Meet Civic’s earth and geoconsultancy team shaping the ground beneath our towns and cities

Our geoconsultancy team brings together geologists, engineers, and environmental scientists who are passionate about unlocking the potential of soil and ground conditions as fundamental assets in regenerative design. 

They combine technical expertise with system thinking to deliver geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy that supports people, place and planet.  

Dan Matthews, Director of Earth and Geoconsultancy 
Dan leads our team with deep experience in contaminated land assessment and remediation, advocating sustainable soil management in built environments.  

Kirsty Poore, Associate Director 
Kirsty plays an essential role in delivering detailed geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering solutions and guidance across complex projects, driving outcomes that prioritise soil health, material reuse, biodiversity and sustainable engineering solutions.  

Hal Godwin, Principal Engineer 
Hal brings strong hands-on geotechnical engineering experience to the team, delivering site investigation design, ground risk assessment and practical geotechnical input across complex projects. 

Nick Langdon, Strategic Advisor 

With nearly 50 years' experience in consultancy and academia in the industry, Nick provides strategic insight and advice to the team alongside geotechnical engineering consultancy. 

Alongside the rest of the Geoconsultancy team: 

• Alex Petts 
• Kiera I’Anson 
• Grace Devine 
• Joe Foster 
• Bethany Douglas  
• Amrit Rai 
• Eloise Griffiths 

Together, they help clients navigate ground risks, manage contamination, and provide expert guidance on soil and material management, while unlocking potential - delivering sustainable, resilient, low-carbon projects. 

Find out what the team have been up to below: 

Mayfield

Supporting Manchester’s flagship regeneration, delivering geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy across multiple phases.

From targeted ground investigations and monitoring to contamination assessment and remediation planning, we’re managing complex ground conditions.

Our work is addressing legacy industrial risks and informing foundation and drainage design to support safe, sustainable delivery.

Upper Grosvenor Street

Helping convert an unoccupied building in a conservation area into high-end apartments.

Our team has delivered restricted access borehole investigations through existing garage and basement structures, supported by temporary propping, to inform safe structural repair and redevelopment in a highly constrained urban setting.

Collegelands

Supporting the redevelopment of a former industrial site into residential and office space for Vastint UK.

Working alongside our civil team, we’ve been involved from the outset, from Phase 1 Desk Study to intrusive investigations and interpretative reporting.

Detailed risk modelling and stakeholder liaison are helping unlock planning and support delivery.

Middlesbrough Town Hall 

Supporting the £3.2m renovation and extension of a listed heritage asset into high-quality workspace.

Our team delivered Phase 1 Desk Study and Phase 2 Site Investigation, working closely with structural engineers.

A robust conceptual ground model and clear recommendations are helping manage risk and enable safe, efficient redevelopment.

Sister

Alongside our structures, civil, transport and movement teams, we’re providing specialist geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy for Manchester’s emerging innovation district.

From ground investigations to detailed quantitative risk assessments, the team is shaping strategies for managing ground movement and supporting sustainable development across the site.