Your opportunity
Are you an experienced Site Quality Monitoring Surveyor looking to take that next step in your career?
As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Site Quality Monitoring Surveyor to join our significantly experienced and talented Construction Team based out of our offices in Winchester.
As a Site Quality Monitoring Surveyor at Ridge, you will work within a team who are working with Residential Providers including Housing Associations, Private “Buy to Let” Clients and Local Authority New Homes departments, to assist in the delivery on new build and regeneration schemes. You will help to oversee the construction works and delivery of these new build and regeneration projects.
Role and Responsibilities
* Ensuring works carried out by the approved contractors are of the highest standard and meet all requirements of the specification and current regulations
* Visit the Housing construction sites typically either weekly or at fortnightly intervals Provide Report covering typically covering items below (Reports are typically actioned using a Ridge App based template)
* Provide Report to the Client/Employer commenting upon:
1. Progress.
2. Defects and observations queries
3. General comments regarding workmanship, materials and storage, site organisation, safety and labour on site. Monitor the performance of Developer and compliance of materials andworkmanship and programme enforcing implementation of construction standards and finishes in accordance with those defined in the Contract specification/ERs and/or contract drawings or with manufacturers or industry standard good practice.
4. Review works on site and provide technical feedback and instructions to ensure that works are being carried out in accordance with statutory regulations, best practice and delivering best value for money.
5. Record weather stoppages.
6. Monitor inspections by Building Control and NHBC/Premier or equivalent Building Insurance Guarantee.
* Visual QA Inspections and Handover Inspections as required in our agreed format
* Review contract specification, Employer’s requirements, contract and working drawings to enable understanding of project and enable checks for compliance
* Assist Employer’s Agent / project management team with site progress meetings, providing feedback and tracking closure of defects and observations throughout project
* Assist Team members as required with process of snagging, de-snagging and potentially the handover of properties to client
* Assist team with process of End of Defects in section and assist with interim defects rectification queries during Defects period
To be successful in this role you will have:
* Significant experience in the construction of Housing schemes and other building projects.
* Good Building Pathology
* You will need to be an excellent communicator who can articulate issues between the Contractor and the Client Team’s.
* You will also need to show ambition and a willingness to learn whilst demonstrating a high-level of diligence and organisational skills.
* Knowledge of Building Control /NHBC build standards and understanding of construction elements relating fire management/compensation
* You will be capable in the use of technology to produce reports using our company reporting system.
* A current CSCS Card .
About us
We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.
Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.
Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.
Your benefits
The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.
Annual
leave
A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.
Community
spirit
You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.
Mental
health
Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.
Financial benefits
A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.
Physical
wellbeing
Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.
Flexible
working
Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.
Career development
A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.
Extra
benefits
Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.
We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.
A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.
A polite note to recruitment agencies
We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.
Note to recruitment agencies
We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.