Location: Leeds

This is a great opportunity to grow your career by leading and developing the existing Building Surveying Team in our Leeds office whilst being supported by this established multi discipline practice.

We are seeking a passionate and focused Salaried Partner Building Surveyor who is looking to progress their career, working in a close-knit team. Sectors are varied but include public buildings and estates, residential and housing, education, retail, healthcare, commercial and insurance work. You will be expected to be heavily involved in key client development, financial forecasting, team management and growth.

The successful candidate will benefit from becoming part of our engaging and progressive culture which supports your continued development, career goals and who values your welfare.  In return, you will be rewarded with a competitive renumeration package alongside excellent benefits including car allowance.

• Hands on delivery of building surveying services
• Leading projects often co-ordinating our in house multi discipline design services
• Client management and development
• Supervising, managing and mentoring junior members of the building surveying team
• Technical reviews to manage the quality of our services

To be successful as a Salaried Partner Building Surveyor at Ridge you must have / evidence:

• MRICS
• Consultancy experience in the Leeds Marketplace.
• Be commercially minded with an enthusiasm for winning work and business development
• Be able to manage your own workload
• Capable of managing individual team members, organising their work where necessary and providing guidance on projects
• Good communication and client facing skills
• A positive ‘can-do’ attitude
• Excellent all-round technical building surveying knowledge
• An analytical mind with a high level of intellect - combining excellent written and oral skills to produce considered and robust reports and recommendations

Personal Attributes:

• Strong Leadership Qualities
• Personable Driven Team Player

What's in it for you?

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 27 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 generous car allowance and a performance bonus scheme
• 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.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies

We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed & released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.