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About us

Since 1976, RCC has been delivering certainty – growing alongside our people as we enhance our capability and expertise. By ensuring promises are kept, we have built both places and relationships that stand the test of time.

We’re a family-owned company, and our reputation is everything to us. We take a long-term view, making decisions that are in the best interest of both our clients and our people.

“Our business has been built on simple principles; we work hard and with integrity. We’re honest, we listen, we’re responsive and we do the right thing.”

Jamie Crookes


Managing Director — Richard Crookes Constructions

Leadership TEAM

As an independent, Australian-owned business, RCC is agile and responsive. In today’s rapidly changing times, this is more important than ever. Maintaining a flat leadership structure, clients have access to senior decision-makers, and our people have ample opportunities to learn, grow and step up.

Richard Crookes

Executive Chairman

Jamie Crookes

Managing Director

David Sharp

Chief Financial Officer

Vanessa Riley

Chief People Officer

Grant D’Arcy

General Manager – Sydney and Major Projects

Luke Gerathy

General Manager – Hunter New England

Richard Brown

General Manager – ACT

Chris Meade

General Manager – Queensland

Claude Concha

General Manager – Industrial

Kate Hannaford

General Manager – New Business & Marketing

Samantha Kuiper

General Manager – Design and Innovation

Ian West

General Manager – Commercial and Risk

Jennifer Tyler

General Counsel

Craig Richmond

Business Systems Manager

Jess Dwyer

Head of Corporate Affairs & ESG

Richard Crookes

Executive Chairman

Richard established the RCC business in 1966, starting out by delivering projects for his mates. Over the years, Richard’s strong values and long-term relationships built on collaboration, quality and trust became the foundations of RCC’s success.

Richard remains personally involved in the company’s day-to-day operations with a hands-on approach, the hallmark of his management style. His principles on which the business was established – to work hard with integrity, to listen and be responsive – remain at the heart of RCC today.

Jamie Crookes

Managing Director

Jamie’s growth from carpenter to Managing Director is testament to his 36-year journey of hard work and dedication. Steering RCC’s strategic direction, and supported by a multi-disciplined leadership team and robust network of industry partners, Jamie has cemented RCC’s reputation as a trusted delivery partner and employer of choice.

Taking a long term view, Jamie makes decisions that are in the best interests of our clients and business ecosystem. A strong believer in transparency, collaboration and a ‘best-for-project’ approach, he aligns business decisions with corporate values to bring RCC’s purpose to life.

David Sharp

Chief Financial Officer

David has over 20 years’ experience in senior finance roles within the construction and property industry, working with leading Tier 1 contractors and developers. Since 2012, he has led strategic financial management at RCC, helping the business grow to $1.6 billion in annual turnover. During this time, he has successfully guided RCC through the industry’s recent challenges and market fluctuations.

David also oversees IT, ensuring the security and success of the business, its people, and its clients. As an advocate for employee wellbeing, he founded the ‘RCC Flyers’ run club to encourage a healthy and supportive work culture.

Vanessa Riley

Chief People Officer

A valued member of our leadership team, Vanessa is a results-orientated senior human resources executive with a strong track record in driving organisational transformation. Her strength lies in connecting business strategy to people outcomes, and she is passionate about embedding a culture where employees are given ample opportunities to step up and progress.

Leveraging her extensive HR experience, Vanessa leads culture, leadership development and workforce planning at RCC. Her remit also includes the development and delivery of RCC’s people and culture strategy which helps to enable our operational success.

Grant D’Arcy

General Manager – Sydney and Major Projects

Over the span of his 25+ year career, Grant has led the delivery of large-scale and complex projects for both Tier 1 contractors and developers. At RCC, he has driven ambitious growth initiatives for the Sydney and Majors division – which has expanded to 600+ people over the last six years.

Exceptional industry acumen underscores Grant’s commitment to strengthening RCC’s capabilities across all sectors. Driving operational excellence across the business, he spearheads the continual consolidation of our capabilities and service offerings to deliver certainty for our clients.

Luke Gerathy

General Manager – Hunter New England

For over a decade, Luke has spearheaded the growth of the Hunter New England business unit, seamlessly integrating strategy and delivery to reflect his unwavering dedication to the region. Reporting directly to the Managing Director and Board, Luke aligns resource allocation and excels in team leadership, driving business growth.

With his robust network and close community ties, Luke has successfully delivered projects across a range of sectors including health, education, food production, agribusiness and hospitality. Supported by a team of over 120, Luke has created a lasting legacy across regional and rural NSW.

Richard Brown

General Manager – ACT

Honing his skills for more than four decades, Richard’s professional career began as an electrical engineering, then moving into operations and senior executive roles for Tier 1 contractors and developers in the United Kingdom and Australia. A results-oriented leader, he has the technical acumen, network and experience to deliver quality outcomes and program certainty.

Richard’s strong track record is reflected in the successful growth of the RCC ACT business, where he has secured projects in defence, healthcare and education – and now leads a team of 40.

Chris Meade

General Manager – Queensland

Having spent more than thirty years in the construction industry, Chris began his career onsite as an apprentice carpenter. From there, he progressed into senior leadership roles, and in 2019, he launched RCC’s Queensland division which he continues to lead.

Deeply embedded in the Queensland market, and with an extensive network, Chris has grown the RCC business in this region exponentially, and now heads up a team of over 40 members.

Claude Concha

General Manager – Industrial

A leading specialist in the delivery of industrial projects, Claude has over 30 years’ experience and began his career as a civil engineer. He has overseen RCC’s industrial division for more than a decade, in which time the team has grown to more than 100.

Considered and strategic in his approach, Claude oversees the entire business cycle; from tendering to handover and the implementation of best-practice initiatives. This attention to detail, together with Claude’s deep sector expertise, continues to drive significant repeat business for RCC.

Kate Hannaford

General Manager – New Business & Marketing

Kate is a strategic leader with over 30 years of experience in business strategy, communications, branding, and business development—more than 20 of those in construction. She has built a powerful industry network, driving market engagement and intelligence to create value for RCC. With deep expertise in procurement and positioning to win, she develops market-leading strategies that sharpen RCC’s competitive edge. Most recently, she led RCC’s brand refresh, ensuring it reflects the company’s evolution and strengthens its market presence.

Samantha Kuiper

General Manager – Design and Innovation

Sam has spent more than 30 years delivering complex projects for Tier 1 contractors globally, and now leads a team of more than 50 design managers at RCC. With a background in architecture and extensive industry experience, she is committed to the delivery of design management excellence.

Spearheading initiatives to harness the power of digital software, Sam is continually streamlining processes and building her team’s capabilities. At RCC, she is executive sponsor of our cadet program. Sam is proactively building a better industry as a respected mentor, a member of both the GBCA, Property Council of Australia Committees and UTS Advisory Committee, and a founding member of the Australian Framework for Design Services.

Ian West

General Manager – Commercial and Risk

Drawing on four decades of construction industry experience, Ian has managed RCC’s Commercial and Risk function since 2017. Working collaboratively with teams across all business divisions, Ian identifies risks and opportunities to deliver value for RCC’s clients and business.

Through his skilled leadership and commercial acumen of contracts administration, Ian is committed to transparent and disciplined processes so as to ensure we are a trusted partner. Investing in the long-term and the professional development of the industry, he is an active participant in the Australian Institute of Building as both mentor and member.

Jennifer Tyler

General Counsel

With over 25 years’ industry experience, Jennifer heads up the RCC legal function, bringing a conciliatory, non-adversarial approach to RCC’s legal and governance matters.

Jennifer spent the first 10 years of her career in various law firms, obtaining top tier experience and specialising in the procurement and delivery of complex, major infrastructure and building projects. Jennifer then moved to a client-side role and has spent the last 15 years working in-house for developers, Tier 1 contractors and financial advisors.

Over the past 5 years, Jennifer has built and consolidated RCC’s legal function, driving initiatives that enhance awareness of obligations and opportunities and fostering proactive and constructive dialogue. A dedicated industry mentor, she is passionate about education and gender equity across the industry. Jennifer is currently undertaking post graduate company governance studies.

Craig Richmond

Business Systems Manager

Throughout the course of his 45+ year career, Craig has been committed to quality and construction excellence. A certified carpenter, this provided the foundation of his expertise in construction, site operations and coordination.

With over 16 years’ experience at RCC, he has embedded quality and transparent system management across key facets of the business. Craig is responsible for implementing and embedding RCC’s industry-leading Quality Assurance and Environmental systems. Together with the Managing Director, he ensures the compliance and high standards or our systems, supporting quality outcomes for the business.

Jess Dwyer

Head of Corporate Affairs & ESG

With over 12 years of experience at RCC, Jess has a strong background in communications and work-winning. Now in a senior leadership role, she took the helm of the newly established Corporate Affairs team in 2024, where she leverages her expertise to oversee stakeholder engagement, internal communications, and RCC’s ESG strategy. 

A results-driven leader, Jess is committed to fostering a more inclusive workforce. She plays a key role in advancing RCC’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, leading the committees to drive meaningful change. 

A PROUD HISTORY

Over the last 49 years, RCC has built a reputation for delivering projects as promised. Our high quality work and enduring relationships have enabled Richard and Jamie to progressively grow the business and strengthen the RCC legacy.

1976

Richard starts the business with his wife Lynne

1986

First major project completed

2000

Government projects become a core focus

2006

Jamie appointed as Managing Director, and the Hunter New England and ACT divisions established

2013

Industrial division established

2015

Seniors Living division established

2018

Major Projects division established, and RCC is awarded Great Place to Work for the first time

2019

Queensland division established

2022

Future Culture program (FCP) created

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