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Chartered Quantity Surveyor

Employer
Ridge Property & Construction Consultants
Location
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary
Negotiable - Depending on Experience
Closing date
13 Jul 2019
Reference
RG1681

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Job Details

Job Title: Chartered Quantity Surveyor

Location: Oxford

Category: Cost Management

Type: Permanent Full-time

Salary: Negotiable - Depending on Experience

Reference #: RG1681


At Ridge, our culture is open and friendly, aligned very much to a ‘people business’ rather than a big global organisation. You will certainly NOT be a small cog in a big machine here! We are proud Ridge people who successfully strive to make a difference.

The Opportunity
As a Quantity Surveyor based at our idyllic headquarters offices with over 200 staff in the grounds of Blenheim Park– Oxford, you will work on a wide variety of prestigious and unique projects from large scale industrial and commercial schemes with contract values over £30 million to smaller schemes. 

You will work with interesting and an incredibly varied client base including, F1 and other motorsport companies, large retail companies, Schools/Universities, infrastructure, Healthcare, local authorities, contractors, developers etc. 

Main Duties 

  • Evaluate costs and advise on alternative proposals
  • Provide advice on contract arrangements and conditions under which building will be constructed
  • Advise architects and engineers on the cost implications of different construction methods, alternative choices of materials and size and quality of the project to ensure that each element is reconciled with the cost plan allowance and the overall project remains within budget
  • Prepare tendering documents
  • Manage the costs of projects during the construction stage and negotiate final accounts
  • Lead from the front as regards to client facing meetings, dealing with multi disciplined teams and project delivery 


About You

  • To be suitable for the role you should be Chartered and experienced in a similar role within a consultancy environment
  • You will have an inquisitive nature, analytical mind and high level of intellect - combining your excellent written and oral skills to produce considered and robust reports and recommendations


To be successful in your application for our Quantity Surveyor position you will need to demonstrate a passion for your professionalism and a drive to push your capabilities. It is also essential that you have an outgoing and approachable nature with a strong ‘can do’ attitude.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team offering excellent career progression prospects. 

What's in it for you?

At Ridge we invest heavily in our biggest assets........our people. And as you will find out from day one in your Ridge career, you will be handsomely rewarded: 

  • Private Healthcare
  • Life Assurance
  • Generous Pension scheme: 6% Ridge Contribution
  • Highly competitive salary
  • 25 days holiday 
  • Car allowance
  • Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
  • Free car parking
  • Excellent work / life balance


Plus many more.............from free tea and coffee, a VERY generous social budget, HUGE charity events, tailored individual training and even a congratulations payment if you get married! 

About Us
Ridge is an award winning, UK top 20 multi-discipline property and construction consultancy with over 600 people. Core disciplines include Project Management, Cost Management, Building Surveying, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Building Services Maintenance Management, Property Consultancy, Architecture, Health & Safety, Sustainability, Expert Witness & Advisory Services, Traffic & Transportation, Infrastructure Commercial Management, Geo-Environmental and Town & Country Planning. In addition, we provide property consultancy expertise for asset management, modern procurement, planned maintenance programmes, innovative strategies and holistic delivery planning.

We maintain a spread of projects across all public and private sector markets from affordable housing to Formula One which is the essence of our strength in the depth and diverse range of our activity. All services are accredited to BS EN ISO9001 2015 for quality, ISO14001 environmental and ISO18001 Health & Safety. Ridge has been successfully operating since 1946 and now employs over 600 people in 11 offices across the UK and has delivered projects in 75 countries worldwide.

 

Closing Date: 13th July 2019    

Company

Since our establishment in 1946 Ridge has aspired to be the best, judged not by us but by our clients and partners. There is an infectious enthusiasm in everything we do, with a focus on delivering extraordinary levels of service and exceptional and sustainable value for our clients and for the communities that we serve.

About Us - Ridge & Partners LLP

With the extensive technical skills, depth of expert knowledge and experience that you would expect from a leading professional services company, delivering on our promises is a given, but good is never good enough.

We are always looking to raise the bar and stretch ourselves to go further; to be faster and better than before and achieve even higher standards of quality and performance. This requires flexibility and agility as well as innovation and creativity; looking from all directions and angles to produce ideas and solutions that enhance our clients’ businesses.

Ridge has an energy and passion for learning and continuous improvement and is hungry for new challenges. Our people are proactive and have a bias for action, take personal responsibility for results and work collaboratively with clients, partners and colleagues to achieve successful outcomes. This mindset is the culture that drives us towards meeting our aspiration to be the best.

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