Project Manager

Based from our Cardiff office, CF23 8RS with travel to client sites as required

About The Role

At Ridge, we help our clients create better places to live, learn, and work. As a leading multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, our people are the foundation of our success — and our greatest asset. We don’t just offer jobs; we build long-term, fulfilling careers, backed by continuous support, development, and opportunity.

We have opportunities for Project Managers of all levels, to support us building a brand-new team within our Cardiff office, all part of our ambitious growth strategy. You will work as part of our project management discipline across a wide variety of sectors including Advanced Manufacturing & Motorsport, Defence & Security, Demolition, Education, Healthcare, Heritage Buildings, Public Buildings and Residential including Regeneration.

What You’ll Do

The successful candidate will be capable of managing projects independently, and will act as the primary point of contact for both internal and external professional teams and set the pace of the project to enable success for all involved. Day to day activities include:

• Management of Project Controls including PEPs, Risk Registers, Action Trackers, and Programmes.
• Organising and chairing project meetings.
• Preparation and management of Programmes
• Reporting
• Contract Administration
  
  

Other Duties Include

• Developing and building high performing teams
• Autonomy for project delivery of all project stages
• Developing and managing client relationships and identifying opportunities for growth
• Identifying strategies and solutions that deliver successful outcomes for our clients
• Identifying opportunities to innovate our services, through technology or processes
• Raising Ridge’s profile and brand within the construction industry and region through service excellence and networking
• Providing quality deliverables either personally or through team management
• Demonstrating leadership qualities to our colleagues, clients and delivery partners
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Degree qualification (or equivalent) in relevant subject, ideally Project Management.
• Ideally be already chartered, working towards, or are considering working towards either MRICS / MCIOB / MAPM or PRINCE2. We can provide support to you to achieve this.
• Significant experience in a construction, design and build project management role
• Significant construction consultancy project management experience or experience of working with construction consultants
• The ability to lead projects and develop long-lasting client relationships, with autonomy
• The ability to set up and drive new projects from inception, including the early stages strategizing and team building, to on-site delivery, completion and handover
• Exceptional communication and reporting, incorporating the use of MS Office, MS Project and/or alternative scheduling software.
• The ability to articulate complicated issues between our clients and our highly skilled project teams.
• You will also need to show ambition and a willingness to work flexibly, both in the office and on-site, whilst demonstrating commercial awareness and exhibiting the ability to lead teams to complete projects successfully.