Location: Manchester

Overview:

An opportunity has become available for an experienced fire safety engineer to join our growing Expert Witness and Advisory Services (EWAS) team here at Ridge.

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.

• Initially the role will be assisting the lead expert on a broad range of UK building and construction projects. Previous dispute and expert advisory/witness experience would be ideal but is not essential.
• You will be contributing to the growth and development of the team, adding value to our growing business

To be considered for this role you should gave gained extensive experience gained of working in a related role which you can evidence during interview and possess / be:

• Preferably a member of IFE
• Broad project experience from a consultancy, engineering, or an approval background (10 years +)
• Strong technical background with an enquiring and logical thought process.
• An objective approach to problem solving
• Sound knowledge of past/current industry standards, regulations, guidance, and good engineering practices
• Able to assimilate large amounts of technical information and get to the crux of the issue
• Able to communicate complex technical matters to the non-technical in both written and oral communication
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Flexible working attitude and have the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Flexible to travel regionally for site visits, etc