- RK Signature Living
Join our team
Updated: Nov 4, 2019
We are recruiting for an experienced Contracts Manager and Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to join our expanding team.
Both roles will support the company’s growth within the high-end residential construction sector. The successful candidates will be working very closely with the Company Directors & Project Teams to deliver residential construction projects in Essex, Surrey and West London.
These are empowered positions requiring strong commercial and people skills. Responsible for all project-related commercial activities, these positions will play a vital role in the continued expansion of RK Signature Living.

Contracts Manager
Location: Richmond, Surrey (Office) and West London and Surrey (Sites)
Salary: £competitive per annum
Employment: Full Time, Contract
The candidate must have experience in New Build, Refurbishment, Cut & Carve, Fit Out and Restoration with contract values from £300k to £2m. The successful candidate will undertake the following duties across multiple sites with responsibility for:
Health & Safety
Programme delivery
Sub-Contractors
Procurement scheduling
Commercial awareness
Contract awareness
Protecting our company risk - upstream and downstream
Lead and chair site meetings (with the client team and also with subcontractors)
In addition, the following criteria need to be met:
At least 5 years’ experience working as a contract’s manager or senior site manager in the London residential construction market
Must be professional, confident and have excellent communication skills as this role is client-facing
Hold a full clean driving licence
Advanced computer literacy skills. (experience using Builder Trend an advantage but not essential)
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Demonstrable project delivery track record
The successful candidate will exhibit the following skillsets and attributes:
Highly motivated.
Ability to work as a team and under their own steam.
High levels of organisation
Proactivity
Attention to detail
Quantity Surveyor
Location: Loughton, Essex Salary: £competitive per annum Employment: Full-Time, Permanent
Working on projects ranging from £300k to £2m the successful candidate will undertake the following duties:
Management of all project-related commercials
Producing accurately priced tender returns to deadlines
Preparation of subcontractor packages
Preparation of trade specifications
Subcontractor quotation analysis and negotiation
Conduct benchmarking on tenders received
Placing subcontractor orders
Client valuations
Change order management
Budget creation
Production of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports
Management of RK Signature Living’s contractual obligations (JCT/RIBA Standard Contracts.
Value engineering
Chair pre-start meetings with Subcontractors, Site Management and Contracts Manager
In addition, the following criteria need to be met:
At least 5 years’ experience working as an estimator/quantity surveyor in the London residential construction market
Must be professional, confident and have excellent communication skills as this role is client-facing
Hold a full clean driving licence
Advanced computer literacy skills (experience using Builder Trend an advantage but not essential)
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Demonstrable project delivery track record
The successful candidate will exhibit the following skillsets and attributes:
Highly motivated
Ability to work as a team and under their own steam
High levels of organisation
Proactivity
Attention to detail