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

Due to our continuing success and our ongoing expansion; we are recruiting for someone keen to develop their career within our Infrastructure project management team.

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 projects, programmes and portfolios from inception to close out:-
• Experience of working with NEC suite of contracts
• Establish lines of communication and reporting procedures with the client and within the design team
• Arrange feasibility studies, including site surveys, site investigation, site evaluation etc
• 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 contact administration, JCT, NEC
• 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

To be considered for this vacancy, you should possess / evidence:

Qualifications:

• BSc/MSc in a relevant engineering / project management related subject

 You will ideally have one  or working toward one of the following qualifications):

• MRICS
• MCIOB
• APMP
• PRINCE2

 Additional experience that would be beneficial includes: 

• Demonstrable risk management experience
• Management of detailed design
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Good understanding of different procurement approaches and contract strategies

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.

Experience and skills required:

• Consultancy construction project management experience within the infrastructure sector
• The ability to lead a series of projects and manage client relationships
• Proficient in the use of MS Office and particularly MS Project and similar digital software