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Our experienced, professionally qualified project managers are passionate about their clients and their projects. To achieve the best possible outcomes they challenge the status quo and push the boundaries.
Drawing on the vast knowledge, expertise and experience gained from working in diverse sectors and projects all over the world, we pride ourselves on finding innovative and creative solutions. Our skill at managing out risk and inefficiency and driving projects forward to deliver real value are essential elements of our service.
Strong and decisive leadership is provided at all stages of the project, from inception and briefing, through design, planning, procurement and construction to completion and post contract care. We work collaboratively with clients and supply chains, facilitating a team ethos where each member of the project team contributes to the pursuit of the best solutions. This provides greater certainty of outcomes regardless of the complexity or challenge.
The Ridge service is bespoke and flexible, tailored for each client and project. It is built on the solid foundations of a robust and proven project management method offering clients the assurance of the strongest levels of control, governance and transparency. The highest possible standards are set for service, quality, sustainability and safety. Teams are encouraged to find the quickest, most cost effective route to delivering projects while minimising risk.
Partner, Project Management
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.
Executive Group and Partner, Project Management
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…”
Partner, Project Management
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.
Partner, Project Management
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”.
Partner, Project Management
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.
Partner, Project Management
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.
Partner, Project Management
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.
Partner, Project Management
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.”
Partner, Project Management
Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) and Project Manager with 25 years’ experience.
Roger has broad expertise in the commercial and retail sector, initially as a cost manager and for the last 10 years as a project manager.
He specialises in managing multiple site roll-out projects and is a pro at developing new systems and processes, and then delivering these into organisations to provide a best-practice approach to business-as-usual opportunities.
Partner, Project Management
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.”
Associate, Project Management
Andrew is the Healthcare lead for Ridge, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, and is also an Associate 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
Partner, Project Management
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.
