
OUR SERVICES

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Foyle Consulting Engineers offer a complete structural/civil engineering service from initial concept through to construction. Full/Part Services can be provided in relation to the following:
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Domestic – New Houses and Extensions to Existing Dwellings
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Commercial – New Build and Extensions to Offices, Retail, Apartments, Hotels
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Education – New Schools and Extensions to Existing
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Industrial – Warehousing, Factories
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Historic Buildings – Churches, Listed Structures. Inspection, remediation/refurbishment & extensions
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Structural Surveys – Appraisal and reporting structural condition of existing buildings
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Temporary Works Design – Design and Appraisal of Hoardings, Shuttering Systems etc.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering advice can be offered in relation to roads, retaining walls, foul & storm sewers, water mains, flood impact assessments and attenuation systems. Our Portfolio includes the following:
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Roads – Preparation of new road build-up and alignment of road layouts for new developments
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Windfarms – Design of new or extension of existing windfarms. Design of foundations for single turbines.
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Traffic Impact Assessments – To assist
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Pavements – Design of Carparks, Hard Standing areas
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Sports Pitches – Design of surface build-up and drainage for external grass and all weather sports facilities
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Drainage – Design of Storm and Foul drainage for adoption by local authorities.
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Flood Risk Assessment – Carry out assessments and design of attenuation systems
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Retaining Walls – Design of new retaining structures and assessment of existing walls


ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Foyle Consulting Engineers offers high quality and bespoke Environmental Consultancy Services from initial concept, through to the construction and completion.
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Land and Groundwater Contamination reports for development sites or acquisition sites (due diligence). This includes : Surveys / site walkovers, Site Investigations (borehole, trial pits) , Collection of samples – soil, water (ground and surface), ground gas, ground vapour, Indoor and outdoor air, Monitoring – ground and surface water, ground gas / vapour, Risk Assessments, Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA), Generic Quantitative Risk Assessments (GQRA), Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessments (DQRAs), Remediation / Remedial Strategies, Remediation tender documents, specifications and contracts, Remediation validation / verification – validating remedial works eg installation of gas membranes, soil excavation works, installation of capping layers, Regulator Consultations, Planning Departments, Environmental Health, NIEA;
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Air Quality Assessments Ambient and Indoor Air quality for a range of pollutants; Dust; Odour; Asbestos
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Noise and Vibration surveys and assessments
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Water quality
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Environmental Monitoring and sampling, soil, groundwater, surface water, air, gases, tanks, dust, odour, effluent, waste
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Construction related Environmental Reports – Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs), Waste Management Plans, Piling or Foundation Risk Assessments, Waste Soil Classification, Asbestos in Soils Risk Assessments.
OUR TEAM

Peter O’Connor
Senior Engineering Manager/Principal
BEng (Hons) CEng MIStruct E MICE MIEI
Peter joined Foyle Port in 2010 and has been responsible for the management and contract administration for Civil and Structural Construction Projects at the Port. In 2010, Peter set up the Port’s trading division, Foyle Consulting Engineers. Previously an Associate Director with WYG, Peter has over 30 years’ experience in the design of structural and civil engineering projects. He is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Structural Engineers, Institute of Civil Engineers, and Engineers Ireland. Peter is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Londonderry.

Yvonne Buchanan
Environmental Consultant
B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Health, M.Sc. MCIEH
Yvonne joined Foyle Consulting Engineers in 2017. She has over 24 years’ experience in environmental aspects mainly related to land contamination including 14 years in consultancy and nearly 10 years as an Environmental Health Officer regulator with local councils in England. Yvonne is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Environmental Health.

Barry McGonigle
Principal Engineer
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering CEng MIEI
Barry joined Foyle Consulting Engineers in 2015. He has over 25 years of experience in civil and structural engineering projects in the residential, leisure, commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors and has previously worked for a number of Consulting Engineering Practices in Ireland including WYG and JC Warnock. Barry is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of Engineers Ireland.