Associate Partner Civil Engineering

Whats the Opportunity

We are looking for an Associate Partner to lead the expansion of our Bristol civil engineering team. We deliver a wide range of projects for both public and private sector clients with schemes varying from typical residential developments up to large scale infrastructure and complex multi-phased development schemes.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Ability to lead and develop a team of civil engineers across a broad range of projects
• Win work by introducing Ridge to new clients or developing relationships with existing Ridge clients
• Oversee the delivery of projects of various sizes and complexity to develop work-winning relationships
• Manage resources to ensure effective and timely delivery of work
• Interface with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects i.e. architects building services engineers project managers and cost managers
• Undertake project administration and financial management
• Identify new opportunities for work and prepare fee proposals and submissions
• Represent Ridge through external liaison with Clients stakeholders and approving bodies
• Manage and co-ordinate highways and drainage designs relating to large development infrastructure projects
• Provide pre-planning advice and services to client including flood risk assessments (FRAs) drainage strategies and other pre-planning advice
• Provide day-to-day client interface conducting site visits for technical assessment or problem-solving

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Experience in a similar role ideally within a multi-disciplinary organisation
• Ideally be professionally qualified as a chartered engineer (CEng) or keen to become chartered
• A member of (or an aspiration to become a member of) the Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.) or equivalent relevant professional body
• Previous experience of Civil 3D and Info drainage
• Design experience that can be discussed at interview
• Experience in drainage (foul and surface) and minor roadway design
• A good understanding of section 38 278 (Highways Act) and section 104 106 and 185 (Water industry Act) agreements
• Experience with designing a wide range of projects from conception through to completion (including calculations drawings and specifications)
• Familiar with Part H and M of Building Regulations British Standards and local authority requirements
• Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its application within civil engineering
• A solid understanding of drainage design SUDS highways cut and fill analysis
• Be proficient at design and happy to participate in productive work
• Technical skills knowledge and experience to find creative solutions for even the most complex challenges and the ability to communicate these clearly to all parties.
• Experience of leading project teams.

About us

We are Ridge a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1400 people bring a vast range of skills delivering a professional mindset gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. Theyre the foundation of our success - they drive our vision embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if youre hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if youre motivated by ingenuity and if youre always aspiring to be the very best.

• Quality
• THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR BUSINESS.

From concept to execution our work is driven by passion technical expertise and an uncompromising commitment to excellence - delivering solutions that stand the test of time. We dont need - or want - to be the biggest. Just the best.

• Ingenuity
• AS STANDARD.

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