Assistant or Trainee Principal Designer / H&S Consultant

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Assistant/Trainee Principal Designer
Location: London (SE1 0BS)
Salary: £Negotiable – depending on experience

At Ridge, our culture is open and friendly, aligned very much to a ‘people business’ rather than a big global organisation. You will certainly NOT be a small cog in a big machine here! We are proud Ridge people who successfully strive to make a difference.

And due to continuing growth we are now lookingto recruit an Assistant/Trainee Principal Designerbased at out central London office, supporting the growth of our business in the London area.

The Role

You will initially be involved in the undertaking of site safety inspections and producing accompanying reports, collating health and safety file information, shadowing experienced members of staff on site visits and at meetings with a view to taking ownership of their own projects after a successful training period.

Eventually you will contribute to and be responsible for the delivery of Principal Designer services, on a range of projects across a variety sectors including housing, education and commercial projects. You will have the ability to manage multiple projects, have an understanding of key hazards typical to building and construction projects and be able to work as an individual and as part of a wider team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a junior construction professional looking to enter the field of construction health and safety.

Experience and Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.


• Min 1 or 2 years experience in construction related profession, ideally trainee site management experience or similar


• Good IT skills


• Comfortable undertaking duties as a lone worker


• Health and safety related experience or qualification (NEBOSH / IOSH / CITB or similar) and an understanding of the requirements of the Construction (design and management) Regulations 2015 would be extremely desirable

The ideal candidate will have both construction and health and safety related experience at an Assistant / Trainee level, however this is not essential and there is the option for the right individual to undertake the Nebosh Construction Certificate qualification after satisfactorily completing their first three months with the company.

Ridge Benefits

At Ridge we invest heavily in our biggest assets……..our people. And as you will find out from day one in your Ridge career, you will be handsomely rewarded:

• 25 days holiday and study leave


• Private Healthcare


• Subscription, assessment and membership fees for relevant professional bodies


• Life Assurance


• Standard 5% Ridge Contribution


• Highly competitive salary

About Ridge:
Ridge is an award winning, UK top 20 multi-discipline property and construction consultancy. Core disciplines include Project Management, Cost Management, Building Surveying, Building Services Engineering, Building Services Maintenance Management, Property Consultancy, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Health & Safety, Sustainability, Legal Support Services, Traffic & Transportation, Infrastructure Commercial Management, Geo-Environmental. In addition, we provide property consultancy expertise for asset management, modern procurement, planned maintenance programmes, innovative strategies and holistic delivery planning.

We maintain a spread of projects across all public and private sector markets from social housing to Formula One which is the essence of our strength in the depth and diverse range of our activity. Ridge has been successfully operating since 1946 and now employs over 475 people in nine offices across the UK and has delivered projects in 75 countries worldwide.