Our Expertise

From clean drinking water to reliable sanitation, we provide the essential engineering services that keep communities healthy and safe.

We manage the complete lifecycle of water and wastewater projects – navigating everything from conceptual planning and regulatory approvals to detailed design and final commissioning and training.

Water Treatment

• Source water evaluations (groundwater, surface water)
• Water system engineering assessments
• Water system feasibility studies
• Bench-scale and pilot-scale testing
• Treatment process selection (membranes, conventional filtration, dissolved air filtration, biological filtration, slow sand filtration, ion exchange, activated carbon)
• Disinfection process selection (UV disinfection, chlorination, chloramination, ozonation, on-site generation)
• Water treatment plant design
• Disinfection byproduct control (e.g., THMs and HAAs)
• Upgrades to existing water treatment systems
• Chemical dosing system design and retrofit
• Monitoring and performance assessment

Wastewater Treatment

• Lagoon assessment and design (facultative, aerated, SAGR)
• Mechanical and biological wastewater treatment plant assessment and design
• Headworks process selection (auger screws, grit classifiers, bar screens)
• Wastewater treatment process selection (MBBR, MBR, SBR, extended aeration, disk filters)
• Sludge and biosolids processing
• Monitoring and performance assessment
• Process modeling (BioWin) and plant hydraulic analyses
• Greywater collection systems and wastewater reuse
• Indirect potable reuse
• Retrofit and upgrades for existing treatment systems
• Downstream use and impact assessments and assimilative capacity studies

From complex distribution modelling and storage design to intricate wastewater collection and pumping infrastructure, we provide the technical precision required to manage every drop of your community’s water cycle.

Water Storage and Distribution

• Treated water storage design (underground concrete reservoirs, tanks, water towers, standpipes)
• High lift pumping systems including fire pump/emergency flow pump systems
• Feeder main and watermain design including valve chambers
• Road, rail and utility crossings
• Booster station design and supplemental disinfection
• Watermain assessment and water loss control
• Water distribution system modelling

Wastewater Collection

• Gravity and pressurized collection system design
• Condition assessments and asset management
• Hydraulic modelling
• Collection system inspections
• Bypass measures during rehabilitation/replacement works
• Odour control

Wastewater Pumping Stations and Force Mains

• Condition assessments and asset management
• Hydraulic modelling
• Life cycle analyses
• Brown field, green field and retrofit

Modern infrastructure demands modern methods. We use cutting-edge trenchless and tunnelling technologies to replace aging sewers, install new watermains and build resilient flood protection systems that today’s growing municipalities require.

Many factors are taken into consideration when deciding the right approach for each project. Typical applications include crossings (rail, highway, creek/river), urban installation of linear infrastructure (water, sewer, storm), pipe installations in complex subsurface or topographic conditions, and infrastructure installations within restrictive working areas.

• Conventional tunnelling/two-pass tunnelling (tunnel boring machines, earth pressure balance tunnelling machines)
• Pipe jacking and microtunnelling
• Trenchless including horizontal direction drilling, pipe bursting, pipe ramming, auger boring, pilot-tube guided boring, down the hole hammer
• Geotechnical and groundwater investigations
• Geotechnical analysis
• Geotechnical data reports
• Geotechnical baseline reports
• Detailed design of selected tunnelling or trenchless technology
• Evaluation of utility conflicts and development of crossing options
• Settlement analysis and utility impact analysis
• Risk and constructability assessment
• Structural assessments of adjacent infrastructure
• Procurement strategies

We help communities control stormwater runoff to protect the health of our rivers and streams while keeping our homes and businesses safe.

• Collection systems analysis including sewer inspections, condition assessment, asset management and flow monitoring
• Hydraulic/hydrologic assessment runoff calculations, hydraulic analysis (SWMM, Infoworks)
• Land drainage pipe network
• Open channel storage
• Underground storage facilities
• Storm retention basin and detention pond design
• Green infrastructure and low impact development solutions
• Culvert design
• Filter/sediment capture design
• Gate chamber design
• Pump stations
• Outfall/outlet design

We have a long history of developing recreation spaces and waterfront developments. These vibrant spaces require creative solutions to enhance the environment and user experience for everyone.

• Parks and playgrounds
• New swimming and recreational lakes
• Naturalized ponds
• Mountain bike trails
• Sports fields (soccer, baseball, hockey) and skate parks
• Splash pads and pools
• Summer camps and public campgrounds
• Active transport pathways
• Waterfront developments (wharfs, docks, river trails, boardwalks, beaches)

Urban planning is essential to support the growth of communities. Whether it’s a stand-alone development or regional infrastructure master plans for large urban centres, we have the team to support your needs.

• Site selection and layout
• Background studies including heritage resource impact assessments, geotechnical investigations and environmental impact assessments
• Public consultation and engagement
• Cost estimating
• Constructability reviews
• Construction phasing and capital investment planning
• Combined sewer separation studies
• Sewer and water model development
• Conversion of existing models
• Model data gap analysis and model updates
• In situ flow monitoring and hydrologic monitoring
• Model calibration and validation
• Model capacity analysis (existing and future)
• Climate resilience modelling
• Regulatory approvals and permitting

We develop cost-effective rehabilitation solutions to extend the service life of existing pipelines without the need for full replacement.

We offer a complete range of services and specialize in the latest technologies including slip lining, cured in place pipe (CIPP), folded thermoplastic pipe liners, pipe bursting, point repairs and internal repairs, injection grouting, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) liners, spiral wound lining and spray applied pipe lining (SAPL).

• Pipe inspection
• Condition assessment/asset management
• Evaluation, selection and design of suitable rehabilitation methods for all pipe sizes
• Risk and constructability assessments
• Temporary bypass planning and implementation
• Identification of construction site development/laydown requirements
• Procurement strategies to ensure qualified contractors
• Public engagement

Across all northern development projects, we prioritize sustainability and climate change resilience.

Extensive experience with the unique challenges of projects in remote and northern locations – including seasonal access, challenging logistics, limited availability to services, permafrost and extreme climates – allows us to deliver practical, custom solutions. We serve all northern and Indigenous communities with strong communication, and mutual respect.

• Water and wastewater treatment systems
• Water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems
• Disinfection byproduct control
• Water and wastewater feasibility studies
• Community capital planning studies
• Housing subdivision development
• Northern and remote community development
• Winter and all-season roads design and construction
• Environmental site assessments
• Infrastructure advisory services, planning strategy, and funding application assistance
• Terrain analysis and linear infrastructure route mapping
• Aggregate sourcing and borrow development
• Permafrost and cold region engineering

From engineering condition assessments to long term serviceability initiatives, we have the knowledge and experience to help sustain and protect your community’s vital infrastructure.

Through available provincial and federal funding programs, we can help you establish a staged plan for infrastructure renewal, based on a practical understanding of the funding. This is a critical area for infrastructure management and we’re your trusted advisor for roads, water plants, distribution systems, wastewater collection and treatment, and more.

• Community infrastructure condition assessment
• Community infrastructure inventory documentation
• Reporting assistance
• Funding assistance
• Critical infrastructure phasing
• Policy development
• Planning and infrastructure development

Water is an essential, valuable and powerful resource, and careful management is critical to protect our communities.

Working alongside our clients, we tackle major flooding challenges by responding to emergencies, planning for the future in the context of climate change, and designing protection measures to keep communities safe.

• Planning and feasibility studies
• Preliminary and final design of flood mitigation solutions
• Flood damage estimation
• Flood response
• Flood plain modelling and mapping
• Flood protection and flood and inundation modelling
• Earth dikes
• Permanent concrete floodwalls
• Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls
• Demountable floodwalls and temporary barriers (e.g., sandbags, aquadam)
• Drainage improvement works and overland pumping systems
• Riverbank assessment and stabilization

We provide comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic modelling and support services for water management infrastructure, including irrigation systems, dams and reservoirs.

• Hydrology for rivers, lakes, wetlands, watersheds and groundwater
• Hydrologic and water balance modelling
• Hydraulic structure design including dams and spillways, intakes and pipelines, river management, canals, bridges and culverts
• River and ice engineering
• River modelling (steady state and dynamic modelling)
• Two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling (i.e., 3D modelling)
• Wind and wave modelling
• Sediment transport and erosion potential modelling
• Definition and oversight of physical model studies
• Irrigation feasibility and system design
• Fish passage and habitat design

Our comprehensive geotechnical solutions ensure the stability and safety of infrastructure and natural environments.

• Geotechnical investigations and site characterization
• Foundation design
• Dam engineering and embankment design
• Riverbank assessment and stabilization
• Hydrogeological engineering
• Transportation geotechnics
• Instrumentation installation and monitoring
• Emergency response and disaster management
• Geohazards and rock mechanics
• Trenchless technology methods
• Numerical modelling and computational mechanics
• Seismic engineering and ground improvements
• Groundwater control/dewatering

Our team delivers practical, risk-informed and cost-effective services from permitting through operations, closure and post‑closure monitoring.

• Tailings storage facility (TSF) feasibility, design and expansion
• Tailings dam safety review (DSR) and engineer of record (EoR)
• Tailings dam, heap leach pad instrumentation
• Geological and geotechnical characterization of mine sites
• Mine closure planning, design and remediation
• Tailings landform and cover design, revegetation
• Underground mine crown pillar hazard assessment
• Underground mine 3D mapping
• Adaptive management plan and post-closure monitoring
• Aggregate sourcing and borrow development

We deliver expert environmental services, from assessment and remediation to sustainable waste management and ecological preservation.

• Emergency response and incident management
• Environmental monitoring
• Soil, groundwater, soil vapour, air quality, surface water and sediment sampling and assessment
• Hazardous materials and designated substance surveys and inventories
• Climate change risk assessment and adaptation plans
• Excess soil management
• Environmental protection plans

Our experts support sustainable development across a wide variety of sectors through a comprehensive and strategic approach to environmental impact assessments, associated studies, permitting and licensing.

• Strategic environmental impact assessment, permitting and licensing at the municipal, provincial and federal levels
• Regulatory engagement
• Desktop environmental sensitivities review and analysis
• Site specific environmental baseline inventories
• Species at risk biological surveys
• Wetland mapping, classification and functional assessments
• Fisheries habitat assessments, aquatic studies and fisheries act approvals
• Conservation, management, protection and restoration plan development and implementation
• Pre-construction environmental surveys and construction monitoring
• Post-construction compliance monitoring
• Public engagement and Indigenous community consultation

We deliver comprehensive services that identify, protect and manage heritage resources while supporting project timelines and regulatory requirements.

Working closely with regulators, construction teams, stakeholders and Indigenous communities, our team provides practical, effective solutions through a full suite of investigation, mitigation, monitoring and engagement services.

• Heritage Resource Impact Assessments
• Archaeological Assessments Stage 1 – 4
• Cultural Resource Impact Assessments
• Heritage resource desktop screening analysis
• Mitigation design and implementation
• Heritage resource overview studies and reports
• Archaeological analysis
• Monitoring of heritage and cultural resources during project development
• Geomatics, visual simulations and mapping
• Cultural heritage landscape survey, analysis and evaluation
• Cultural heritage landscape design and restoration
• Community engagement
• Indigenous relations

We work with our clients to provide comprehensive environmental assessment and contaminated site management services.

• Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I, Phase II and Phase III ESAs)
• Remedial/risk management planning
• Remedial/corrective action plans and regulatory support
• Design and implementation of remedial solutions
• Design and contract administration
• Soil, sediment and groundwater remediation
• Soil vapour and indoor air assessment
• Groundwater monitoring
• Portfolio environmental liability assessment and management
• Environmental due diligence and property transaction support
• Human health and ecological risk assessment
• Site-specific risk management
• Emergency response

Our expertise includes solid waste management planning, permitting, design and contract administration support for a range of waste management facilities across the entire lifecycle.

• Waste feasibility studies
• Landfill operations and maintenance support
• Organics management
• Transfer station design and contract administration
• Landfill design and contract administration
• Landfill closure planning and design
• Permitting, regulatory approvals and compliance support
• Drone-based (LiDAR) capacity assessments
• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) estimation
• Waste to Energy (WTE) solutions
• Waste audits and characterization
• Clay borrow sourcing

Our experts provide comprehensive hydrogeology services designed to optimize groundwater resource management and ensure environmental compliance.

We combine advanced subsurface modelling with field-proven expertise to deliver sustainable solutions for water supply, dewatering and contamination challenges.

• Groundwater supply/dewatering investigations (drilling inspection, soils and rock logging, pumping test planning and execution, data assessment)
• Water well design and technical specifications
• Water level and quality monitoring and instrumentation
• Hydrogeological data and geochemistry assessments
• Permitting and licensing
• Numerical groundwater flow modelling using advanced software
• Aquifer characterization programs
• Geothermal solutions

We’re driven by a commitment to quality and a forward-thinking approach that prioritizes investing in the future through sustainable, resilient design.

By leveraging a robust framework of project management and multidiscipline coordination, we ensure that every phase of a project—from initial concept to final commissioning—is executed with precision and technical excellence.

• Building condition assessments and reserve fund studies
• Building envelope and infrared thermal imaging inspection
• Fire protection/detection and life safety systems
• Forensic engineering studies
• Foundations, access platforms, stairs, ladders and complex structure design
• Pre-engineered building specifications
• Life safety and fall protection design
• HVAC, boilers, chillers, controls, refrigeration and ice plants
• Complex and reliable power systems
• Arc flash and electrical coordination studies
• Architectural and specialty lighting
• Energy modelling and commissioning
• 3D modelling for structure and building systems
• Telecommunications and audio visual
• Access control, intrusion and physical security systems
• Control centre and data centre systems
• Building, energy and fire separation code analysis

Sustainability engineering integrates environmental responsibility with practical design by helping organizations build smarter, cleaner and more resilient systems. By combining data driven analysis with innovative design, we identify opportunities to cut emissions, lower operating costs and extend asset life.

Beyond conventional building engineering, we specialize in geothermal energy solutions, offering significant operational cost savings and reduced environmental impact. From feasibility studies to system optimization, we leverage advanced techniques to develop reliable and sustainable geothermal solutions.

• Geothermal solutions
• Green and net zero building design
• Hazardous area assessments
• Energy modelling and commissioning
• Demolition and hazardous building materials assessment and design

At the heart of a community are the spaces where people gather and create lifelong memories.

Our designs manage the unique challenges of large-volume spaces and diverse environmental impacts, while considering high-performance systems that enhance the user experience and withstand heavy public use.

• Community centres, pools, splash pads, parks and playgrounds
• Arenas and stadiums
• Gymnasiums, sports and fitness facilities
• Outdoor rinks, sport fields and skate parks
• New swimming and recreational lakes as well as naturalized ponds
• Mountain bike trails
• Public campgrounds
• Residential housing
• Schools, universities and colleges
• Active transportation pathways and illumination
• Waterfront developments (wharfs, docks, river trails, beaches)
• Urban planning, municipal servicing and land development
• Drainage and stormwater management
• Transportation planning, design and construction support

We partner with public agencies to deliver solutions that prioritize long-term community resilience with fiscal responsibility.

Our approach integrates high-level security protocols with sustainable building systems to create reliable administrative and mission-critical facilities.

• Post-disaster buildings
• Federal and provincial buildings
• Courthouses and correctional institutions
• Call and data centres
• Operational bases and stations
• Command, control and communications facilities
• Fire halls and police stations
• Logistics, supply and maintenance facilities
• Recycling and hazardous waste facilities

Exceptional care begins in a sanctuary built for safety and reliability. We provide the complex engineering and specialized infrastructure necessary to ensure these environments are ready to support the next generation of patient care.

From sophisticated infection control systems and life-safety infrastructure to adaptable utility frameworks and advanced vibration mitigation, we ensure your space is safe, functional and adaptable to evolving technologies.

Healthcare

• Acute and ambulatory care
• Cardiac care
• Personal care homes and long-term care facilities
• Dental clinics
• Exam clinics
• Crisis, detoxification and recovery centres
• Diagnostic imaging centres
• Pharmacies

Sciences and Technologies

• Clinical and diagnostic laboratories
• Research and development laboratories
• Biosafety and containment laboratories
• Production, industrial and quality control laboratories
• Clean rooms and controlled environment facilities