Life at Ridge

How we all succeed

We believe in the value of cultivating and sustaining a diverse workforce, and promoting an inclusive working environment. As our business has grown, our client base has broadened. And the depth and reach of the experience we can draw upon to support them has become ever more important.

We want you to commit to ou/our-story/#visionr vision, and so it’s only right that we commit to you. We adopt a long-term view of our employees’ training and development, and we continue to invest in our people throughout their careers at Ridge. We also ensure that our approach is closely aligned with the needs and expectations of our clients and stakeholders. Our aims are the fulfilment of individual potential, increased commercial effectiveness, a strong and inclusive company culture, and a positive contribution to our wider community.

Your journey

By investing in you, and involving you in our strategy, objectives and vision, we’ll ensure that we’re pulling together, and aligned to the goals of our clients and stakeholders. We want you to explore your potential and help you to become an effective and valued member of the team. We’ll work with you to increase your commercial effectiveness, expand your professional horizons, and help you to embrace the Ridge culture. We want you to enjoy a long term, happy and fulfilling career with us.

• Benefits

  Ridge offer a range of benefits, including:

  • 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing to 28 days with length of service
  • 4 x salary life assurance cover
  • Generous company sick pay scheme, should you need it
  • Income Protection Insurance in case you are unable to work due to ill health or accident for an extended period of time
  • Single cover private medical insurance, which can be extended to include family members at preferential rates
  • A contributory company pension plan, to help you prepare for your retirement
  • Flexible company car scheme for relevant positions.

• Career path

  Ridge is based around a team structure. Partners are directly responsible for a number of teams in their respective disciplines. As a multidiscipline practice, we offer great opportunities for widening your experience through working closely with our other disciplines and across all market sectors.

  We have a strong focus on embracing the latest technical developments and innovations. In addition, we have specialist sector groups to focus our activity in such areas as education, motorsport, housing, pharmaceuticals, retail, leisure and hotels, Government and local authority, infrastructure, commercial and industrial.

  Our well-established management structure offers a clear path for career development, from graduate to Partner.

• Training and development

  The background of our professional and technical staff typically includes a degree followed by further study to gain membership of construction industry professional bodies (RICS, RIBA, APM, ICE, ISTRUCTE, CIBSE etc.). Many staff continue their training in specialist areas of interest, leading to further qualifications and specialist memberships (for example the Chartered Institute of Housing, Institute of Safety and Health and the Association of Project Safety). All staff undertake Life Long Learning, which ensures that they are kept at the forefront of good practice and technical innovation. As a result, our people are equipped to tackle any situation and are able to offer practical solutions with the minimum possible delay and associated cost.

Recruitment process

Applying for a new role is an exciting, but not always enjoyable, experience. The stakes are high, so we try to ensure the process is a positive one, with no unnecessary stress. All applications to Ridge are assessed on merit against the criteria within the job description, and in consultation with the Partners.

When you apply via our website, you will be asked to submit all the relevant information we need to process your application. We will ask you to complete a short application form and submit an up to date CV.

When will I hear back?

After you have submitted your details, we will email you to confirm receipt of your application. On the closing date for applications, your CV and qualifications will be reviewed by our Recruitment Manager, in consultation with the Hiring Manager, to determine whether you will be selected for an interview. We do this by reviewing your experience and skills to match these to the criteria listed within the job advertisement and description.

Your application is extremely important to us and we will endeavour to keep you updated during the reviewing process. Your details will always be held with the utmost confidentiality, and in accordance with data privacy and security regulations.