for projects
• Leadership and management of multidisciplinary teams of internal and external design consultants
• Stakeholder engagement: Effective communicate project expectations to the team members and stakeholders
• Manage existing client relationships and assist in the development of further opportunities
• Establish detailed client’s brief and responsibilities of consultants and specialists
• Establish lines of communication and reporting procedures with the client and within the design team
• Arrange studies and surveys: Arrange feasibility studies, including site surveys, site investigation, site evaluation etc
• Build teams: Advise on/implement the selection and appointment of all necessary consultants and specialists
• Assist clients to obtain statutory consents: Co-ordinate and obtain planning consents and all necessary statutory approvals
• Prepare and maintain the master programme for all pre and post contract activities and monitor progress
• 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
• Lead and manage the Design team, including leading on risk and value management
• Interview and select contractors for tendering or negotiation, evaluate tenders received and appoint contractor
• Visit sites and monitor the construction works with regard to quality and conformity to agreed specifications and drawings
• Administer building contracts, including the preparation of all necessary instructions and certificates (JCT / NEC experience)
• Chair progress, co-ordination and project meetings throughout the contract period
• Prepare regular reports to clients on all aspects of the project inspection, scheduling and acceptance of works required under the defects liability and maintenance provisions of the contract
• Day-to-day responsibility for projects
• Provide single point of contact taking responsibility for all aspects of the project and liaise with the client

To be considered for this role you must possess / evidence:

• Extensive consultancy design development and construction project management experience
• The ability to lead successful delivery of often more than one project and manage client relationships, including business development
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office and MS Project (or alternative scheduling software) is essential
• Ideally - experience in the higher education sector / heritage / life science sectors (but not essential)
• A degree or equivalent and working towards accreditation under a professional body.

 About you:

To be successful in this role, you will 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 complete the projects to agreed timelines.