Matthew heads up the Project Management discipline for Ridge.  He has over 30 years’ experience working on major developments throughout the UK.  He specialises major mixed-use/ retail development schemes, from inception and land assembly through to final project delivery.

Matthew has a definite approach to project management which is non-autocratic, customer-focussed and dependable. His aim is always to enable the other project stakeholders to act effectively and meet the objectives of each project.

Lead Project Manager with over 20 years’ experience.

Jolyon sits on the Executive Group and is Partner in charge of several Project Management Teams. He has built his teams by looking for a broad variety of skills sets, characters and backgrounds, and a desire among members constantly to learn and improve. This has helped Jolyon to create rich and diverse teams to support his clients.

Jolyon believes in excellence and going beyond the norm. His approach to project delivery is always to look from the client’s perspective and compile teams and offer innovative solutions to achieve the client’s business or educational goals.  People deliver projects, and processes and procedures support great people.

“…on behalf of my fellow Trustees I write to confirm our deep and lasting appreciating of the excellent way in which Ridge managed and guided us…

…Ridge went far beyond.  From the moment of your initial advice to me and my colleagues I consider the performance of your firm to have be virtually faultless.  I attended monthly meetings, which due to your presence were models of common sense and effectiveness…”

An Incorporated Engineer (MICE) with over 30 years’ experience across the built environment.

Chris is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) and Association of Project for Project Managers (MAPM) with expertise across the full project lifecycle for consultants, contractors and clients. 

His most dominant recent experience lies in the delivery of complex high-profile infrastructure and urban regeneration projects.

Project manager and project leader with 16 years of experience.

An experienced Project Leader with a broad range of cross sector experience developed over 16 years working within Ridge and a FTSE 250 engineering company. Experience from a range of project values from £100K to £100M+ and acting as Project Manager, Project Lead, Employer’s Agent and a Client’s Trusted Advisor. Current sector experience includes, Commercial, Education, Defence and Infrastructure sectors.

Feedback on a live University of Oxford Project. “I just wanted to write, as Senior Responsible Owner for the IDRM project, to thank you…… The panel expressed a high degree of confidence in Oliver who impressed the panel greatly”.

Project Manager and Chartered Building Surveyor with 30 years’ industry experience.

A focused Project Manager with experience across most sectors, working closely with clients to represent, support and advise them on project strategy and delivery. 

Ability to quickly develop a good understanding of clients’ requirements and  take ‘ownership’ of the project, developing an action of plan for delivery. His strong communication skills and working relationships with clients and colleages ensure projects are completed successfully.

Chartered Project Manager (RICS and MAPM) with 25 years’ experience.

Kim is a Chartered Project Manager with 25 years’ experience in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. He brings cross sector experience, focusing on the end product and user experience to provide added value to his clients.

Project Manager with 25 years’ experience gained on a wide range of projects in the UK and overseas.

A seasoned Project Manager who has worked in a variety of sectors including international, higher education, historic buildings, commercial, leisure and retail with projects typically ranging from £1M to £50M. Richard is a member of the Project Management discipline at Ridge. His specialist areas of expertise include: gateway reviews, risk management, stakeholder engagement, procurement planning, contract administration JCT and NEC.

Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB) with 20 years’ experience of Project Management.

Tim is highly experienced in managing large project teams with a wide variety of stakeholders. His client-focused approach, enthusiasm and drive, combined with his extensive experience, ensures projects are driven to a successful completion.

“Tim was highly effective in keeping the project on track…he showed immense patience throughout the project, to bring about an acceptable resolution to often quite tricky issues. Tim worked very hard to develop a range of options that would satisfy the School’s brief.”

As Head of Project Management in Birmingham, Matt has experience of complex projects and programmes featuring multiple phases, sites and stakeholders and in-depth experience of leading multidiscipline teams.

Matt joined Ridge in 2015 to develop our Project Management team in Birmingham. 

In that time the team has delivered projects in sectors that include: aerospace; automotive; commercial office developments (including new build, fit out and refurbishment); education (including schools, colleges and universities); healthcare and medical research; hotels and hospitality; industrial; local government; manufacturing; residential (social housing and PRS); and sports and leisure.

“Please accept our sincere thanks to you and your entire team for all of your efforts this year.  Through excellent team effort and collaboration, we have achieved our aim to create a solution which delivers a fantastic environment that enables high performance of our teams. We look forward to working with you again.”

Andrew is the Healthcare lead for Ridge, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, and is also a Partner within the Project Management team.  Andrew has led multiple projects of improvement across hospital Trust sites and redeveloped entire Trust sites also.

Andrew has delivered Healthcare schemes from feasibility stage to the completion of construction.  Andrew is experienced at managing both end users and contractors, he has experienced an array of healthcare schemes, such as wards, cancer care centres, critical care units, operating theaters, outpatient departments, maternity units, mental health hospitals, research hubs and offices.

“I am writing on behalf of the BHR Programme Board to pass on its sincere thanks to you for all your efforts to help the Trust.”

Tony Cloke, BHR Business & Performance Manager

Head of Infrastructure Project Management Office and a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Elliot has over 30 years’ experience providing specialist pre- and post-contract cost and management support services across multiple sectors. His core areas of specialism extend across procurement strategy development, and setting up and structuring delivery models for complex infrastructure projects. Elliot has in-depth and proven experience of successfully leading large commercial and project management teams to deliver high-value complex infrastructure programmes, for clients such as Network Rail, Luton Airport Ltd, MOD, Environmental Agency and HS2 Ltd.

Nathan brings over 27 years of property and construction expertise and leads our Project Management team in Bristol.

His vast Project Management experience spans most sectors, including research, design and development, high-tech, commercial end user, commercial developer, health, education, central and local government, and defence.

He has worked as part of global teams and is an experienced leader, having co-managed a team of 26 Project Managers for one of the largest Project Management consultancies in the South West.

Nathan is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Association for Project Management (APM) and is a committee member for the Forum for the Built Environment (FBE).

As a digital guru for Ridge, Paul brings a wealth of technical expertise and innovation to projects. With 23 years’ experience in the construction industry, Paul’s key strength is working closely with clients to get projects off to a flying start so that he can deliver high standards all the way through to completion.

Providing a wealth of project experience across retail, workplace, residential and leisure sectors, Paul has worked on projects with a range of values including the company’s involvement in the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Liverpool Echo Newspaper offices and the Cadent Office HQ at Ansty in Coventry.

Paul also has considerable experience in specific Building Surveying disciplines such as complex contract administration work and technical due diligence, both in the UK and abroad.

Paul joined Ridge from SGA Property in Melbourne, Australia, where he was a Senior Building Consultant. Prior to this, he was an Associate Director at CNP where, as a team leader, he was responsible for managing a team of senior surveyors and was a key part of the company’s expansion into Europe, working throughout Germany on a variety of acquisition surveys.

Phil is a highly driven consultant with clients valuing his business acumen and ability to quickly understand commercial objectives to deliver tailored services of the highest quality, on the back of exceptional experience.

He began working life at Edward Erdman and in 1991 established its northern building surveying team. Phil then enjoyed a spell with King Sturge, before leaving to establish the northern operation of CNP in 1995 where he played a key role in the growth and development of the regional business, as well as the company’s large projects division in the north.

Phil was also the brains and one of the driving forces behind Location Leeds at MIPIM and was recognised by Insider Magazine as one of the Yorkshire region’s up and coming entrepreneurs in 2005.

Phil established Projex Building Solutions in 2008 and remained joint managing director until its acquisition by Ridge in 2021.

Barry has extensive construction and architectural experience, providing the ideal background to successfully manage modern construction projects.

With a keen eye for detail and an excellent technical background, he has forged strong relationships some of the UK’s largest property companies, who value his practical advice, negotiating ability and experience of working on complex, multifaceted development projects.

Barry joined Ridge from Projex Building solutions (acquired by Ridge in 2021) where he held the role of Director from 2009.