Local expertise. Global standards.
A Surrey practice of professional engineers and geoscientists, founded in 2015, serving British Columbia’s construction, municipal, mining, and energy work.
Founded in 2015, Earthtec is a Vancouver-based firm of professional engineers and geoscientists who live and work in the landscapes we study. Our experience, knowledgeable staff, and high level of support have made us a top choice for British Columbia's construction and development industries. Additionally, our local affiliations allow us to draw on a fully equipped CCIL-certified materials testing laboratory as well as support staff for our projects.
We combine rigorous technical analysis with practical construction experience. Our clients include major mining companies, provincial agencies, municipalities, and leading developers who rely on us for technically sound, regulatorily defensible, and constructible solutions.
Working together with our clients and community, our goal is to develop geotechnical engineering solutions that are cost-effective and delivered in a timely manner.
What we will not outsource
- Local and regional ground
Vancouver’s surficial geology, the Fraser River delta, peat, and steep coastal mountain slopes are ordinary work for this office — not a learning exercise.
- Permits that land
Municipal, provincial, and federal frameworks. Reports written to the checklist the building department will actually use.
- Constructible recommendations
Designs based on first principles and field-proven methods. We stay with the contractor and adapt promptly when soil conditions change.
A five-step path that matches the job
- 01
Brief
Send drawings or call the office. We confirm scope, timeline, and what the municipality actually needs signed.
- 02
Investigate
Test holes, CPT, mapping, or a focused desktop review — sized to the risk, not to a template.
- 03
Analyze & design
Limit equilibrium, FEA, seismic, or bearing calculations. Complexity only where the ground demands it.
- 04
Report & assure
Clear recommendations, drawings, and Letters of Assurance that building departments will accept.
- 05
Field support
Excavation reviews, monitoring, and prompt redesign when soil conditions change during construction.
Based in Surrey. Working across BC.
Head office at 5-9525 189 St, Surrey, BC V4N 5L8. We regularly work in the following municipalities and regions — and mobilize farther for mining and infrastructure.
- Surrey
- Langley
- Vancouver
- Burnaby
- Richmond
- Coquitlam
- Maple Ridge
- Delta
- New Westminster
- White Rock
- Tsawwassen First Nation
- Squamish
- Abbotsford
- Chilliwack
- Sea-to-Sky
- Northern BC
Before you call
Licensed & certified
Professional practice under Engineers and Geoscientists BC, with laboratory support through a CCIL member facility.
Ready to discuss your project?
Call the office or request a site visit with a senior geotechnical engineer. We typically reply the same business day.