Location: Winchester

•  Are you a Chartered (or senior) Quantity Surveyor?
• Are you looking to take your next step on the career ladder?
• Are you passionate about nurturing talent progress within the team?

We’ve experienced exponential growth in the team and office because of our people and our ability to assist them develop their careers. As such, we are now looking for a talented Chartered (or senior) Quantity Surveyor to join our Cost Management team situated in our Winchester office. This opportunity is suitable for both chartered or senior chartered individuals.

Why work with us?

Our Winchester office has recently relocated to newly refurbished and branded offices in Kings Worthy, this move is providing the much-needed space to allow the office to grow. 

We have monthly social events, breakfasts, and gatherings. Recent examples include Thruxton Go-Karting, Josie’s breakfast and regular 5-a-side football games.

Ridge also provides an industry leading CPD and training development from in-house experts to external training to assist you achieve your goals and ambitions in progressing into a Team Manager, Associate and/or Partner.

About our team?

The Cost Management team in Winchester employs 16 people and is part of a larger 140-person Cost Management service throughout the UK offices. We’re a social, professional, and supportive team that wants to progress as a group.

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.

• Manage and lead on aspects of quantity surveying and cost consultancy including pre and post contract duties
• Lead from the front as regards to client facing meetings, dealing with multi-disciplined teams and project delivery
• Produce cost estimates and cost plans
• Prepare tendering documents
• Manage the tender process, review and analyse tender returns and prepare recommendations to the client as well as advice on procurement and contracts
• Attend meetings, prepare financial reports and monitor on the status of projects
• Ensure the project remains on budget from design to completion phase
• Full post contract duties including establishing the effect of variations and evaluating and negotiating final account settlements
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, always maintaining the highest standards of professional competence
• Support and manage junior team members to deliver our cost management service efficiently and effectively
• Contribute to winning new work and/or repeat business
• Manage large scale and/or multiple projects with key clients
• Evaluate costs and advise on alternative proposals
• Provide advice on contract arrangements and conditions under which the project will be delivered
• Advise architects and engineers on the cost implications of different construction methods, alternative choices of materials and size and quality of the project to ensure that each element is reconciled with the cost plan allowance and the overall project remains within budget

• Degree qualification (RICS accredited or equivalent)
• MRICS Chartered
• Experience of high value and complex projects gained in a consultancy environment.
• Residential, education, retail, commercial, and leisure sector experience.
• Natural communicator, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills.
• Knowledge and experienced in use of Microsoft Office packages, CAD and measurement software (CostX, Causeway Cato, Bluebeam or similar)