Job description
We are expanding the QS team to form a significant part of this successful office. If you would like to take your leadership capabilities onto the next level this opportunity may be of interest.
You will be involved in a wide range of projects in both the public and private sectors with a wide range of clients including F1 Teams, residential, logistic, workplace, healthcare and retail developers. UK government, higher education and NHS services. Ridge are also currently delivering the UK’s premier Gigaplant £1.2Bn for British Volt in Cambois, Northumberland.
About the role:
- This is a Salaried Partner Quantity Surveyor position
- An opportunity to progress your career within an expanding senior management team
- Offers exposure to a wide variety of projects, sectors, clients, teams and discipline experts
- Ability to contribute to the growth and development of the team, adding value for our clients, growing the wider business.
- Ability to contribute to the growth and development of the team, adding value to our growing business
- 27 days holiday - entitlements increase by 1 day per annum after 3, 5 and 8 years
- Private Healthcare
- Life Assurance
- Standard 6% Ridge Contribution - rising to 7% after 5 years, and 8% after 10 years
- Highly competitive salary
- Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work Scheme
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Gym Membership Scheme
- Company car leasing scheme
Ridge has climbed to 14th position in the Building Magazine Top 150 Consultants, whilst continuing to rise within the Top 50 Architects, Engineers, Project Managers, and Surveyors lists – with us in the top 10 surveyors in the country. Showcasing our continued success!
- Leadership of the QS team and wider office
- Hands on delivery/Management of quantity surveying services from Leeds
- Client management and development of the Leeds QS team Business plan.
- Lead client facing meetings, multi-disciplined teams and project delivery.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, always maintaining the highest standards of professional competence.
- Support and manage junior team members to deliver effective cost management services.
- Contribute to winning new work and/or repeat business
- Manage large scale and/or multiple projects with key clients
- Degree qualification (RICS accredited or equivalent) MRICS Chartered
- Experience of high value and complex projects gained in a consultancy environment.
- First class communicator, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills.
- Excellent all-round technical quantity 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.
- Extensive quantity surveying experience
- An ambitious team leader who is looking for their next challenge
- A positive communicator both internally mentoring staff and externally adding real value to client projects and providing successful delivery of schemes across the UK