Abby is an experienced Sustainability Consultant based in Winchester who has been working in the construction industry for thirteen years. She has successfully set up and managed a profitable Sustainability team and established strong client relationships with an excellent record of repeat business.

A skilled and passionate communicator, Abby specialises in engaging with design teams and clients to ensure that the principles of sustainable development are identified, understood and integrated into projects from the outset and then regularly reviewed throughout design and construction stages to meet with the schemes’ sustainability objectives and move the industry towards zero carbon.

“Abby has been excellent in taking what can be quite long and confusing information, disseminating it to the relevant team members and explaining it in more practical ways so they understand what they need to do in bitesize chunks. She has been cheerful and pleasant, and a welcome addition to the project team.”

Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Arbitrator with over 30 years’ experience.

Adrian is a Senior Partner and member of the Executive Group, focused on business development and expanding our service offering and alternative procurement strategies. In recent years, Adrian has played a major part in securing key players to add value to existing disciplines and selecting acquisitions to enhance our discipline portfolio. He is also responsible for ensuring best practice service delivery and a consistent approach throughout all the Ridge offices.

Adrian has built up significant professional experience within Ridge, managing the services provided to many key clients for more than 30 years. His teams are currently working on a significant number of projects nationally and internationally, covering all sectors.

A Charted Construction Manager with experience of delivering a range of projects across a variety of sectors and value, including challenging programmes of work/frameworks, historic and unusual projects.

A keen eye for detail and an excellent technical background having working for main contractors for over 25 years, bringing a different perspective to how projects can be delivered. Adrian has forged strong working relationships with some of the UK’s leading property developers, which value his practical knowledge and ‘can do’ approach, trusting him to ensure they are getting a high quality developments.

Proven experience of managing and delivering high quality projects, safely, on time and within budget.

Chartered Building Surveyor with over 25 years’ experience in the property and construction industry, both in the private and public sectors.

Adrian is the Partner responsible for Building Surveying within our Reading office, with particular expertise in the commercial, leisure and education sectors. 

His varied experience includes: traditional surveying services such as due diligence, acquisition surveys, dilapidations and maintenance planning; architectural design for a wide range of refurbishment and conversion projects; and project management and contract administration roles.

Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors with 36 years’ experience including 27 years specialising in Building Services Cost Management.

Adrian offers particular skills in carbon reduction, holistic M&E asset management, life cycle costing and statutory compliance services to a wide range of clients and sectors.

Alastair is a Chartered Architect with more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry.

As an architect, Alastair has delivered luxury residential properties and affordable housing in West London and high-end commercial spaces in Mayfair. He was a project architect for the refurbishment of a Grade 2* listed church near Sloane Square and its conversion into Cadogan Hall, a 950-seat concert hall and home to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has delivered residential projects of all scales, from single houses to high-rise residential blocks. He led a team that specialised in the delivery of high-risk residential buildings under design & build contracts.

Since 2021 Alastair has focused on providing expert advice and evidence. He specialises in the forensic investigation of building defects, including fire safety, façade construction and waterproofing. He has been cross examined in both the TCC and First-Tier Property Tribunal.

In addition to his architectural qualifications, Alastair has an MSc in Construction Law from King’s College, London, and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Alex Dovey is a construction and consultancy professional with over 20 years of experience, based in Ridge’s Cardiff office. His career is firmly rooted in South Wales and includes the delivery of landmark projects across the UK. Alex leads our cost management and building surveying team, bringing deep expertise and a practical mindset to help clients make confident, informed decisions throughout their projects.

He also Leads our Project Management services in Wales, with a focus on education, healthcare, affordable housing, community-led development, and the blue light sector. Alex has a strong interest in modern methods of construction and retrofit strategies, and is committed to driving innovation that’s both impactful and financially viable.

Chartered Engineer and Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) – CEng MCIBSE and MSc in Energy and Sustainable Building Design.

Alex is a highly skilled Chartered Engineer and a proud Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). With nearly two decades of experience, Alex has built an impressive career across diverse sectors, including decarbonisation, education, healthcare, science, residential, commercial, and leisure being his core sectors.

As a multidisciplinary professional, Alex excels in delivering collaborative, innovative engineering solutions that balance design aesthetics with functionality. His expertise is rooted in a holistic understanding of building services and a strong focus on the integration of passive design principles to enhance building performance.

A passionate advocate for sustainability, Alex is dedicated to advancing the journey toward ‘Net Zero’ by decarbonising buildings. He emphasizes the importance of considering a building’s form, fabric, and physics to optimize performance before integrating renewable technologies and has a vast experience for removing fossil fuels.

Alex’s ability to drive successful, sustainable design outcomes makes him an invaluable team player and a forward-thinking leader in the building services sector.

Chartered RIBA Architect

Alex is a chartered architect with the RIBA and leads the Architecture team based in Bristol. Having trained in the UK he has international experience working in Canada for three years on a number of engineering and design led projects.

An advocate of multidiscipline collaborative design, Alex is focused on creating sustainable and Net Zero Architecture through Building Information Modelling (BIM) to deliver projects with complex requirements and challenging objectives.

He is passionate about the built environment and takes pride in building trusting and cooperative relationships by providing a professional and personal service.

As well as training junior architectural staff within Ridge, Alex is an RIBA Student Mentor with the University of West England and an active RIBA member.

Alex has led several substantial projects in the Industrial and Logistics Sector, Advanced Manufacturing and Automotive sector and is a leader in Green Technologies and R&D projects. He is equally influential and interested in delivering smaller scale projects, such as schools for the Department for Education and Blue Light facilities for the Emergency Services, as well as overseeing a variety of commercial offices, refurbishment, and residential projects.

Alexandra (Alex) Gerrish-Ives is a design-led, results-driven leader with over 27 years of experience delivering complex development projects across the residential, education, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. As a Partner at Ridge and head of the Reading Project Management team, Alex combines technical precision with strategic oversight to guide multidisciplinary teams from vision through to successful delivery. A Chartered Architectural Technologist by background, Alex has led high-profile public and private sector projects, including major regeneration schemes, large-scale housing developments, and innovative sustainable buildings. Her previous role as Director of Development for Aequus Developments saw her oversee a £124m portfolio spanning more than 1,000 residential units, including award-winning and policy-compliant affordable housing schemes. Known for her collaborative leadership style, Alex excels in stakeholder engagement, regulatory navigation, and aligning projects with broader social and environmental goals. Her experience includes working with local authorities, housing companies, NHS trusts, and the Department for Education (DfE), demonstrating her versatility and trusted reputation across sectors.

Alice leads our Schools Sector, an Architect passionate about Education, working in the construction industry for over 22 years, with the last 17 in Education. Designing and delivering many medium to large scale schools and Further Education facilities, both mainstream and SEND.

She has a strong ability to process and interpret complex project issues and is highly skilled in managing the stakeholder engagement process and naturally leads multi-disciplinary design teams.

Alice was selected to be part of the Education Estates leaders’ network which is a community of experts who are passionate about delivering effective and inspiring environments for young people to thrive and achieve their full potential.

She is also a Technical Advisor for a wide range of education facilities. This includes assessing the suitability of proposed sites on behalf of client such as the Department for Education, providing technical support throughout the various work stages, demonstrating a deep understanding of their requirements.

President of the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL), May 2022 to May 2023.

Lighting is central to how people feel and function within a space and Andrew has enjoyed over 25 years of seeing people use the lit environments he has worked on. Having started his career installing lighting prior to graduating, he understands how to both design and install. Andrew particularly enjoys solving those finite design details which make all the difference to the completed clarity of a space.

Andrew’s lighting design philosophy is that it must respond to the architecture, the materials and the people who use the space. Daylight first before introducing architectural lighting whilst also protecting our dark skies. The lighting should also have a narrative and only exist if it is needed and adds to the beauty or function of a space. We only need to light what we want to see.

We can wait for change to happen, or we can drive the change we want to see happen. Andrew prefers the latter and enjoy the process of exploring how we can adopt new technologies and techniques to deliver better quality spaces for our clients and the occupants of spaces.

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

Andrew is a Partner in our London office and is Chartered Building Surveyor (FRICS). He is a Freeman of the City of London ; Alumni of King’s College London (Masters in Construction Law & Arbitration), a qualified Expert Witness and an NEC PM.

Andrew has in excess of 30 years of building surveying experience. Advising a wide range of blue chip and public sector clients on a variety of construction types, property periods and sectors. Sector specialisms include retail, commercial, residential, defence, custodial, portfolio and heritage.

Andrew also benefits from Executive Coaching at both Cranfield and Nottingham University Business Schools via their residential programmes. He has successfully appeared as an Expert Witness in the High Court ( a Top 10 reported property case of 2022). Andrew has senior management experience, having worked at Partner and Director level for several of the top tier practices over his career.

When not working in his BBC featured garden his home life is centred on both his labradors and family, often involving a long country walk to the pub.

Having started his working life in high pressure situations of responsibility requiring elevated levels of leadership, Andrew brought these experiences into the construction industry, working for a main contractor where he was schooled in how buildings are really put together.

Moving into consultancies and client-side roles he has honed his leadership and management skills to deliver a wide variety of complex projects in most sectors where stakeholder engagement is key. As well as Andrew’s extensive involvement in Central London commercial schemes, he has spent several years becoming one of the UK’s most experienced Film Studio project managers.

Over his 20 years in construction, he has delivered projects in sectors as diverse as residential, student accommodation, life sciences, heritage, aviation, health, ecclesiastical and food production.

Andrew McNaghten is a seasoned project management professional with extensive experience across commercial, residential, and infrastructure sectors.

Based in Ridge’s Leeds office, he has led the delivery of complex, high-profile schemes including the University of York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy, Nottingham’s Barnum Build-to-Rent development, and Birkenhead town centre regeneration.

Andrew brings a strong track record in expanding service lines and driving strategic growth. His expertise spans modern methods of construction, data-driven delivery, and low-carbon solutions, helping clients meet evolving ESG requirements. With a focus on sustainability and digital transformation, Andrew ensures Ridge remains at the forefront of innovation in the built environment.

Chartered Civil and Structural engineer (BEng Hons, CEng MICE) with 20 years’ experience.

Andy’s broad range of UK and International experience ensures detailed technical solutions are coupled with sound commercial advice. 

At all stages of design Andy seeks to unlock the hidden value that can be found in every project. He leads teams on projects of all sizes and is a strong and committed player on the design team.

Andrew has over 30 years’ experience within the Construction Industry in both domestic and international markets, having worked in the UK, Far East, North Africa, Middle East and Caribbean in Senior Commercial roles. Andrew has worked in sectors spanning the Built Environment including Education (Schools/HE/FE), High-End Residential, Hotels, Life Sciences, Commercial, Housing, Civil Works, Student Accommodation, Refurbishment and in the last six years has specialised in Sports and Leisure and Stadia projects. Andrew is motivated, adaptable and enjoys working in experienced teams dedicated to providing Clients with a best value approach to project delivery. He has further demonstrated commitment to the industry in the pursuit of corporate professional surveying and building qualifications being a Chartered Surveyor and a Chartered Builder. Andrew enjoys focusing on and managing risks and opportunities inherent within the sector and he adopts a practical hands-on approach to project management, strategic procurement and supply chain liaison with a view to successful delivery.

With over 30 years of experience in commercial and infrastructure management, Andy is a highly skilled leader in delivering complex, high-profile projects across transportation, utilities, and energy sectors. His expertise spans quantity surveying, commercial assurance and collaborative partnerships, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, on time and within budget.

As a Partner in Infrastructure at Ridge, Andy is driving growth, strengthening client relationships, and expanding service offerings. His leadership is instrumental in developing innovative commercial strategies and delivering high-performing infrastructure solutions.

Prior to joining Ridge, Andy successfully led major infrastructure initiatives including Transport for Greater Manchester Phase 3 Metro project. His strategic expertise in governance, contract management, and alliancing has contributed to the success of major infrastructure programmes.

Anthony has worked in the construction industry for over thirty years both on private and public sector projects for an extensive client base and is able to provide advice on project feasibility and viability, estimating and cost planning, value engineering, procurement, execution of building contracts, contract administration and agreement of final accounts. He is able to provide strategic delivery advice for both individual projects and wider programmes.

Austin is Partner at Ridge and leads our MEP London team. He is a Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 20 years of experience across construction, telecommunications, design management, and consultancy.

Formerly Director and Head of Building Services at WSP’s London office, Ausin led a team of 130 engineers and technicians, delivering major projects in sectors including commercial, residential, hospitality, and education.

Austin continues to leverage extensive experience in managing complex, multidisciplinary projects, with a focus on delivering energy-efficient, innovative design solutions. Having worked on iconic projects like One Bishopsgate Plaza, Aykon London One and South Quay Plaza, he brings a proven track record of successful project delivery, both in the UK and internationally, with experience spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

An expert in building services engineering, Austin is passionate about team development, business growth, and maintaining strong client relationships. He remains committed to driving high-quality outcomes and fostering a culture of excellence in the built environment. Austin is a member of the BCO (British Council for Offices) London regional board

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.

Ben is a Member of the RICS (MRICS) with over 15 years of experience and a Cost Management Team from the Reading office.

Ben has a wide variety of experience and provides pre and post-contract cost management services and advice, including cost planning, procurement, the production of tender and contract documentation, in addition to providing Fund Monitoring services.  Ben is also responsible for project delivery and providing Project Management, Employer’s Agent, and Contract Administration services.

Ben is the Retail Sector Lead for the business whilst also providing a broad level of construction advice in various sectors, including leisure, commercial, industrial, residential, heritage and finance. 

Ben has been an APC Assessor on behalf of the RICS for over 10 years and also leads the APC Training for the business, helping to lead and guide 150+ candidates across the practice. 

Ben is a partner in our Building Services team in Birmingham, responsible for project delivery across a diverse range of schemes and sectors including leisure, health, education and data centres.

He is a multi-disciplined engineer with over 30 years’ experience within the industry. Ben has a proven track record of project delivery from inception and feasibility through to construction and handover. A firm believer in collaboration as a major contributor to success, he retains a strong customer focus whilst managing internal delivery teams throughout the key stages of all schemes.

Commercially astute, Ben has extensive experience in the management and delivery of schemes across all sectors.

Bobby Brown is Head of Water at Ridge, leading the growth of the firm’s presence in the water and wider infrastructure sectors.

With over 20 years of experience, Bobby began his career in water and flood & coastal engineering, working on complex infrastructure such as breakwaters, seawalls and dams. He went on to hold senior roles at Black & Veatch and Turner & Townsend, where he led large multidisciplinary teams, built major client accounts, and delivered high-value capital programmes for the Environment Agency, Thames Water and the Pennon Group.

Bobby has a proven track record in securing and delivering long-term frameworks, building high-performing teams, and aligning technical delivery with strategic client goals. He is also a member of British Water and has served on national sector leadership groups.

Bobby is passionate about creating meaningful change in the water sector—offering clients integrated, agile solutions backed by Ridge’s diverse capabilities

Brendan is a Chartered Water Manager with over 25 years’ experience delivering civil engineering infrastructure projects across the UK in both public and private sectors. At Ridge, he specialises in flood risk management, leading projects involving hydrological and hydraulic modelling, sustainable drainage systems, flood resilient design, river restoration, and property due diligence.

Brendan applies his deep technical knowledge to unlock complex development sites affected by flood risk, helping bring underutilised land into viable use. He works closely with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, sustainable developments that balance environmental resilience with commercial viability.

Founder, and head of Digital Engineering consultancy services at Ridge. Brent has an in-depth experience across multiple industry roles delivering complex national and international client projects.

Brent joined Ridge in 2013 to drive implementation of BIM within the business and employing his strong technical background to lead large multidiscipline projects. During this time, Brent created a consultancy team which provides a suite of bespoke Digital Engineering services. The team now has an established client base with high-profile, high-value projects.

Brent is a chartered construction professional (MCIAT) with experience in multiple industry roles, including BIM & Information Management, Design Management, and Architectural Technology. His skills have been developed on high-complexity projects, across a variety of sectors, for clients at national and international levels. This has allowed him to utilise technical knowledge of construction design and delivery, along with digital technologies, processes, and culture, in order to engage stakeholders and lead projects across all stages.

“Brent spent time with me explaining the world of BIM. He is enthusiastic and knowledgeable in the subject, and he enabled me to understand where our business fits into the world of BIM, and how Ridge would be able to help us with any BIM projects that we are involved in.”

Chartered Structural engineer (BEng CEng MICE MIStructE) with over 20 years’ experience.

Carl is Chartered member of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers and has extensive project management, framework and engineering experience. Carl has developed a wide range of skills from delivering projects across many sectors including education, residential, retail, leisure, logistics, manufacturing and commercial.

Carl understands that open and clear communication with clients and all stakeholders is key to ensure the needs and wants of every client are met and realised, delivering value in a timely and cost-effective manner. Leading the civil and structural engineering team in Birmingham Carl instils these values into the team to deliver on current and future projects.

Experienced Electrically biased Building Services engineer with over 25 years’ experience within the industry. Carl leads the Electrical Building Services team within the Manchester & Liverpool offices.

Carl has a strong reputation within the industry, which has been earned by his technical expertise and contribution in overcoming challenges to successfully delivering many prestigious and award-winning projects.

Coming from a trade apprenticeship background, Carl brings a practical knowledge as well as engineering solutions to projects and has an excellent understanding of specific project needs. Believing in a collaborative approach with clients, Carl always drives to establish clear briefs, to fully understand a client’s requirements and expectations, whilst offering professional advice and ideas to add positive contributions to new schemes.

With a wealth of experience, covering most sectors, Carl is able to fully understand and work with the various specialist technologies available, offer innovative solutions, advise on industry standards and desirable building accreditations.

Carl has worked with many leading Clients and design teams, being involved from initial concept and strategy advice through to detailed design, and delivery and handover.

Charles has over 24 years of experience gained in a mixture of engineering and multi-disciplined property consultants. His experience covers all stages of the design process for new build and refurbishment projects in the residential, commercial, retail, educational, leisure, health and private sectors up to the value of £250 Million. He works closely with all relevant project team members in a hands-on manner through each contract stage towards successful project completion. As a partner, Charles is responsible for the workload of other civil and structural engineers (graduates to Associate) and associated CAD / REVIT technicians, on a range of single and multidisciplined projects. He is responsible for work allocation and ensuring outputs are technically correct and undertaken in accordance with design codes and QA procedures.

Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers with 25 years’ experience.

Chris is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers, with extensive experience in the UK and Europe.

He has delivered many projects in a broad range of sectors including new build and refurbishment schemes and has a strong pedigree in energy efficient, sustainable design, being a CIBSE low carbon consultant. 

Chris has a loyal client base with relationships spanning over 25 years.

Chris has extensive experience in all areas of Health and Safety, as well as Construction processes from Safety Auditing to Airport terminal design and Construction.

Chris has gained his experience via involvement in a wide variety of projects across the leisure, education, residential, commercial and logistics sectors. His career in the Royal Navy gave him experience in military operational health and safety.

Chris has a proven history of developing unique and client specific, local computer and internet-based health and safety management systems, including the installation of a computer based contractor vetting system for a major UK leisure provider. This is in addition to an Internet based health and safety management system for a medium sized power generation company.

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.

Chris is a chartered Transport Planner with a MSc in Transport Planning. He has 15 years’ experience working in the private sector for a mix of private and public-sector clients on a variety of commissions across sectors.

Chris joined Ridge and Partners in October 2019 to lead the Transport Planning business.

Chris has a wealth of previous experience as a project manager and project director working on a range of development projects, he has detailed experience of traffic impact studies for both commercial and residential developments as well as technical transport studies for public sector clients such as Transport for London.

His work portfolio includes; local transport plan and local plan reviews and submission of transport representations, planning appeals, highways development control for local authorities and Highways England, urban transport studies, traffic management studies, transport interchange study and design, highways master-planning, and transport assessments and travel plans.

Chris also has Public Inquiry experience, successfully delivering developments on proposals that have been unreasonably refused. Recently, Chris has been successful in overturning South Somerset District Council’s decision to refuse a development of 27 dwellings in Castle Cary and North Somerset Council’s decision to refuse development of 59 dwellings at Wrington.

‘At Ridge Traffic and Transportation, we see Transport as an opportunity not a constraint.’

Chartered Surveyor with more than 25 years experience in Consulting, Client-side and Construction, specialising in Defence and Security.

A professional with diverse expertise mobilising and leading complex projects and programmes typically with high levels of technology, security and MEP integration. Ability to combine technical knowledge with experience, interpersonal and soft skills to engage with Client and project teams to build team trust and collaboration quickly. Chris strongly believes a good leader is focused on continually listening, learning and improving whilst adapting to change.

Chris has worked across multiple sectors including defence, data centres, corporate finance, banking, technology and Big 4.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Specialises in analysing construction contract claims, providing expert witness services and preparing claims. 

He has extensive experience both domestically and internationally, including commercial and residential buildings, education establishments, health and infrastructure. He is also a registered arbitrator with the London Court of International Arbitration, and arbitrator panel member with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Daniel is passionate about creating MEP designs that truly work for people. With a background in electrical engineering, he has delivered projects ranging from £450 Million regenerative high-rise residential schemes to cutting-edge UK film and TV studios with 18 fully soundproofed, air-conditioned stages.

Starting as an electrical contractor and running his own business before moving into design and consultancy, Daniel brings a hands-on approach that balances practical challenges with creative potential. Now leading Ridge Cambridge’s expansion, he thrives on collaboration, problem-solving, and delivering projects that not only meet technical standards but also enhance communities.

Committed to social value, Daniel believes in using design for positive impact. Whether tackling complex engineering challenges or mentoring teams, his focus remains the same – bringing together expertise and innovation to shape a better-built environment.

Daniel is a Chartered Surveyor with a career of over 25 years within the construction industry. He is responsible for the successful delivery of projects in the data centre and commercial sector.

Daniel commenced his career working within a medium sized main contracting organisation as both Estimator and Quantity Surveyor. In 2001 he moved to a professional practice with Concert and has since worked on a range of commercial and tech projects whilst building a good working relationship with clients. Daniel’s key skills include commercial cost planning, procurement, cost control and London advice on contractual matters.

Darren brings over 32 years of international and UK experience in leading multimillion-dollar projects across diverse sectors. His expertise is in leading diverse teams and managing complex projects.

Throughout his career, Darren has successfully spearheaded projects across a number of sectors including real estate, commercial office developments, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, local government, manufacturing, residential and retail. His approach emphasises the cultivation of high-performing teams, specialising in turning around complex projects through innovative solutions.

Showcasing his adaptability and versatility as a leader, Darren excels in managing projects with challenging performance constraints, fostering high-performing teams, and delivering innovative solutions aligned with clients’ objectives.

Darren prioritises leading by example, maintaining strong technical proficiency while promoting collaboration. Darren holds Fellowships with prestigious institutions like The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and The Chartered Institute of Building, and he holds a Doctorate in International Business Administration.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (BSc (Hons), MSc, MRICS) with 25 years’ experience.

David has wide ranging sector experience and regular advises clients on all cost management matters including procurement, contractor and consultant appointments, warranties / step-in rights, insurances and capital allowances. 

He offers expertise in advising clients on contract forms to suit their risk profile and project objectives including JCT and NEC forms as well as bespoke JV arrangements. David is also experienced in providing expert advisory and expert witness services. David is Office Managing Partner for our Winchester office.

“David provides an excellent service and has consistently shown an ability to successfully oversee the delivery of our projects.”

Chartered Structural Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the construction and engineering industry.

David is a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers (FIStructE) and an experienced Expert Witness with a proven track record of delivering highly impactful technical opinion for clients in construction and manufacturing industry related disputes both in the UK and internationally.

David has contributed to successful client outcomes across all forms of dispute resolution, including court preparation and appearance.

David Pope is very knowledgeable in his field and his reports are thorough and objective. He is very responsive in dealing with our requests and we have no hesitation in recommending him as an independent expert in his field of expertise

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) with 40 years’ experience.

David is one of the most experienced figures in the industry and has dedicated over 30 years of this career to Ridge, predominantly managing teams of surveyors. He is well versed in a wide range of market sectors, with his involvement spanning initial feasibilities to the settling of accounts. David is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

David provides in-depth expertise in Peer Reviews, Monitoring Services, Due Diligence and Construction Project Auditing. He has supported projects in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, ranging from under £1M to £4B in value.

‘The depth of your subject matter expertise has proved vital in progressing our programme of project assurance assignments.’

Chartered building services engineer with almost 30 years’ experience in consultancy.

Derek’s career includes a broad base of Building Services design and engineering, covering complete project lifecycles on a wide variety of prestigious projects, and working for clients from several sectors, particularly within the Arts, Leisure, Retail, Commercial, Residential and HE Sectors. Being involved with several high-profile projects and clients, Derek has a proven track record of successfully delivering highly complex and innovative schemes.

Derek has also led several multidiscipline teams delivering significant new build and regeneration schemes throughout the UK.

Derek is a member of the British Council for Offices and regularly participates in regional events to further reinforce his knowledge and experience in workspace design. Derek has a particular interest in affordable low energy architectural and integrated energy solutions, and as a former BREEAM AP and has guided many projects to achieve holistic and sustainable outcomes.

Ed Hayden has over 20 years’ experience leading the design and delivery of multiple projects across the commercial and Life Sciences sector. Ed delivers projects that shape the future of research, innovation, and sustainable campus design. Ed’s work spans large-scale science parks, bespoke laboratories, and corporate research facilities, always underpinned by a commitment to sustainability, flexibility, and innovation. He advocates a research-led approach to design, embedding sustainability at the heart of every project.

Ed has 25 years’ experience in the design and delivery, of complex commercial, research and entertainment projects. He has extensive international experience as Lead Consultant for the Google HQ Munich and Jeddah Institute of Making with Heatherwick Studio.

Ed completed Architectural training with Norman Foster in London, then took responsibility for supervising projects of growing importance and size. This led to his appointment in senior roles for leading consultants and main contractors, including Galliford Try and Willmott Dixon, managing multi-disciplinary project teams, and the delivery of works on site. His technical skills are complimented by strong leadership, with a client-focused approach to achieve best value and deliver a successful project.

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.

Fergal is a chartered structural engineer with almost 30 years of experience, has a degree in civil engineering, and an engineering doctorate in the fire resistance of structural steelwork, which lead to the publication of papers in conference and material science journals. He became a Fellow of the IStructE in 2015 and has contributed to several sustainability publications from the Institution.

He has a good grounding in the wider issues surrounding fire design in structures and has been part of numerous industry technical and code committees producing industry guidance.

More broadly, he has experience in the design and assessment of structures in steel, timber, concrete, and masonry for commercial, industrial, educational, leisure, science and residential buildings. Within that, higher education, science building and refurbishment became particular areas of interest. Fergal also became one of the foremost contributors to sustainability in structural design, with several publications pushing the boundaries of carbon footprinting for structures.

Fergal has been involved with expert witness work since the start of his career, initially as structural engineer supporting the expert witness in an analytical role on several claims, and more recently in the role of lead expert.

A doubly chartered engineer, with both the Institute of Civil and the Institute of Structural Engineers, with 17 years of experience in the design and assessment of structures in steel, timber, concrete, and masonry for commercial, industrial, educational, leisure, and residential buildings.

Gary has an engineering doctorate and has published numerous papers in leading engineering journals. His work has also formed industry design guidance documents and has been published within ICE, IStructE and Concrete Centre technical literature. Gary is a guest lecturer at the University of Loughborough, focussing on the design of concrete and masonry structures. He has also supervised numerous student research projects up to doctorial level and has been on viva panels as an industrial expert.

Gary has worked as part of design teams on buildings both in the UK and internationally and has experience in the design and delivery of high-rise concrete frames. Gary also has experience in the refurbishment of listed buildings, successfully delivering structural award-winning projects involving Grade 2 and 2* assets.

Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) with over 20 years’ experience.

Giles works closely with a range of clients from private land owners to house builders, commercial developers, care operators, education establishments and local authorities on a range of planning matters. He advises on a variety of residential and commercial developments, urban extensions, regeneration schemes, care villages, motorsport projects and planning appeals.  

“I have worked with Giles for well over a decade on a large variety of successful residential development projects with Charles Church, Berkeley Group, Beechcroft and latterly Victoria Land. He is a hard-working, committed professional planner who plays a key role in the success of any project he is involved with. I would have no hesitation in recommending him highly for the consistency and quality of service he has provided over the years.” – Duncan Morris, Director, Victoria Land

Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers – HNC, BA Joint (Hons) CEng MICE

Graeme has more than twenty-five years’ experience working with both public and private sector Clients, managing and designing a range of civil engineering activities focused on highway engineering with experience in delivering rail, defence, residential, education and commercial projects. Being based in Cardiff, Graeme has headed up a team of civil engineers delivering sustainable drainage solutions since inception of the SAB approval bodies across Wales in 2019.

Graeme enjoys the challenge of turning concept designs into deliverable works packages, providing practical solutions focused on the end user while considering safety and buildability.

Graham sits on the Executive Group and leads the Architecture discipline.

A member of the RIBA, and an ARB registered Architect with 25 years’ experience in the design and leadership of multidiscipline design teams delivering world class buildings across many building types and sectors in the UK and internationally. His specific interest is to pursue design excellence in integrated whole-life sustainable buildings and structures.

“Graham has always brought an imaginative and very professional attitude to the design work he has done for me. He is always been open and able to rise to a challenge. It is a pleasure doing work with Graham as he is very personable and honest. He has a good team that he has built around him that you can trust to deliver the very best service. I recommend him to anyone who needs the services of an excellent Architect.” – Mike Rhodes, Head of Capital Projects, The Open University

Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS) and Certified Member of the Association of Project Safety (CMAPS) with 28 years’ experience.

Grant is an expert in building surveying, design, health and safety and project management. He has buit up a wide range of experience across several sectors including manufacturing, education and housing.  His particular specialism includes technical due diligence surveys and advice on hotels, student accommodation and partially completed developments.

A member of RICS (Chartered Building Surveyor) with a vast experience in the construction industry and extensive knowledge of Blue Light Estates Management, including hard and soft facilities management. 

Greg has expertise in delivering PFI projects in both the education and protective services sector and extensive leisure and extra-care capabilities. Greg also specialises in managing and delivering long-running frameworks in the Blue Light and Local Authority sectors.

“Greg Aston and his team have consistently delivered a partnership with the Police service that is trustworthy, transparent, good value, accessible are always delivers excellence – well done Ridge team!” Customer Care feedback from Wiltshire Police

Guy is a Partner in Project Management in the London Office with over 30 years’ experience of delivering projects across a wide range of sectors. He has worked on projects in the commercial, retail, residential and education sectors throughout the UK.

Guy has worked on complex urban regeneration projects for a number of Developers and Local Authorities and has managed design teams through the feasibility, planning and procurement stages. He has also managed the delivery of projects through to completion.

Management of multiple stakeholders and co-ordination is a particular strength and Guy brings a wealth of experience in this area to all projects.Guy manages a small team of project managers but has always maintained a hands on approach in delivering projects for Clients.

Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) with 19 years’ experience.

Guy is an expert in residential, mixed-use and education-related projects; commercial and rural development relating to individual planning proposals; and strategic promotion of land for development as part of the development plan process. He offers broad experience advising on, submitting and negotiating planning applications. Guy works closely with a wide range of private developers, house builders, education establishments and landowners on a variety of development projects across the country. He has built up considerable knowledge in providing evidence as an expert witness at public inquiries.

Ian has a wealth of experience in design and build construction and has been heavily involved with projects demanding complex fit out and rapid fast-track procurement.

Ian is a trained Quantity Surveyor and has been responsible for contractors’ estimating departments and cost planning for a range of projects. More recently, he has focused on the project management of high-end residential properties.

Ian takes a proactive role in supporting graduates and apprentices and believes in developing young talent to support future growth.

Before joining Ridge, Ian was a Founding Partner of the Midlands office of Projex Building Solutions (acquired by Ridge in 2021). Prior to this he was Operations Director at AMEC Design and Management where he ran the Stratford and London offices with total responsibility for 450 design staff and 18 project managers.

Chartered Building Surveyor with over 27 years of experience.

Ian regularly works on contentious property matters and has specialised in dilapidations and defects analysis for over 20 years. A past member of the RICS Dilapidations Steering Group, Ian regularly provides talks on behalf of the RICS (and others) on dilapidations and wider defects analysis matters.

Ian is a knowledgeable expert and has experience of mediation, adjudication, and litigation. He has provided both oral and written evidence in relation to dilapidations and building defects and has been cross examined.

Chartered Building Services Engineer (MIET) and Fellow of Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (FIHEEM) with 35 years’ experience.

Ian is a member of the Institute of Engineering Technology and Fellow of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management.

His experience spans multiple industry sectors. He has a pragmatic approach to problem solving, establishing best value whilst optimising benefits for clients. He thrives in working in collaborative environments and adds significant value to any team.

Chartered Building Surveyor with over 40 years of experience and a social housing specialist since 1992.

Ian brings his experience of the social housing sector from previous housing association and local authority employment, to provide practical support and solutions to clients.

“Ian has an experienced and efficient practical ability at a senior level, his enviable eye for detail enables him to work on all aspects of active asset management.”

Senior Programme & Project Manager with over 15 years of experience in the delivery of multidisciplinary infrastructure schemes.

Ian has a proven ability to successfully deliver £multimillion projects within technically challenging and tight performance constraints. He has an excellent understanding of clients’ needs in terms of overcoming technical, commercial, compliance and programme barriers to delivery. Ian is broadly experienced in both public and private sector projects for clients that include Transport for Greater Manchester, Stockport Council, Network Rail, Manchester Airport Group, and Transport for London. His portfolio of projects includes several light rail and highway schemes which have helped to ease congestion, improve connectivity and enhance public areas within the urban environment.

Ian is an excellent leader who is consistently able to build and manage high performing multidisciplinary teams which provide wide ranging professional services across the supply chain.

Jackie is a Partner in one of the Cost Management teams in our London office and has over 20 years experience in the Construction Industry.

Jackie’s project experience includes project management, contract administration, procurement and cost management, across a range of public and private sector projects including healthcare, housing and education. Jackie has in-depth experience in all aspects of pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties. She is directly involved with clients advising on the various aspects of projects from brief to delivery. Jackie has also been involved in partnering arrangements and participated in partnering workshops. Roles have included procurement advice, preparation of contract documentation and cost management, risk management and programming as well as stakeholder engagement.

James is a Fellow of the association for Project Safety (CFaPS) and a Graduate member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (GradIOSH). With a degree in architecture and 30 years of experience, James is a specialist Construction Health & Safety professional. With this background he has experience across multiple sectors and markets, including commercial development, infrastructure, and education.

James’ expertise includes supporting clients with legal duty holder roles, such as the Principal Designer, as well as related CDM and Construction H&S advisory services, strategic services and advice, assurance audits, training, and H&S monitoring.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry.

James is a highly experienced Quantity Surveyor. His project expertise includes feasibility studies, cost planning, procurement advice, cost management and contract administration of both new build and alteration projects. Special interests include cost and risk management services for historic refurbishment and alteration projects.

Further expertise includes provision of cost management services using both JCT and NEC contracts within education, local government and healthcare frameworks.

Chartered Engineer (MEng CEng MIStructE) with 23 years’ experience. James has been involved in the design of many prestigious projects, working with high-profile architects and clients both in the UK and overseas. He has led multi-disciplinary design teams and very much enjoys collaborating with project stakeholders. Having spent several years working in-house at an architecture firm, James has a good appreciation of holistic building design and understands the value of providing clear engineering input from the very start of a project. James is always keen to push the boundaries and has a keen interest in offsite construction systems and sustainable design solutions.

MEP services engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the industry.

James has worked in the Building Services consultancy industry for 23 years, and been involved in almost all sectors of building design, both in the UK and internationally. James is an enthusiastic engineer who combines his theoretical knowledge with practical background, gained from being based on site for many projects during his time with Ridge.

Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer (BEng Hons, MSc CEng MICE) with 20 years’ experience.

James has significant experience in the design and construction of high and low rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings. More recently he has focused on the non-traditional and high-rise sector and large panel system buildings. James has expertise in design management and adds value throughout the design and construction process.

James has over 15 years of experience in quantity surveying, contract administration and employer’s agent roles. James has excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills and recognises the importance of fostering excellent working relationships and achieving added value at all stages of the project lifecycle to ensure the effective management of project costs.

‘We have worked with James Milne-Smith and his team for the several years up to and including 2021. The work has covered Quantity Surveying, Project Management and Contractual matters. James is a hugely professional, diligent, assiduous, detailed and prudent man – not to mention being a lovely chap. It has been a pleasure to work with him’.
Bill & Tamsin Rossiter, Belmont Estate

Heading up one of the Cost Management teams, James has experience in a wide variety of Public and Private sector projects.

With over 30 years in the Construction industry, James has extensive experience in all aspects of construction work.  Experience in building projects includes commercial and industrial development, educational establishments, residential and hotels, leisure facilities and project and exhibition works in museums and galleries.  Previous experience has also included projects within the automotive industry and bespoke Measured Term Contracts for specific Client requirements.

James has gained considerable experience in working on projects in Listed Buildings primarily through the Museums and Galleries sectors but also office refurbishment and restoration.  This has lead to being brought in to the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector team to develop Best Practice within the company in this sector.

James is an expert planning consultant with over nine years’ experience and whose core experience lies in residential, mixed-use, commercial and education-related projects.

James enjoys working closely with clients to understand their operational requirements in depth and to tailor his planning advice accordingly.

As well as preparing and managing planning applications, he has broad experience in undertaking due diligence and site appraisals to provide clients with robust strategies for achieving permission. He is also skilled in promoting sites via local plan representations, preparing robust objections to schemes and arranging planning consultation events.

James has worked with a wide range of clients, including private individuals, architects, private developers, national organisations, educational establishments and landowners on a variety of developments.

James leads our Winchester office’s Town & Country Planning team, helping to secure planning permissions across the South of England.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS MBA) with over 25 years’ experience.

Jason is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with over 25 years’ experience in the industry.

He excels in building strong working relationships with all clients, consultants and key members of the delivery team. 

Jason has experience across multiple sectors, particularly those that require a knowledge and understanding of volume handovers. 

“Jason is diligent and practical, and is able to give sound commercial advice.”

Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS) with over 30 years of experience.

Jason is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has extensive contract administration experience, as well as a wide scope of knowledge on professional surveying services specialising in dilapidations.  Jason has a wealth of experience, working both in the UK and internationally on a variety of challenging projects.

John Edwards is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 30 years of experience, specialising in commercial dilapidations. He advises both landlords and tenants on strategy, liability, and negotiation—whether at lease end or during occupancy. His work includes preparing and responding to schedules of dilapidations, assessing risk and quantum, and supporting clients in reaching fair, commercially sound settlements.

In addition to his dilapidations expertise, John leads on building surveys, technical due diligence, and project consultancy—from acquisition through to post-occupancy.

John works closely with lawyers, investors, occupiers, and developers across a wide range of property types in both the public and private sectors.

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…”

Jon oversees the delivery of our Defence and Security projects across our architecture teams at Ridge. He has a breadth of experience on complex UK and International projects for both private and public sector organisations, meaning he holds a diverse portfolio. Jon supports our clients to establish the design brief and knows how to integrate the relevant design standards while pushing opportunities to create innovative solutions. Jon is experienced in the Lead Designer role on projects across a range of sectors and values, as well as at all RIBA work stages with both traditional and D&B contracts. Jon is a member of RIBA & the ARB and is a qualified as a Passive House Designer.

Building Services Engineering Partner with 19 years’ experience.

Jon has worked on a range of projects across many sectors of the industry since starting as a Building Services Engineer in 2003. His experience includes design, management and delivery of project on varying scales. He is an enthusiastic engineer and enjoys developing the junior members of staff. He relishes the challenge of overcoming difficult design pieces, always looking for the right solution for the client.

Jon forges solid relationships with clients which is proven by the high percentage of repeat business. Jon has a key interest in prime residential projects and has been involved in a number of projects over the last 10 years.

Sustainability and lowering energy usage is a key topic and something Jon strives for on all projects.

Jonathan is a Chartered Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, over 20 years of which have been at Senior Management levels. Jonathan’s experience extends to major structural steelwork projects, but his primary focus over the years has been with concrete framed buildings, and particularly flat slab insitu concrete structures.

Jonathan has extensive large project experience including offices, residential, defence, education and retail and leisure schemes in the UK and abroad.

Chartered Structural engineer with 16 years’ experience.

Katerina has significant expertise in the design of steel, timber, reinforced concrete, and masonry structures using various software.  

She also has broad experience in the refurbishment of commercial, industrial, educational, leisure, and historic residential buildings. 

She investigates and advises on the causes of structural defects, such as ground movement, design and construction issues and also specialises in the impact of design progress / design changes.

Keir leads the Project Management team within the Ridge Cambridge Office. With over 20 years’ experience in the education, residential and commercial sector, he has built a strong reputation in delivering complex & constrained schemes to a high level of design and build quality, including those to a Passivhaus & Carbon Zero standard.

Keir’s people-focused approach drives quality from the project team, working collaboratively as a cohesive unit, which is a key factor in delivering successful projects. He is highly approachable, communicative and responsive, whilst also possessing a high level of technical knowledge.

Keir comes from a family of builders and has physically built two of his own houses, which, when complimented by his qualification as an MRICS chartered building surveyor, provides a great double-edged sword of ‘people skills’ and ‘on the tools’ technical knowledge. This aids the process through design and construction on all of Keir’s projects.

Keith is a Chartered Building Surveyor with experience in both the public and private sectors. He has experience of both project and advisory/professional work for a range of clients.

He has worked on projects with values ranging from £50,000 to £15 million and has provided technical advice on a range of acquisitions and dilapidations claims. Keith has extensive experience advising on party wall and neighbourly matters.

Keith provides building surveying advice across: contract administration and project management; technical due diligence and acquisition advice; design and feasibility matters; condition and defect surveys; insurance claims; and party wall matters. He has vast experience in public sector housing, offices, data centres, leisure, hotels, care homes and education.

Keith is the Partner leading the fire safety discipline in the Ridge London Office. He has extensive experience in fire risk assessment and fire safety design in a range of sectors, throughout the building lifecycle.

Keith is an experienced fire risk management professional, a third-party registered fire risk assessor and fire risk assessment validator, a chartered building engineer and an incorporated engineer, with a first-class Honours degree in fire risk engineering. He won Fire Safety Manager of the Year 2022 for his work done at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea following the Grenfell Tower fire, as well as winning Research Project of the Year from the Worshipful Company of Fire-fighters for his research on fire modelling and human behaviour in heritage buildings.

Keith understands the practical implications of implementing fire strategies in multi-occupancy sites and large property portfolios and tailors fire safety solutions to meet the individual needs of organisations and the buildings in which they operate.

Lara is a Building Surveying Partner and the Managing Partner for our London office.

She is a Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS) with over 15 years’ experience in the property and construction industry, both in the public and private sectors.

She is a specialist in building surveying and project management services across a range of sectors including education, local and central government, housing, insurance, healthcare, hotels, commercial, emergency services and the leisure sector. Lara is also qualified in accessibility and inclusive design.

Lara is a member of the BS Discipline Group, Education Sector Group and Public Buildings Sector Group.

“I can’t thank Lara and her team enough for their support during such a challenging time.”

Leonard is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with 18 years’ experience and manages one of the Cost Management teams within our London Office.

Leonard’s project experience includes Cost Management, Cost Planning, Procurement, Developing Business Cases and Project Management over a range of public and private sector projects. These include healthcare, housing, hotels, leisure and education.

“Leonard is a very experienced and professional valued member of the team, he is always ensuring every aspect of the project is providing the best value for money, compliance and quality is achieved.
A respected leader of the team and team player whom is dedicated to ensuring the project is delivered successfully and meets its objectives. Leonard works well under pressure and ensures he meets deadlines and when needed takes on a hands-on approach to ensure project delivery.”

Chartered Architect with 15 years’ experience.

Liz’s expertise lies in understanding complex briefs and identifying client’s needs to deliver highly technical and creative projects. A member of the RIBA and ARB, Liz benefits from over 15 years’ experience developing innovative and functional design.

Liz has worked across nearly all sectors bringing a wealth of experience and strong leadership to all her projects.

She is currently enrolled as an RIBA examiner for architecture chartership.

The service provided has gone far above our expectations, Liz and the team have taken the time to really understand us and adapted well to challenges we have set them.

Expert Witness and Advisory Services lead, Chartered Civil and Structural engineer (FICE) with 30 years’ experience.

Lucy is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) and a fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) with 30 years of experience, including 6 years in Dubai. Experienced in the design of steel, concrete, masonry and timber building structures, project management, the design process and FIDIC contracts. She has given evidence on numerous occasions in both litigation and high profile international arbitrations.

Salary Partner and Chartered Building Surveyor with 19 years’ industry experience.

Marc has been at Ridge for 19 years and manages a team of Building Surveyors within our London Office. 

He has a wealth of experience across a broad range of building surveying and project management duties.

He offers considerable expertise across many sectors including commercial offices, hotels, private development, education, healthcare and public sector works.

Marcus is a Chartered Structural Engineer with over 28 years of experience in civil and structural engineering across high rise residential, commercial, education and healthcare sectors. He specialises in delivering practical, cost-effective solutions while managing budget and programme constraints. Marcus has extensive experience in tall building design, having contributed to multiple projects across the UK. His technical expertise and collaborative approach enable him to resolve complex engineering challenges and deliver successful project outcomes.

Chartered Surveyor (FRICS) and Chartered Institute of Housing (CIHCM) with over 25 years’ experience.

Mark is experienced in asset management, property consultancy, business recovery, distressed development, options and development appraisals, viability modeling, program and project management, project delivery and business planning. 

He also offers expertise in developing policies, management plans, processes and procedures

Mark is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 25 years + experience within the construction industry.

His experience spans both private and public sectors advising on major construction projects ranging from £1m to £3bn in value.

Mark excels in the ability to manage project teams on complex projects enabling best value to be achieved for the client and has a strong background in sustainable solutions.

Throughout his career, Mark has grown and led high performing and diverse teams who have built strong and long lasting client relationships resulting in repeat work.

Chartered Project Manager, MRICS with 20 years’ experience.

Mark is solution orientated hands-on Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complicated, single and multi-site projects in a variety of sectors. During his time in industry, his experience has focused on technically challenging projects (Research & Development) in results driven industries.

Mark is a technically minded Project Manager who enjoys taking time to understand not only the building, but also the client and equipment used within his projects; this helps Mark appreciate the problems facing the end users and avoid any potential interface issues.

Mark offers 40 years’ industry experience in the built environment including over 20 years’ working at Ridge. He studied Architecture at Liverpool.

Mark is experienced in construction project management, design, engineering and contracting at Director level, and has successfully delivered major projects in F1, biotechnology, education and HQ office developments. Mark’s responsibilities include leading our CCS framework for Urban Regeneration and other key frameworks that support all sectors of the property industry.

“Mark takes an innovative approach, and is always looking to make a difference.”

Mark is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of both the IET and CIBSE, with over 35 years’ experience delivering complex engineering solutions across healthcare, defence, and public sector estates. He brings a strategic mindset and deep technical expertise to his role as Partner at Ridge.

Mark is part of the Ridge’s Plymouth office leadership team, where he plays a pivotal role in regional leadership, client engagement, and team development. His career spans consultancy, contracting, and business ownership, giving him a unique perspective on project delivery, operational leadership, and business growth.

He has successfully led high-value programmes for NHS Trusts and defence clients, including major HV infrastructure upgrades and estate transformation initiatives. Known for his collaborative approach and commitment to quality, Mark is instrumental in shaping Ridge’s healthcare offering and mentoring future leaders.

A passionate advocate for professional development, Mark is a Mental Health First Aider, G4C Mentor of the Year, and ambassador for the IET, YMCA, and Building Plymouth. His leadership style is grounded in integrity, technical rigour, and a commitment to delivering value for clients and communities.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 30 years’ experience and Cost Management Lead and Managing Partner for the Oxford office.

Mark has over 30 years’ experience providing cost management services for multidiscipline projects in a wide range of client sectors including heritage, industrial, commercial and retail. Mark is a strong team player who is enthusiastic about customer care. His practical experience means he can maximise the benefits of fully integrated teams through collaborative working techniques, benchmarking continuous improvement and KPIs. 

As Cost Manager Lead, Mark plays a key part in the successful delivery of a project, adding value in controlling the budget and making sure it is spent in the right areas to deliver the desired outcomes. He provides timely, accurate information to support informed decision-making, and offers extensive knowledge of framework agreements, partnering arrangements, term contracts, procurement strategies and the appointment of consultants and contractors.

Martin is a Chartered Structural Engineer who leads the London Civil and Structural Engineering team. His experience in the construction industry spans over 35 years with design and delivery of projects up to a value of £65M. Martin’s projects cover a wide spectrum of sectors including Education, Residential, Commercial and Industrial sectors constructed in all structural material types; concrete, steel, timber and masonry. Martin’s key skills include client and design team liaison and managing teams of engineers and technicians to provide sustainable and economic schemes with valuable engineering input to projects.

Martyn has a broad range of experience across sectors having worked on multiple large-scale residential and blue light schemes, as well as mixed use, care homes, barn conversions, rural exception sites and one-off houses.

He is deeply aware of the balance between sustainable concept design and onsite buildability and believes that good working relationships are formed on collaboration and are pivotal to the success of any project.

Matt has over 18 years’ experience in property and construction, specialising in Building Surveying and Project Management, working with a broad range of clients including occupiers, funds and investors.

He has a wealth of experience across commercial, private, healthcare, industrial, retail, residential, insurance, leisure, housing association, government and education sectors and is considered a specialist within his field.

Matt is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Chartered Construction Manager with memberships of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) respectively.

Matt heads up one of the three Building Surveying teams in the London office and has a keen interest in the continued development and training of junior surveyors, providing Counsellor and Supervisor support to internal and external APC graduates.

Matt Stride is a Partner who oversees day-to-day Commercial Management and Employer’s Agent duties along with fund monitoring for a range of projects. He also leads a team of surveyors who report directly to him. Matt became part of Ridge and Partners after the acquisition of Gysin Warr in April 2019. He is committed to providing excellent service, continually developing his skills to better serve clients, and acting as a trusted adviser with integrity to achieve client success.

Every project and client is unique, with different goals and risk profiles. Matt fully engages with each client’s project to deliver services tailored to not only meet but exceed expectations. His experience is mainly in residential and defence sectors, but he has also worked in care, marine, and infrastructure. Matt has developed lasting relationships with many large organisations, resulting in repeat business that highlights his strengths in commercial and client 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.

Matthew has experience of working on large multi-disciplinary projects, guiding concept designs through to completed detailed designs, identifying scopes and packages of works, procuring and contract management of contractors and managing final handover of a project. He is driven and committed to the projects and teams he works within and manages, with the ability to form strong and long-lasting relationships with colleagues, clients, designers and suppliers.

Chartered Transport Planner with a Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Design – MCIHT, MCILT, PG Dip (Urban Design)

Matt has over 30 years’ experience of transport planning with the last 25 years supporting clients on their development projects across the UK, he heads the Transport Planning teams in Bristol, Cardiff and Plymouth. As well as leading the transport planning teams Matt also acts as the focal point for clients for all planning stage services such as drainage, utilities, flood risk and geotechnical investigations for their projects.

Matt has worked on a huge variety of schemes over the decades and has the experience to unlock sites where significant constraints exist, he is often called upon by clients for advice at the pre purchase/pre promotion stage in order that a level of certainly is possible at an early stage.

A real team player, Matt has significant experience at all stages of the project cycle from pre purchase, planning stage, public inquiries, implementation, and disposal.

Experienced Chartered Architect with specialist interests in Sustainable Design and Building Conservation.

Matthew is an ARB registered Architect and member of the RIBA, with 12 years’ experience delivering both new build and refurbishment projects across a number of sectors including, Education, Community, Leisure and Heritage.   He has specialist expertise in energy efficient and sustainable design, and a real passion for delivering low energy building solutions.

Matthew is currently competing an MSc in Sustainable Building Conservation, to compliment and expand his skillset in delivering projects involving historically significant buildings.

Matthew is a Chartered Building Surveyor in our Property Consultancy discipline and has over 15 years’ experience in the industry.

His experience spans all aspects of Building Surveying and the delivery of construction projects in local and central government, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and housing, adding strategic and management consultancy skills over the last 10 years.

Matthew has worked alongside numerous public and private sector organisations working with senior leaders, to develop and implement the strategic goals of their business.

Matthew has a track record in completing effective programme/project management, stakeholder engagement, contract and due diligence, planning and risk management from early concept through to implementation and business as usual.

Michelle is a Chartered Procurement and Commercial Leader (MCIPS) with over 20 years of experience delivering strategic procurement and commercial solutions across the transportation, utilities, and government sectors. She has a strong track record of managing large-scale national infrastructure projects, developing robust assurance frameworks, and driving business growth.

As a Partner in Infrastructure at Ridge, Michelle leads strategic procurement and commercial activities, strengthens client relationships, and drives sector expansion. Her expertise in contract management, procurement strategy, and performance assurance plays a crucial role in enhancing Ridge’s infrastructure capabilities.

Before joining Ridge, Michelle spearheaded procurement strategies for high-profile projects, including East West Rail and HS2. She has also played a key role in developing procurement governance models and sustainable procurement practices.

Mike Edwards is a technology-focused building surveying professional with over a decade of experience in implementing innovative solutions for traditional surveying challenges. His career has centred around deploying technological solutions at scale to solve complex building surveying problems.

A qualified thermographer and drone operator, Mike specialises in reality capture and enabling digital transformation in the built environment sector. His expertise spans social housing stock energy efficiency assessments, university campus digitisation, and the development of Automated Drone Infrastructure.

At Ridge, Mike focuses on leveraging his experience in reality capture and digital transformation to enhance surveying capabilities. His priority is implementing scalable technological solutions that improve efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards in surveying processes.

Mike is actively involved in several UKRI funded Future Flight Challenges, focusing on advancing UK drone regulations, particularly in Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS) operations. His passion for implementing innovative technological solutions aligns with Ridge’s forward-thinking approach to digital transformation in the built environment sector.

With 30+ years of experience within the construction industry, particularly within the residential and education sectors, Mike’s focus is on developing Ridge’s presence in the later living and purpose-built student accommodation developments.

With strong communication skills and hands-on technical proficiency, Mike understands the whole development life cycle, from site identification, feasibility, planning and funding to construction and handover.

He has successfully managed complex stakeholder engagement programmes as well as large and nuanced planning strategies, with extensive experience of liaison with local authorities.

Mike joined Ridge in early 2024 as a Partner at its Winchester office with a remit to build and manage its Architecture team and to establish a portfolio of clients and projects across the South of England. He previously worked as Head of Design at Lifestory and, before that, as Director at Architecture PLB.

Mike is a professionally qualified Digital Engineering Associate with a proven background in civil engineering and extensive experience delivering BIM and data-driven solutions across complex infrastructure and building projects. He has worked in both consultancy and contractor environments, supporting clients through all project stages; from early design through to construction delivery.

He played a leading role for over six years on Hinkley Point C, the UK’s largest construction project, where he developed and implemented model-based workflows and reporting tools to provide certainty to project stakeholders and to reduce risk.

At Ridge and Partners LLP, Mike is instrumental in shaping digital strategy, BIM coordination, and data analytics. He leads the Data Management and Analytics team, using Power BI and structured data to enhance reporting, forecasting, and decision-making. Passionate about innovation, he champions emerging technologies such as open-source tools and regularly mentors teams to drive quality and continuous improvement.

Nathan brings over 27 years of property and construction expertise and leads our Project Management team in Bristol, as well as being the Bristol office Managing Partner.

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).

Neil leads the Technology function at Ridge, delivering IT and technical infrastructure alongside functional transformation that supports our growth, innovation, and client service. Neil takes a holistic view of our technology systems and processes, leading on transformational change, data and analytics, and project management. Neil also chairs our Technology & Process Board internally owning both technology strategy and roadmap for the business.

Neil has a rich career history with over 15 years’ experience in IT. He holds a first-class degree in Computer Science and a doctorate in Quantum Computing. Prior to joining Ridge, Neil has worked in many corporate organisations and consultancies across the UK and Europe leading IT delivery and strategy.

Neil is a Partner and Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS) with over 20 years experience.

He has worked across multiple sectors including education, local and central government, healthcare, commercial, emergency services, L&I and housing.

He has significant expertise in building surveys, party wall matters, technical due diligence, clerk of works services, design works, contract administration, project management and contract administration, predominantly with JCT Contracts.

Nick has over 15 years’ experience on a mix of both design and site supervision works, and has developed a broad set of skills and experience developed from working on a wide range of residential, educational, retail, healthcare, sports and civil engineering work ranging in project value from £1M to £50M.

Nick is conversant with a wide variety of materials and design techniques and has experience in design and drawing software packages such as RAM, STAAD, TEDDS, TEKLA, REVIT and AutoCAD.

Nick is a highly respected leader with over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, delivering professional and project services across both public and private sectors. His expertise spans building surveying, party wall matters, dilapidations, and expert witness work.

Graduating from South Bank University in 1996, Nick became a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1999. He is also a Chartered Building Engineer and an accredited Expert Witness under the Cardiff University scheme. Nick holds memberships with the Pyramus and Thisbe Club and the Dilapidations Association, reflecting his deep knowledge of party wall legislation and landlord-tenant issues.

Nick is committed to safety and operational excellence, holding Level 1 Working at Height and Rescue Plan training. He plays a key role in shaping strategic direction as part of the Ridge LPS Strategy Group.

Nick has successfully led both Estimating and Quantity Surveying teams within main contracting and consultancy organisations. Most recently, he was Joint Managing Director of Projex Building Solutions – acquired by Ridge in 2021 – where he ran its Midlands office and commercial team for over 12 years.

Nick prides himself on developing younger members within the team enabling them to have direct client access as soon as possible and coaching them through their professional accreditations.

Nick’s personable client approach and varied commercial exposure delivers a knowledgeable and focused front-end skillset, with clients valuing the accuracy and depth of his commercial advice and speed of turnaround, particularly in the vital initial feasibility phase and development land bidding.

A chartered town planner (MRTPI), Nick has 20 years of private consultancy experience. He joined Ridge from a global multi-national consultancy, where he was national Head of Planning for the GB region leading a large team of planners across offices in England and Wales.

Nick has extensive large-scale and strategic residential experience; alongside recent work in multiple other sectors, including education, healthcare, commercial, community and leisure, defence and regeneration.

Working with and leading multidisciplinary teams, Nick helps clients develop and deliver complex planning strategies to unlock potential and add value to land and property assets through the planning system.

Nicky leads our People team and sets our strategy to ensure Ridge remains a leading property and construction consultancy and an employer of choice.

Nicky is responsible for the experience and development of our people, attracting the best talent to Ridge, embedding diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, and providing a first-class people function that supports careers at Ridge.

Nicky brings 30 years of experience in HR, delivering transformational change and people strategies for businesses including KPMG, National Highways and RSM. Nicky has also held a client facing role in KPMG’s people and change consulting business.

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”.

Paul has 30 years’ experience in delivering construction projects across a broad range of sectors. He is focused on ensuring that client requirements are achieved and exceeded, with a consultative style, but he is not afraid to challenge current practices where appropriate.

Paul is an excellent communicator and team leader with in-depth knowledge and expertise of the key drivers for successful project delivery. One of Paul’s key skills is to develop solutions and alternative approaches in order to achieve results against our clients’ requirements. organisation and understanding the key commercial drivers for success.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor with 30 years experience.

Paul leads the Cost Management department of Ridge based in Manchester. Paul has vast experience in the Cost Management industry in a wide variety of sectors, including both public and private. He is very much a “hands on” Partner with a proactive/collaborative approach to working with all members of the design and construction teams. Paul has successfully delivered services on many construction projects in the North West and Wales. His areas of specialism include Quantity Surveying services, Employers Agent and Fund Monitoring. Paul’s strength is delivering complex projects from inception thought to completion and handover.

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.

Paul has over 20years experience in Building Services Engineering and leads our Building Services team in Cambridge.

He has worked across a large range of sectors and has undertaken some nationally significant and unique projects. Most recently, Paul was the MEP lead for the National Satellite Test Facility at Harwell, which contained some of the world’s largest cleanroom facilities.

He has a particular enthusiasm for projects which add social value, particularly those in the Education Sector, where he has delivered over 60 new school buildings.

Paul is passionate about producing more sustainable buildings and increasing collaboration between design teams and other professionals, these partnerships have endured for many years.

“With his wealth of knowledge, proactive approach to Environmental design and focus on sustainability Paul is always looking for opportunities to challenge the environmental design elements of our projects, fully interrogating the options to ensure he and his team deliver the most efficient, robust and cost-effective MEP design solution.”

Paul leads our PFI and PPP Strategic Advice offer, helping clients navigate the complexity of PFI and PPP infrastructure projects. He brings more than 25 years of experience from Grant Thornton, where he advised both public and private sectors on all stages of these projects from the initial business cases and procurement through to operational support and expiry. He also advised on new hospitals with a focus on strategic case for change, business cases, affordability and value for money.
Paul’s role at Ridge is to strengthen and grow our capability around PFI and PPP, drawing together existing expertise across the business and building a specialist team. His approach is grounded in pre-empting issues before they escalate and giving clear, actionable advice – particularly where data and relationship management are critical to success.

Building services engineer with over 30 years’ experience.

Paul is an enthusiastic and dedicated engineer who brings over 30 years of experience across many sectors of the construction industry. Paul is passionate about the environment and promotes low carbon and sustainable solutions to our clients. Paul has championed the growth of our sustainability offering within Ridge. He has a particular interest in education and public buildings. A notable high point of his career was heading the building services team that helped deliver the Mary Rose Museum.

“Paul always sees the big picture which, combined with his wide technical knowledge and an understanding of people and relationships, makes him a pivotal member of our core team especially on complex schemes.”

Chartered Architect with 25 years’ experience.

Paul is a member of the RIBA and ARB, and benefits from over 25 years’ experience delivering highly technical facilities across a variety of sectors, including education, motorsport and advanced manufacturing. He is an exceptional communicator whose strengths lie in team leadership, and interpreting complex requirements to provide clients with solutions which are both creative and functional.

“The work you have carried out for us is to a very high standard. We particularly appreciate how you have taken the time to understand our business and operational requirements, it has been an interesting and enjoyable process.”

Paul Heron has joined Ridge as Head of the Newcastle office, leading the firm’s strategic expansion across the North East. A Chartered Building Surveyor with over 25 years of experience, Paul brings extensive expertise in the delivery of capital works programmes within the public sector, with a particular focus on healthcare, education, and emergency services. Prior to joining Ridge, he served as Senior Director at Gleeds.

Throughout his career, Paul has demonstrated a strong commitment to building high-performing teams and fostering professional development—areas he regards as the most fulfilling aspects of his work. His appointment represents a significant step in Ridge’s ongoing national growth and reinforces the firm’s ambitions within the region.

Drawn to Ridge by its outstanding reputation and collaborative culture, Paul is focused on developing a dynamic team and cultivating long-term partnerships in the North East.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor with 22 years’ experience.

Paul is a senior member of the Quantity Surveying team and has considerable experience across all sectors of the industry including education, residential, industrial and commercial. His experience includes new build, extension and refurbishments with values ranging from £50,000 to £350 million.

Project responsibilities include preparation of initial cost advice, feasibility studies, option studies, value engineering, cost in use studies, life cycle costing, preparation of cost plans, contract advice, tender documentation, tender evaluation, post-contract financial control, agreement of final accounts and settlement of claims.

Paul is a building surveyor with over 30 years of experience in construction, particularly in the retail and commercial sectors, specialising in complex and challenging refurbishment projects.

Paul is knowledgeable in conversion and refurbishment works for a range of retail, commercial and healthcare, private and public-sector clients. His projects have included a full range of duties such as leading and developing project briefs, preparing in depth feasibility reports and managing projects through to completion.

Paul is also experienced in co-ordinating and preparing full detailed drawings, specifications together with tender and contract documentation for numerous projects from minor alteration schemes to multi-phased large-scale refurbishments.

Paul is a chartered architect and leads our Architecture team based in Manchester.

Paul has previously worked with Ridge in Oxford and Shanghai, successfully leading significant high-profile design projects, managing large teams across a range of sectors specifically Formula 1, R&D and Higher Education. Paul’s specialism is leading on challenging briefs, often with complex requirements and where design led architecture and interior projects require intensive multidisciplinary collaboration.

Pete has been an integral part of the growth and development of the MEP Cost Management team with over 20 years’ service with Ridge and a total of 40 years’ experience in the field of mechanical and electrical services.

Most recently, Pete has spent 10 years as pre-construction director for a national main contractor. Responsible for the in-house delivery of the mechanical and electrical services. Member of the in-house innovation team responsible for developing / promoting innovation across the entire portfolio.
Responsible for the M&E cost management of the entire education portfolio, delivering projects nationally under the DfE frameworks 2014 through 2023, zero carbon in operation and modular derivatives.

His design and pre-construction background offers value to our clients when developing design solutions, discussing procurement strategy with expert knowledge of the marketplace and the entire MEP supply chain.

Chartered Building Services Engineer – BEng (Hons) CEng MCIBSE MIET with over 25 years’ experience in the industry.

Phil is Managing Partner for our Cambridge office and leads our Building Services Engineering discipline, which has over 100 engineers based across 10 locations.  

Phil balances his managerial tasks while remaining resolutely client and project focused.  

He is very active in our defence and security sector and leads projects with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the MOD and Boeing Defence. As well as supporting these major clients, he also leads regional projects with regional design teams.

Phil says, “at Ridge we have the best of all worlds. We are a big practice that allows us to work on major infrastructure and building projects with many of the UK’s best clients; however, we remain agile and grounded and can flex our approach to deliver the smallest of projects. Working and maintaining local relationships with our longstanding clients is so important to us, and throughout our period of growth our customer base has developed, but our customer-focused approach remains the same. We are proud of our repeat business and longstanding relationships.”

Phil brings over 15 years of experience in building services and sustainability and is recognised internationally as a thought leader in sustainable design and strategies. Phil has led the energy and sustainability strategies for some of the most innovative and complex projects across UK commercial, education, science, and healthcare sectors. He has also led international research projects on decarbonisation and the circular economy.

Phil delivers a cross-discipline, cross-market NZ+C offer for clients, working closely with design and engineering disciplines, sustainability teams, and social value specialists to maximise sustainable outcomes on projects.

Phil is an enthusiastic, commercially aware and highly adaptable project manager, who has a strong broad experience of managing and administering the successful delivery of both public and private sector projects.

Phil has strong technical, management and people skills which he has developed over the last 20 years in the industry, including over 17 years with Ridge, on a wide variety of project types utilising various forms of contract and procurement methods.

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.

Rennie has a successful 25+ year track record in the construction industry. He is responsible for providing consultancy oversight on projects and the generation of new business.

Rennie has spent most of his career in professional practice, focusing on data centres, commercial and corporate end user work. He developed a skill in delivering specialist projects in an environment of demanding client requirements and has detailed knowledge of the data centre sector. Rennie has an extensive track record of delivering projects for a range of industry leading clients throughout the UK and Europe.

Rhys provides strategic resilience and expertise to Ridge’s building surveying division across the UK. Within this capacity, Rhys has a remit to support complex, high value instructions, brining to bear his experience leading large project and consultancy teams.

Rhys has 19 years of Building Surveying experience, undertaking all typical building surveying activities across all major sector and property types. Over recent years Rhys’ focus has been on delivering complex multi-site National Project Management Office and Project Management on major property portfolios, putting together and leading large multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects under both JCT and NEC contract forms.

Chartered Engineer – BEng (Hons) CEng MCIBSE MIET with over 20 years’ experience.

Richard has been responsible for the delivery of a wide range of project work across many sectors. His career began in Oxford, where he developed expertise in science and research facilities, higher education, and heritage buildings. A decade spent in London broadened Richard’s experience to encompass large-scale residential and commercial projects, leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams on iconic developments such as Battersea Power Station and Olympia London.

Returning to Oxford, Richard is part of the office senior leadership group and has responsibility for the MEP team. He plays an active role in concept design and takes pride in driving value from early client engagement. He has a passion for pragmatic sustainable design and believes that engineering solutions (and the way in which they are presented) should be kept as simple as possible. His current focus is around the advanced manufacturing and science and research sectors.

Richard is a Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Water Environment Manager with a MSc in Geotechnical Engineering. He has 28 years’ experience working as a ground investigation consultant for a mix of private and public sector clients on a variety of projects across multiple sectors.

Richard has a wealth of experience heading up Geo-Environmental Teams, providing concise and detailed investigation reports enabling Clients to make accurate decisions about site acquisition, obtaining regulatory approval for development and enabling contaminated land planning conditions to be discharged.

His approach is to carry out comprehensive yet economic investigations to ensure sites are thoroughly investigated and constraints and opportunities identified at an early stage.

Richard has particular expertise in earthworks and waste classification and is a Qualified Person (QP) under the CL:AIRE Definition of Waste Code of Practice protocol. This initiative enables waste soils to be moved between sites outside of the waste legislation process.

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.

Richard Knight – Partner, Science & Research (Building Services) – CEng MCIBSE MIET
Richard is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years’ experience and a leading figure in the science, research, and technology sector. Based in Ridge’s Oxford office, he has delivered some of the UK’s most exciting and technically complex schemes, including major science park masterplans and bespoke laboratory buildings. Richard leads the Science & Research Building Services team and is part of the sector leadership group. He brings a consultancy-first mindset, blending deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, and works closely with clients to navigate complexity and unlock value across the full project lifecycle. His focus is on creating sustainable, flexible environments that enable innovation and discovery.

Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) with 30 years’ experience.

Richard is a Partner responsible for the management of Building Surveying Oxford, Health and Safety and Geo-Spatial teams at Ridge. He has extensive Property Management, Project Management and Lead Consultant experience within construction.

Richard has been the Framework Manager for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office / Crown Global Services and UKAEA providing senior contact for a wide scope of construction and property management. He brings over a decade of senior management experience.

Richard Thorpe is a Partner and Chartered Surveyor, where he has been a member of the Ridge team for over 25 years. With the last 8 years working as part of the senior management team.

Richard oversees business-wide Health & Safety, Geo-Spatial discipline, as well as being the managing partner for the Ridge Cheltenham office. He is also an active member of the Ridge Tech and Process group and the Defence and Security group, which guide the business through the operational requirements in these areas.

Richard’s extensive career includes leading client and project teams on security and complex projects worldwide and assisting clients in early-stage project inception and strategic management. He has a range of commercial and public sector clients both in the UK and overseas. He has spent over 20 years working internationally with organizations such as the FCDO, DFiD, and the United Nations.

Notable projects through the years:

HM Ambassador’s Residence Moscow refurbishment

British High Commission Ottawa, Canada

British Embassy Kabul, various projects from 2003 – 2021

British High Commission Islamabad, Pakistan New office build.

British Consul Office, Hong Kong refit

British Consul Office, San Francisco refit

British Embassy Washington, USA Office refit.

United Nations (UNMICT) Arusha New Court House and Office compound, Tanzania

British Embassy Amman, Jordan refurbishment.

RAF Lossiemouth, (P8 Facility) Secure project development during Covid

Richard began his career as a Land Surveyor but progressed into Building Surveying and eventually becoming Chartered in1999. He joined Ridge and Partners LLP in 2000, progressing from Senior Surveyor to Associate, Partner, and eventually becoming and EP in 2017.

Outside of the day-to-day work Richard has a keen interest in field sports, Rugby and providing a taxi service for his 3 teenage sons!

With over 35 years under his belt, Rob brings a wealth of experience across a spectrum of civil engineering fields. His contributions span infrastructure, flood management, and transportation services, catering to diverse market sectors such as data centres, industrial and commercial, retail, residential, education, health, airports, and leisure.

Rob excels in the strategic management, planning, and successful delivery of infrastructure for major mixed-use developments, with a particular skill for revitalising brownfield sites. Additionally, he holds significant expertise in pinpointing and estimating abnormal engineering costs throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure projects, from due diligence and site acquisition to planning and design/delivery phases.

In-house solicitor with 15 years’ in-house experience.

Robert is a commercial solicitor qualified in 2001, offering his experience and advice in commercial contracts, risk management and claims handling.

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.

Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers – MEng (Hons) CEng FIStructE.

Rosie has gained strong technical and leadership skills over a diverse career meaning she is uniquely placed to build personable stakeholder relationships and deliver complex projects from concept to completion with pride. Whether it’s a £250M hospital development or a smaller building reuse scheme, Rosie thrives on the challenge of finding the optimum technical design, whilst also creating an integrated and elegant offering.

Rosie takes a leading role in the development of sustainable Civil and Structural engineering. She chairs the Civil and Structural Sustainability Group and is a leading voice in sector wide initiatives such as the Declare movement. She is committed to driving down the embodied carbon costs of our buildings & infrastructure as well as developing strategies to optimise biodiversity.

Leading our Architecture team in the Midlands region, Ross is a Chartered Architect who enjoys working closely with clients to understand their needs and aspirations. His attention to detail and technical expertise have ensured the successful delivery of several high-profile, and complex projects.

Specialising in the design of public transport infrastructure including railway stations, maintenance depots, interchanges, and welfare units, Ross has broad experience across a range of sectors and project types including pioneering advanced manufacturing (battery technology) facilities and both primary and secondary schools.

Ross brings a collaborative and proactive approach to all projects delivered from our multidiscipline design environment.

Chartered Accountant with over 30 years experience.

Qualified with London firm Hays Macintyre before working in the Audit and Insolvency teams of Grant Thornton in Oxford and Southampton. Joined Ridge in 1995, helping shape the business over many years.

“Russell understands the diverse nature of the characters who up our successful business.”

Sam is an architecturally trained Chartered Structural Engineer with over 20 years of professional experience.

Sam leads our Bristol Structural and Civil Engineering team, working with planners and main contractors to offer a full spectrum of structures and civils services, including engineering, design and risk management. He is an experienced leader, having delivered complex multi-disciplinary projects and managed diverse, specialist engineering and consultancy teams, with a strong collaborative, inclusive and team-based ethos.

Sam has a raft of experience in the design of buildings and infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors. His portfolio includes the design of new build and complex refurbishment projects ranging in value between £50,000 to £250 million, with specific experience in the education, healthcare, sports, retail, commercial, industrial, and residential markets.

As a Partner in the Building Surveying team, Sarah manages a team of highly experienced Building Surveyors and Project Managers, from apprentice level through to Associate. The team delivers a range of professional services across the UK, including Building Surveying, CDM Advisory Services, Contract Administration and Project Management.

Sarah has over 16 years’ experience working as a Chartered Building Surveyor, Programme Manager, Project Manager and Contract Administrator, with extensive experience of Education, Residential and Commercial sectors. Sarah’s experience includes the inception to occupation development and management of new build, refurbishment and repair projects on a wide range of properties including education, offices, media studios, retail outlets, leisure and residential properties.

Sarah has over 25 years of experience in transport planning and transport infrastructure master planning—delivering area-wide transport strategies, successful business cases and major development with a focus on sustainable development strategy and implementation.

Sarah joined Ridge in September 2022 to help grow the transport planning business.

Sarah has built up a strong portfolio of prestigious, private sector land development clients and local authorities. She has led a range of land development projects from site identification/screening through to delivery, including the promotion of sites through local planning frameworks, supporting planning applications, and funding bids. This has involved supporting both private and public sectors on mixed-use developments, housing developments, education schemes, health centres, leisure centres, and transport infrastructure schemes, including railway stations, public transport interchanges, highway schemes, and car parks. She has led the development of Local Transport Plans, policies and strategies, option assessments, feasibility and design of infrastructure, and case making.

Sarah has managed and coordinated numerous high profile multi-disciplinary projects, including Land North of Horsham, Kilnwood Vale near Crawley, Green Park Station in Reading, Rowden Park and Showell Farm in Chippenham, Kimmerfields in Swindon, Land West of Copthorne in Mid Sussex, Daws Hill in High Wycombe, New Eastern Villages in Swindon, Active Travel and Levelling Up Funding bids, and Mass Rapid Transit Schemes in Reading, and Reading’s Local Transport Plan.

Shane is Partner – Science & Research at Ridge, leading technical delivery and sector growth across the UK’s evolving science infrastructure landscape. With a background in engineering and strategic consultancy, he has delivered complex projects for clients in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and higher education. Shane is known for combining deep technical insight with financial foresight, legal acumen, and a collaborative approach that bridges ambition with operational clarity. He plays a key role in shaping Ridge’s thought leadership, advocating for urgency, talent-first design, and long-term value. Passionate about future-proofing research environments, Shane helps clients navigate complexity to deliver high-quality, sustainable outcomes that support innovation and societal impact.

Simon is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the CIBSE with 28 years of experience in building services engineering design within the construction industry. His expertise spans a diverse range of sectors, including residential, healthcare, commercial offices, schools, higher education, and life sciences, encompassing projects from large-scale new builds exceeding £250 million to smaller refurbishments and decarbonisation initiatives.

Driven by a commitment to building performance and sustainable design, Simon leverages his experience to deliver innovative and practical solutions tailored to each client’s unique requirements. He thrives on the distinctive challenges presented by each project and prioritises clear communication and logical thinking as cornerstones of successful project delivery.

Simon is passionate about knowledge sharing and has contributed to influential publications such as CIBSE TM65, ‘Embodied carbon in building services: a calculation methodology’, and the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.

Chartered Quantity Surveyor, BSc (Hons), MRICS, with over 30 years’ experience in the property and construction industry, 20 years of which are with Ridge.

Simon is responsible for the Commercial Cost Management Team from the Reading office, and is focused on building client and consultant relationships across the industry.

Simon has a wide variety of experience and provides a broad level of construction advice in the commercial, industrial, residential, leisure and finance sectors.

He has a passion for problem solving and the delivery of projects and provides Project Management, Employer’s Agent, Contract Administration, Cost Management and Development Monitoring services as well as being a key member of the Commercial Sector Group.

Stephen is a Partner within Ridge’s Project Management discipline supporting the Birmingham office. Stephen has over 35 years’ experience of complex projects and programmes featuring multiple phases, sites and stakeholders and in-depth experience of leading multidisciplinary teams. Expertise includes Programme Management, Governance & Assurance, Stakeholder Management & Communication; Master Planning, Strategic Advising, and Procurement Strategising.. Stephen has a proven reputation within the construction consultancy sector and a solid track record of developing a consultancy business within the Midlands and wider UK Regions.

Steve is a Partner at Ridge based in Bristol, where he leads the building services team.

He enjoys the challenges that building services engineering provides, solving inherent issues in existing buildings and evolving new build client requirements into an appropriate solution, looking beyond building services into holistic measures.

Steve has a proven track record of achieving repeat business through continued performance and delivery with major clients.

Twenty-four years of experience in the industry across all aspects of building services construction design, management and installation ensures that he can speak with experience across a majority of sectors.

“Steve instantly grasped our requirements and understood the parameters that we needed to work within, to provide a refreshed comfortable environment for our building users. This was developed and delivered swiftly and with clarity from day one.

Very happy with the outcome, increased staff morale and productivity as well as energy bills being reduced.”

Chartered Building Services engineer (MCIBSE) with over 30 years’ experience.

With over three decades of experience in the building industry, both in Australia and in the UK, Steve has managed projects in the defence, industrial, healthcare, higher education and commercial sectors. He has managed many multidiscipline teams on technically challenging projects including award-winning laboratory facilities. He favours a hands-on approach to liaison with clients and design teams, understanding their needs and aspirations and formulating successful design briefs. His particular focus is evaluating the needs of building users, identifying problems and applying appropriate cost-effective solutions.

Member of the RICS (MRICS) with 30 years’ experience.

An LLP Member and Office Managing Partner for Reading.  

Area of expertise – the residential sector, delivering new build and regeneration projects as well as repair and maintenance and asset management.  

While working primarily in the affordable housing sector, Steve has experience across a range of tenures including affordable rent, shared ownership, market rent and open market sales.

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.

Steve is a chartered chemist and fire engineer, specialising in fire safety engineering, fire risk assessment, fire and explosion hazards of industrial premises, processes and materials, and ATEX/DSEAR compliance.

He has undertaken testing and research on dust and gas explosions including self-heating of materials, and then gained experience on active fire protection systems including water mist, sprinklers (design fires) and combustion toxicity. He has undertaken consultancy work on dust/gas explosion safety and self-heating. His work encompasses the technical areas of, fire safety engineering, fire consultancy, fire risk assessment and industrial process safety (DSEAR).

Steve now spends most of his time providing expert advice and evidence.  He has been cross examined in court numerous times.

Susie is a Sustainability Consultant with over 20 years of experience in sustainability consultancy and a passion for low carbon, high quality design. Her key expertise lies in providing early advice and guidance to assist clients in maximising the environmental performance of their schemes. She has experience in a wide range of different sectors, including residential, public and commercial schemes. In addition, she also has experience of developing and implementing ESG strategies for several clients and undertaking sustainability training.

She is a Chartered Environmentalist, BREEAM Accredited Professional as well as a licenced BREEAM, Homes Quality Mark and SKA Assessor. In addition, her expertise covers services such as post occupancy evaluation, carbon footprinting, and health and wellbeing assessments such as WELL and FitWel.

“Susie gave clear professional guidance and constructive support throughout. She was extremely helpful and hands on and someone we would both recommend and use again through choice in the future.”

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) with a BSc (Hons) in Construction Management & Building Surveying and BEng in Communications Engineering.

Terry has 13 years’ senior surveying experience and 12 years’ prior experience of senior network and best practice engineering management in the media & telecoms sector.

He is an expert in project and contract management, party wall and dilapidations advice, and pre-acquisition, feasibility and technical due diligence assessments. He also has extensive knowledge and more recent project focus in the education sector.

Previously, Terry specialised in the design and implementation of media and data traffic over RF telecommications networks.

“You are providing a good supporting working relationship, have learned to understand our needs… and are working hard to achieve the outcomes we need.”

Tim has an in-depth knowledge in all aspects of pre and post-contract quantity surveying. He is directly involved with clients advising on all aspects of the project, especially procurement, contractual and cost advice.

Tim has a wealth of experience in providing project costings from initial feasibility studies and estimates to detailed cost planning on a wide range of projects, this extends to post-contract services in a range of market sectors.

He is a results driven, self-motivated and resourceful quantity surveyor working as part of a busy team, effectively managing all costs relating to building projects. A strong team player who is enthusiastic about customer care and providing timely, accurate information to support informed decision making for the projects.

Tim is responsible for ensuring projects continue to meet clients’ aspirations to budget and on time, through regular contact with project teams and clients. This role requires preparation and review of contract documentation, tender documents and project cost plans, identifying efficiencies where applicable whilst acting as a single point of contact for the client, project teams, and Partners.

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.”

Tom is a highly motivated and articulate project management professional. He has experience managing developments across the hospitality, commercial, residential and data centre sectors.

Tom knows what is expected to deliver high quality schemes on time and within client budget parameters. As a project leader, he instils this ethos into his team to exceed client expectations. With experience on both national and international projects, Tom has developed a reputation for the highest standards of personal and professional integrity.

Tom Bloxsom, chartered Health & Safety Practitioner (CMIOSH),  is a highly qualified and solution-oriented Health and Safety Practitioner, holding Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) and a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Risk Management. With a clear focus on ensuring people return home safely every day, Tom brings a pragmatic and passionate approach to safety leadership.

With extensive cross-sector experience—including real estate, local government, banking, retail, technology, manufacturing, and oil & gas—Tom has developed a broad and adaptable skill set. His ability to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders makes him a trusted advisor and a driving force behind practical, results-driven safety strategies.

As the CDM Lead for the Health & Safety discipline, Tom plays a pivotal role in ensuring compliance and best practice in construction design and management. His wide-ranging general safety experience, combined with his dedication to continuous improvement, makes him a valuable asset to any organisation committed to health and safety excellence.

Tom has 30 years’ experience as a Building Surveyor and Project Manager, is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and also a Technical Safety Practitioner with the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

He has extensive experience across public and private sectors and specialises in the delivery of multi-discipline projects for blue light clients. Tom also has a wealth of experience managing the delivery of Building Surveying professional services, including dilapidations, condition surveys, planned maintenance programmes for education and retail clients, and undertaking development monitoring for commercial projects.

Having spent 20 years with Ridge, Tom now leads the Building Surveying team in the Cheltenham office.