IGGY TEDSCO
KIRKINTILLOCH,East Dunbartonshire
Summary
A highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in project management, financial management, and stakeholder negotiations within the railway sector. Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word, and possesses a keen eye for detail across all disciplines. Adept at client interaction, managing expectations in cost and practicality, and leading personnel or contractors through all aspects of work. Strong background in estimating, surveying, procurement, and safety compliance with SMSTS certification. Proven ability to resolve conflicts and construction challenges while maintaining quality control standards. Committed to budget planning, forecasting, and ensuring health and safety compliance.
Diligent individual motivated to enhance skills in cost analysis and budget management. Demonstrates desire to expand knowledge of risk assessment and value engineering. Multi tasker and thrives in fast-paced environment.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Multi-Skilled operator
Freelance
Glasgow, Glasgow City
2025.09 - 2025.12
- Secured freelance opportunities in response to redundancy within rail industry.
- Executed various family-oriented projects, utilising diverse skill set.
- Assisted in site management and procurement of labour and materials for seven-bedroom house renovation.
- Managed multiple tasks to optimise operational efficiency.
Site manager/cost control /buyer/quantity surveyor
Freelance
Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire
2025.01 - Current
- Prepared detailed reports for stakeholder meetings, presenting project updates effectively.
- Conducted regular risk assessments to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Coordinated stakeholder communication to enhance collaboration among teams.
- Maintained site cleanliness to uphold high work environment standards.
- Addressed issues promptly to prevent schedule disruptions.
- Minimised defects through thorough inspections and evaluations.
- Managed costs associated with plant, labour, and materials efficiently.
- Supervised contractors and subcontractors to ensure adherence to project deadlines.
Estimator / QS / Procurement
NEARY Rail - Blantyre
Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
2022.11 - 2024.12
- Executed monthly application processes to facilitate client certification for invoicing.
- Presented weekly cash flow reports to ensure alignment with financial performance metrics.
- Negotiated aged debt agreements, optimising cash recovery from client accounts.
- Generated tender information and cost assessments for rail civil engineering projects.
- Secured client acceptance through final negotiations and tender clarifications.
- Minimised material costs by negotiating competitive rates post-contract.
- Aligned commercial strategies with company objectives, driving operational progress.
- Cultivated stakeholder relationships to enhance business growth.
- Reviewed project performance post-completion, identifying areas for improvement in future estimations.
- Liaised with suppliers to secure best prices for materials and services.
- Prepared material orders to complete projects on time and within budget.
- Played a significant role in bid preparation, contributing to winning proposals.
- Calculated labour, material and duration costs to determine amounts needed for projects.
- Gathered quotes from subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers to compare and choose best offers.
Multi Trade Operative
Freelance
Glasgow, Glasgow City
2022.07 - 2022.11
- Closed off projects within on home and various improvements and decoration
- Remodel and carried out disabled adaption bathroom for immediate family.
- Maintained clean work area with regular oversight on my shoulder by parents.
- Handled materials carefully to avoid damage or loss.
- Made necessary adjustments on production equipment based on production requirements.
- Operated machines to carry out hoisting operations.
Site manager
BJM DESIGN
2021.08 - 2022.07
- Assistant site manager at Vacheron watch shop Edinburgh part of the fit-out management team.
- Site manager Crab Shakk 2 Glasgow. Responsible for overseeing all aspects of fit-out from shell to handover, £1.2m development (£600k fit-out) including procurement of sub-contractor's costs, issuing sub-contractor orders as well as payments, responsible for all health and safety and maintaining the company zero reportable incident record, RAMS review and sign off, O&M collation and submission of draft final account to PQS with all variation back up etc.
- Assistant Site manager 8 Bar fit out Easter rd. Stadium circa £300k, overseeing the installation of back bar metal works, drink pythons, fridges, dishwashers, plumbing and electrics and front bar cladding, tiling and hard surfaces. Overseeing cladding to lounge areas, fixed seating, feature and media walls with associated cabling etc.
- Managed a team of contractors, resulting in timely project completion.
- Maintained site cleanliness, contributing to improved work environment.
- Responded promptly to site issues with optimum solutions to prevent delays.
- Collaborated with designers and subcontractors to fulfil project goals.
- Minimised defects through inspections and process reviews.
- Held regular team briefings to communicate project goals and expectations.
- Contributed to round table discussions with directors to help resolve safety, compliance and overall maintenance issues.
- Supervised work of contractors and subcontractors to achieve targets against deadlines.
- Ordered construction supplies, tracked usage and minimised cost overruns.
- Managed construction project budgets of up to £600k
2021.06 - 2021.06
- Took an extended family holiday.
Site Manager
ION Care and support – Falkirk
2020.01 - 2021.06
- The Hainning Nursing Home, project managed the final phase of renovation including material procurement and labour allocation of a 32-bedroom nursing home.
Estimator (Small works and reactive maintenance)
CPMS – Linwood
2018.09 - 2020.01
- Analysed and valued remedial repair works and planned maintenance for a Rail based reactive maintenance company using the NSR – Building and Civil's for costing along with MTCQS and software.
- Tendered for fit-out projects including design and value engineering.
- Engaged with sub-contractors for pricing and procurement for various refurbishment projects
- Commercial toilet block fit out.
- Office refurbishment.
- ATM safe room construction.
- Glass canopies.
- Signal centre refurbishments.
- Air conditioning installation.
- Platform remedial repair and refurbishment.
Managing Director /Contracts Director/ Estimator/QS
Tedesco Tiling & Terrazzo
2008.07 - 2018.09
- Overseeing various substrate preparation and tiling works, fit-out and renovation projects in both commercial and domestic construction from tender to final account.
- Including estimating, value engineering, material procurement and distribution.
- Labour allocation of up to 60 operatives.
- Time-sheet generation and bonus measuring and calculation.
- RAMS, Tool Box talks, COSHH assessments, O&M Manual production and other related Health and Safety associated with sub-contractor works.
- Works include shopping centres (St Enoch's centre £2m lump sum, Park head forge floor and wall tiling £250K), Hotels (Gleneagles bathroom tiling £160K), swimming pools (Tryst Cumbernauld pool tiling and formation of new changing rooms £250k), Rail station flooring (Dundee terrazzo tiling £460K), supermarket flooring, walls and floors commercial and domestic kitchens, commercial and domestic bathrooms, new build housing, fire stations and airports.
Estimator and Quantity Surveyor
D Tedesco Tiling Contractors Glasgow
1998.06 - 2008.07
- Estimating and surveying to final account various commercial projects in the construction industry. Including tiling, fit-out works, renovation works to various commercial and domestic properties as well as overseeing in house commercial team and operatives.
Contracts Manager (North division)
D Tedesco Tiling Contractors Glasgow
1994.06 - 1998.06
- Overseeing the daily running of commercial tiling projects from Perth to Inverness
- Managing own team of 15 men, including material allocation quality of work etc.
- Labour allocation, time-sheet generation, bonus measurement and recording.
- Health and Safety in relation to sub-contract works.
D Tedesco Tiling Contractors Glasgow
1992.06 - 1994.06
- Gained qualification as a ceramic wall and floor tile fixer.
1990.07 - 1992.06
- Worked on various commercial tiling projects as well as attending college of Building and Printing on a day release basis where I gained an ONC in building surveying.
Education
Scottish Qualifications Certificate - HIGH SCHOOL
HAMILTON COLLEGE
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire 1985.07 - 1991.06
NVQ Level 3 - Ceramic Tiling
David Dale College
GlasgowSkills
- Proficient in Microsoft office including Excel and Word
- Approach: Good eye for detail, which is replicated through all disciplines
- Client interaction: Ability to communicate with clients at all levels to discuss final design and preferences with a view of managing of expectations in both cost and practicality
- Management: Able to relay and discuss with personnel or contractors all aspects of works and as well as reporting to management at all levels both as and when required
- Estimating: Good understanding of building fabric and construction
- Surveying: Good commercial grounding and understanding, how to maximise potential earnings
- Problem resolution: Ability to think in advance of potential issues and to overcome construction challenges especially when design and practical clash
- Procurement: Keen negotiation skills and value engineering are part of my DNA and always look to the supply chains for their best offers without being detrimental to long standing or new relationships
- Safety: SMSTS
- RAMS Production and inspection or appraisal of sub-contractor submissions
- COSHH assessments
- Toolbox talks
- Permit generation various works
- O&M Data collection to include in handover files
- Leadership and narrative control of varying issues to conclusion
- Contractual negotiation pre award and final account
- Supply chain management materials and outsourced labour
- Timesheet analysing and appraisal
- Stakeholder negotiations within the Railway sector
- Profit and loss reporting monthly and annually , with transparency of financial loss to reduce exposures as early as possible
- Staff and apprentice works performance evaluation, with discipline or dismissals procedures
- Financial Forecasting and Sage postings forensics for correct postings
- Resilience under pressure and willing to help all resolve pending problems and solution proposals
- Vigorous but fair at all cost negotiations and resilient at maintaining commercial values with flexibility parameters to close and agree
- Budget planning and forecasting
- Quality control standards understanding to ensure compliance to standards if not greater
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Product knowledge
- Conflict Resolution face to face , verbal and written response including defending any claim that is not valid
- Project Management
- Financial management
- First-aid certified ( To revisit )
- Cost analysis proficiency
- Knowledge of procurement processes including quote and PO cost alignment and invoice or discrepancy challenges
- Client relationships maintenance
- Project estimation and bidding
- Preparing estimates and bills of quantities
- Quantity Surveying
- Decision making under pressure
- Quantity take-offs calculations
- Final account settlements and aged debt pursuit
- Tendering procedures
- Excel proficiency
- Cost management
- Materials sourcing
- People Management
- Standard Method of Measurement
- CVR reporting
- Planning and organising tasks including programming of works
- Safety regulations knowledge
- Knowledge of building materials
- Interior and exterior renovation from back to brick to final finish
Certification
I have a full clean driving licence held since 12/12/91.
References
- John, Brown, John.Brown@Neary.co.uk, Neary Rail, Available by email on request
- Scott, Scott.blacky1974@gmail.com, BJM design, Available by email on request
- Joe, Joe@ionpeopleselection.com, ION Care and Support, Available by email on request
Personal and Hobbies
Building is my passion and I am always working around the house or carrying out various jobs for friends and family
Accomplishments
- Designed, project manager, procured all materials and organised deliveries for the construction of 3 self-build properties during the 2008 recession to 2012 one of which is my current residence.
- Renovated over 20 properties a portion of which I retain within a portfolio for retirement.
- Able to design bathrooms and all internal layouts , carryout full bathroom and kitchen installations , screed , render , block wall building , slab and mono block installations , fix tiles , slate granite , lay terrazzo , terrazzo polishing and repairs , plumbing , drainage , plastering , Ames taping electric and cctv installation , finished joinery, painting , soft flooring LVT works , roof tiling , cladding etc
Affiliations
- ALL TRADE AND DIY PROJECTS
Timeline
Multi-Skilled operator
Freelance
2025.09 - 2025.12
Site manager/cost control /buyer/quantity surveyor
Freelance
2025.01 - Current
Estimator / QS / Procurement
NEARY Rail - Blantyre
2022.11 - 2024.12
Multi Trade Operative
Freelance
2022.07 - 2022.11
Site manager
BJM DESIGN
2021.08 - 2022.07
2021.06 - 2021.06
Site Manager
ION Care and support – Falkirk
2020.01 - 2021.06
Estimator (Small works and reactive maintenance)
CPMS – Linwood
2018.09 - 2020.01
Managing Director /Contracts Director/ Estimator/QS
Tedesco Tiling & Terrazzo
2008.07 - 2018.09
Estimator and Quantity Surveyor
D Tedesco Tiling Contractors Glasgow
1998.06 - 2008.07
Contracts Manager (North division)
D Tedesco Tiling Contractors Glasgow
1994.06 - 1998.06
D Tedesco Tiling Contractors Glasgow
1992.06 - 1994.06
1990.07 - 1992.06
Scottish Qualifications Certificate - HIGH SCHOOL
HAMILTON COLLEGE
1985.07 - 1991.06
NVQ Level 3 - Ceramic Tiling
David Dale College