Engineering Consultancy Services: Ground-Breaking Expertise from Rogers Geotechnical Services

At Rogers Geotechnical Services (RGS), we offer expert-led, client-focused engineering consultancy services designed to ensure the safety, feasibility, and long-term success of construction projects throughout the UK. 

Why Our Engineering Consultancy Services Stand Out

In the built environment, ground conditions can be unpredictable and what lies beneath the surface often dictates the success or failure of a scheme, and our role as engineering consultants is to bring clarity to this uncertainty. 

Whether our clients are developers, contractors, designers, or public-sector bodies, we equip them with trusted, evidence-based advice to move forward confidently.

We focus on delivering practical, value-led consultancy across a range of areas including geotechnical analysis, environmental risk, foundation design, remediation strategy, and drainage and flood risk management. Our input allows clients to make informed decisions while avoiding costly oversights and unexpected delays.

A Multi-Disciplinary Team at Your Service

Our strength lies in our people. At RGS, our team comprises geotechnical engineers, field technicians, laboratory specialists, project managers, and business support professionals; all of whom work collaboratively to support our clients' goals. 

Our consultants bring in-depth knowledge of engineering principles, local geology, and regulatory standards, paired with a friendly, hands-on approach that makes even complex reports and findings easy to understand.

We pride ourselves on being approachable and flexible, with a key cornerstone of our consultancy being effective communication. Our clients are never left wondering about progress or next steps; we keep them informed, involved, and assured from day one.

Fully Integrated Consultancy and Ground Investigation

Unlike many consultancy providers, we manage our own site investigation operations in-house. This gives us unique control over quality, timing, and data accuracy, ensuring that our engineering advice is built on solid foundations.

Our ground investigation services include:

• Phase 1 Desk Studies, offering desktop reviews of site history, geology, and known hazards

• Site Reconnaissance (walkover surveys) to identify visible risks, such as contamination indicators, poor drainage, or structural instability

• Borehole drilling, trial pitting, and soil sampling, carried out using our own drilling rigs and excavation teams

• Insitu testing to assess soil strength, compaction, bearing capacity, and permeability in real-time
  

By pairing fieldwork and consultancy, we streamline the entire process. This seamless integration is especially valuable for clients working to tight deadlines or managing complex builds where rapid insights are vital.

Comprehensive and Tailored Support

We know that no two sites are ever exactly alike, which is why we’ve ensured our consultancy services are highly adaptable, with our team always ready to deliver bespoke advice based on the size, scope, and intended use of the site. 

In densely populated urban areas, we use compact rigs and low-vibration methods to minimise disruption, while in rural or difficult-access zones, we deploy our specialist crews and equipment to ensure full coverage.

Typical scenarios we support include:

• Greenfield and brownfield developments

• Housing and commercial developments

• Infrastructure upgrades

• Industrial or energy schemes

• Redevelopment of contaminated land
  

We are also experienced in managing multi-phase sites where construction and investigation happen in tandem, offering phased consultancy reports that evolve with the project.

Insitu Testing: Accurate Data at the Source

Our consultants rely on a range of insitu testing methods to gather critical geotechnical data directly from the site.

These field-based assessments allow us to understand the soil’s bearing capacity, shear strength, compaction level, and permeability; key elements in determining foundation requirements and construction feasibility. This on-the-spot data greatly enhances the precision and relevance of our consultancy advice.

Planning, Compliance and Technical Reporting

Our consultancy work is often a critical part of planning submissions and regulatory approvals. We prepare technical reports, risk assessments and design recommendations that meet the standards of local planning authorities, the Environment Agency, and other regulatory bodies. Our work supports planning applications, discharge of planning conditions, environmental permits, and warranty provider requirements.

Our reports are clear, detailed, and structured to support decision-making,and, where needed, we engage directly with planning officers, engineers, or third-party consultants to clarify findings and ensure alignment across teams.

CPD, Expert Support and Project Continuity

As part of our broader consultancy offering, we provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions to clients seeking to upskill their staff on geotechnical and environmental best practices.

Because we stay involved throughout the project lifecycle, our consultants are always available to revisit findings, adapt strategies, or provide follow-on advice as site conditions evolve.

A Sustainable Approach

At RGS, we are committed to responsible engineering. We actively work to reduce our carbon footprint through efficient fleet management, alternative fuels, and virtual consultation methods. We also invest in carbon offsetting projects such as tree planting and biodiversity support.

Sustainability is not an afterthought; it’s embedded in how we plan, design, and deliver our services. By helping clients make environmentally sound choices, we play our part in creating a safer, greener built environment.

Whether you're preparing a planning application, breaking ground on a major development, or responding to unexpected ground conditions, we are here to help. Get in touch with our consultancy team today and let us help you build with confidence, from the ground up.