Job Description

We are seeking a passionate and focused Senior level Building Surveyor who is looking to progress their career, working in an established team based in Cheltenham working on national and local commissions. Sectors are varied but include public buildings and estates, residential and housing, education, retail, healthcare, and commercial.
As a Senior Building Surveyor at Ridge you will benefit from on the job learning experiences whilst working on prestigious projects. Our projects include large residential, industrial, commercial and educational schemes with contract values over 30 million to much smaller schemes across a variety of project management and core Building Surveying roles. You will also benefit from becoming part of our engaging and progressive culture which supports your continued development, career goals and who values your welfare.
This is a great opportunity to grow your career within this established multi discipline consultancy.
What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Client management and contract administration/practice duties
• Provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of all types of residential, commercial properties and educational facilities
• Carry out building and condition surveys
• Provide advice on buildings conform to the latest building regulations and technical standards
• Taking particulars on site, writing up specifications, obtaining tenders, planning maintenance programmes and administering contracts for maintenance work
• Analyse and report on building defects
• Handling claims and negotiations with loss adjusters leading to the preparation of drawings and specifications for remedial work for insurance purposes
• Prepare schedules of dilapidations
• Undertake the role of quality monitor on various schemes including housing schemes
• Lead and manage teams preparing designs for extensions, refurbishment schemes and new build developments ranging from 50k to 4m
• Notices, Schedules of Condition and Awards for Party Wall matters
• Leading projects and 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

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• MRICS
• Consultancy experience
• Capable of managing individual team members, organising their work where necessary and providing guidance on projects
• Good communication and client facing skills
• 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

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