Job Description

What's the Opportunity

Are you an experienced Civil Engineer passionate about shaping infrastructure, residential communities, and water solutions? If you are ready to lead a team delivering innovative designs for major development projects, you will be a key member of a team that values collaboration and innovation.


In this role you will lead and grow our civil engineering discipline, focusing on infrastructure design for large-scale residential developments, highways, drainage, utilities, and water sector projects. You will work on schemes that transform communities, from strategic masterplans to detailed engineering solutions for sustainable water management.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

Lead, manage, and grow the Civil Engineering discipline. Deliver infrastructure and residential development projects, including highways, drainage, utilities, and water sector solutions. Develop and maintain client relationships, whilst identifying new opportunities. Drive business growth through new and repeat clients. Manage resources and deliver projects to financial targets. Ensure compliance with technical standards and planning requirements. Represent Ridge at external meetings with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders. Oversee project profitability, budgets, and fee negotiations. Build and lead technical teams using internal and external resources. Champion technical excellence within Civil Engineering.

The core skills and experience you need to have for this role

Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline. Chartered Engineer (or near Chartered). Proven experience in infrastructure design for residential and mixed-use developments and water sector projects. Strong technical knowledge of highways, drainage, utilities, and water management. Ability to communicate complex solutions clearly to clients and stakeholders.

Additional details

You will play a key role in developing and growing the business by proposing and implementing improvements to current working practices. Your experience and personal approach means you are able to identify and foster strong working relationships based on trust and confidence.


You will take ownership of complex projects and are able to anticipate risk and deliver innovative solutions through creative and critical thinking.


Team members will look to you for guidance and advice, and you will take responsibility for the level of service and quality of work they deliver.


You will provide technical / professional support and advice and work collaboratively to make decisions that impact projects or the business.


Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy. We provide our clients with access to a wide range of integrated expertise and professional disciplines to help them transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.


Our people make what we do possible, helping us lead the way with quality, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. That's why we challenge them to be the best they can be and offer exceptional training and career development opportunities at all levels.


Ridge and Partners LLP

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