Job Description

With one of the largest teams of chartered surveyors in the property sector, located in regional offices across the UK, we have a depth and breadth of experience, expertise and local knowledge to support our clients at every stage of property investment, ownership and occupation from acquisition to disposal.


We work with a wide range of clients to manage their property portfolios, projects and transactions and due to our continuing success; Ridge and Partners are now looking for a talented Graduate Building Surveyor to join our multi-disciplinary consultancy office in Reading, Berkshire.


As a Graduate Building Surveyor at Ridge you will benefit from on job learning experiences whilst working on prestigious projects and core building surveying instructions. Our projects are of varying sizes and cover a variety of sectors including large residential, educational, industrial and commercial schemes. The team cover a wide range of core Building Surveying instructions, including planned preventative maintenance (PPM) surveys, pre-acquisition building surveys, schedules of condition, schedules of dilapidations, contract administration, design and specification and employers agent roles. You will also work with interesting clients including, local authorities, Schools/Universities, contractors, developers etc.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

Support the team on contract administration instructions through the attendance of meetings, writing of specifications, procurement of competitive tenders, preparation of contract documents and undertaking of progress inspections. Assist with the undertaking of building surveys, particularly the ability to record relevant information from site inspections and ability to summarise findings in a concise manner. Support the Building Surveying team on complex multi-disciplinary schemes. Help with analysing and reporting on building defects. Support the Building Surveyors with preparing schedules of dilapidations and negotiation of settlements. Assist with the supervision of building work on site. Assisting the Building Surveyors with providing advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of all types of residential and commercial property. Carry out building, condition and measured surveys.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

You hold a bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above - RICS approved You have the Right to Work in the UK, without requiring visa sponsorship You are passionate about our industry - this is really important - we love what we do and see that the built environment plays a critical role in society, so we want people who feel the same. You are curious, and eager to learn - our team of existing Building Surveying experts, who you can learn so much from. They love sharing their knowledge, and are passionate about developing our future talent, so we want people who will make the most of this opportunity.

As a graduate, you will need to demonstrate the desire and drive to becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor with our support and guidance.


You will need to be personable, presentable and have good communication skills in this client facing role. An ability to produce your own documentation based on our standards is essential, as is an ability to organise, manage your time efficiently in the delivery of the services for multiple projects at any one time.


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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