Aidan Ragg

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ABOUT AIDAN RAGG

I am a Surfacing Foreman and Quantity Surveyor with 18 years’ experience across civils, highways, groundworks, and asphalt surfacing, offering a rare ability to bridge site delivery with commercial and contractual control.My career has been built the traditional way, starting on the tools in groundworks, bricklaying, and asphalt surfacing, before progressing into site supervision, estimating, quantity surveying, and contracts management. This end-to-end experience allows me to understand projects from tender stage through construction to final account, ensuring buildability, cost control, programme certainty, and safe delivery.I currently operate as an Asphalt Surfacing Foreman, leading machine-lay and hand-lay gangs across highways, commercial, and infrastructure projects. I remain fully competent on the tools while also bringing strong commercial awareness, making me equally effective on site or in a professional office-based role.I have previously held roles including Surfacing Foreman / Supervisor, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator & Buyer, Contracts Manager, and Project & Construction Management. This background enables me to communicate effectively between operatives, engineers, clients, and directors, reducing risk and improving project outcomes. I’m trusted on site because I’ve done the work, and trusted commercially because I understand margin, programme, and contractual exposure.Core Expertise & KeywordsAsphalt Surfacing • Tarmacadam • Civils & Highways • Groundworks • Road & Sewers • Surfacing Foreman • Site Supervision • Quantity Surveying • Estimating • Procurement • Cost Control • Valuations • Final Accounts • Contracts Management • Programme Management • Machine-Lay & Hand-Lay • Commercial & Residential Infrastructure • Freelance & Permanent DeliveryAlongside full-time roles, I have continually developed my qualifications through part-time further education, combining academic learning with real-world site experience.Qualifications & AccreditationsBSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying – Nottingham Trent University | Foundation Degree in Construction Management | | NVQ Level 3 Occupational Works Supervision | NVQ Level 2 & 3 Bricklaying / Construction | BTEC Level 3 & Level 2 Construction | NPORS / NVQ Plant (Roller, Dumper, Tractor 180, Paver & Screw, Excavator 360)Current Role:Asphalt Surfacing Foreman — experienced as Rake Hand, Front & Back Roller, VÖGELE Paver Screwman and multi-plant operator across highways and commercial surfacing works.Open to: Surfacing Foreman roles | Quantity Surveyor roles |Permanent opportunities