John is an experienced Project Lead and former NHS Senior Manager with over 20 years’ expertise in healthcare construction and infrastructure. He specialises in portfolio, programme, project and operational readiness management for new and reconfigured healthcare facilities. His work spans the installation of advanced medical equipment – including MRI, CT, PET, LINAC, and more, as well as the creation of inpatient and outpatient environments such as operating theatres, maternity, neonatal, and critical care units. With deep knowledge of HTM and HBN standards, John brings proven leadership and value to every healthcare project.
Julian heads up the Planning and Project Controls function at Adept Management and is a Partner at Ridge. An experienced Planning & Project Controller and member of the APM, Julian’s expertise is rooted in Project Management fundamentals, ensuring effective delivery across the full project lifecycle. He has provided consultancy and assurance support to some of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes, including London Olympics 2012, Thames Tideway, Thameslink, and Transport for London surface transport. Over his career, Julian has held roles from Project Manager to Programme Planning and Controls Lead, embedding new management practices and leading integrated teams. His ability to combine project controls, schedule assurance, and leadership ensures successful outcomes on complex, multi‑project programmes.
David leads our Workflow Delivery team, specializing in delivering innovative tools and techniques in the scheduling and management of complex processes.
He brings over 25 years’ experience in design and project management across the full lifecycle of a project. His particular focus is in improving certainty in the design phases of projects across the built environment but has also deployed those techniques outside of the built environment in both the defence and IT sectors. David’s experience comes from a portfolio of UK and international projects that include healthcare, aerospace, waste to energy, manufacturing, industrial, pharmaceutical, IT deployment, defence, retail, power transmission, municipal buildings, water infrastructure, education and residential projects, with a range of values from £5M up to £4Bn+. He is a recognized expert in the planning and management of the design process and is a regular speaker and contributor at conferences across the globe. He is also a member of the steering committee of the ‘International Construction Project Management Association’.
David has a passion for developing the next generation of built environment professionals. He has taught lessons in primary schools, established work experience placements, developed courses on the design process for both academia and industrial graduate schemes, and has been a visiting lecturer on MSc programmes at UCL, Reading, Portsmouth and Loughborough Universities.
Joel is a senior member of the recently acquired Adept Management team and leads their Design Management workstream. He is a Member of the Association of Project Management (MAPM).
Joel’s background is in Automotive and Product Design however he has worked with construction design teams for 20 years in a variety of sectors including healthcare, hospitality and advanced manufacturing. He has also undertaken considerable consultancy work with organisations on process efficiency and asset optimisation. Joel’s remit is to develop Ridge’s Design Management service offering by managing a team of consultants who work within client organisations to bring best practice delivery of design for greater predictability and project success. Joel also provides specialist expertise in the adoption and integration of MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) and has worked with design teams, manufacturers and main contractors on a series of landmark projects worldwide.
Mechanical Building Services Engineer with over 35 years’ experience
Gareth is a Partner in the Plymouth office leading the Building Services team focusing of design excellence and exemplar projects for our clients.
A passionate engineer with a keen interest in emerging renewable technologies and strategies, Gareth has worked in every sector this industry has to offer.
Gareth has led successful MEP design teams for over 10 years and is very proud of the number of young engineers that he has mentored and seeing them become successful in their own careers.
Gareth is currently building an MEP practice for Ridge in Plymouth with the aim to become the “go too” designers for the South West.
Chartered Structural Engineer (BEng (Hons), CEng, MIStructE, MICE) with over 28 years of experience delivering innovative structural engineering solutions across a diverse portfolio of national and international projects.
Tyrone has played a key role in delivering large, high-profile developments in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, alongside numerous smaller refurbishments and new-build schemes throughout his career.
Passionate about sustainable design, Tyrone places a strong emphasis on refurbishment and the creative reuse of existing structures. His approach prioritizes high-quality, bespoke solutions that reduce environmental impact while meeting client objectives through innovative and practical engineering.
Michael is an internationally experienced professional with over 20 years of Commercial and Project Management experience predominantly spanning high value complex projects and programmes featuring multiple phases, sites and stakeholders.
Based in Ridge’s Newcastle office, Michael specialises in providing Procurement Strategy and Contract Advisory services to Clients across the UK and establishing Contract Management teams to suit deployed Contracting strategies.
Michael is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Association for Project Management (APM).
Marta is a Chartered Fire Engineer with over 13 years of experience in the construction industry. She began her career in fire safety research before moving into technical design within the built environment and later expanding into fire safety management and fire risk assessments. Her experience includes the design and construction of external walls, internal compartmentation, and both passive and active fire safety systems. Marta has also undertaken numerous external wall assessments and worked on projects across a wide range of sectors, including airports, offices, educational buildings, residential developments, hospitals, care homes, hotels, and warehouses.
As a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE), Marta now specialises in dispute resolution. She provides expert fire safety advice and acts as an expert advisor and expert witness in cases involving design and construction defects, Building Regulations compliance, professional negligence and matters arising under the Building Safety Act.
Marta holds an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London and the Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness Civil Proceedings Certificate. Her technical foundation includes degrees in Fire Safety Engineering and Chemistry, giving her specialist insight into the combustion process and fire behaviour of materials.
Marta joined the Technical Expert Witnesses team at Ridge in 2025 and now provides expert services on construction disputes.
Lee is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 25 years of shaping landmark projects across the UK and US. A trusted leader at senior level, he has steered complex residential, commercial, leisure, and education developments through every stage of the design and construction process. Renowned for his expertise in feasibility, cost planning, and delivery, Lee thrives in challenging environments – consistently bringing high-profile projects to life on time and within budget. His career is defined by a proven ability to balance vision with precision, turning ambitious ideas into built realities that leave a lasting mark across multiple sectors.
Steve is responsible for a team of Quantity Surveyors, specialising in providing full commercial support service to Clients on a wide variety of construction projects. Steve also has extensive experience as a Contract Administrator, mainly on “Prime” residential properties. Steve has in depth experience in all aspects of pre and post contract quantity surveying duties. He specialises in providing alternative design solutions, cost benefit analysis, value engineering and cost in use, has taken part in and facilitated Value Management workshops, works well with other Design Team consultants to ensure value for money is a prime objective of the design. He is directly involved with clients advising on all aspects, especially procurement, contractual issues and cost advice. Steve has a wealth of experience in providing project costing from initial feasibility studies and to the detail Cost Planning including reviewing target limits, preparing cash-flows and preparing option appraisals.
