Engineering - Davis Ogilvie

From envisioning dream homes to orchestrating large-scale land development ventures, DO provides comprehensive engineering services, where art and science converge to shape the world we live in. Through a careful blend of technical expertise and creative thinking, we design, construct, and maintain the built environment for a better tomorrow.

With a focus on soil and rock behaviour, our Geotechnical Engineering team creates stable and reliable foundations for a diverse range of structures. Understanding the ground beneath our feet is paramount to ensuring the longevity and safety of any project.

Our civil engineering experts are dedicated to the planning and development of essential infrastructure. From roads and bridges to water supply and sewage systems, we build the lifelines that connect communities and drive progress.

Safety and efficiency are the hallmarks of our Structural Engineering prowess. We specialise in designing structures that can withstand various loads and environmental conditions, ensuring the durability and resilience of every project.

Together, our engineering disciplines play a pivotal role in shaping the world, guaranteeing safety, promoting sustainability, and leaving a lasting impact for generations to come.

Structural

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Civil

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Geotechnical

How we can help

Are You Building or Renovating?

Developing Rural Land?

Do You Own Commercial Property?

Thinking about Subdividing?

DO can help you get the fundamentals right, avoiding unnecessary mistakes, saving money and adding value to your project.

Need to know exactly the location of your boundaries? Our highly experienced survey team can help. We can also provide a topographical survey for your architect, and set out your building to ensure it’s in the right place when the time comes to build.

Our geotechnical engineers can help with investigations to ensure all hazards are correctly identified, and our structural engineers can help with foundations, retaining walls, beams and bracing.

Check out our Services for information on our recent projects and experienced team.

If you’re looking to develop rural land we can help by providing the following services:

Rural and lifestyle subdivision surveys
Easement and boundary adjustments
Topographical and drone surveys
Resource management and regional council consents
Structural design and building foundations
Domestic and stock water systems design and advice
Irrigation consenting, design and advice
Contaminated land investigations and advice.

Click here for more information on how we can help with your development project.

Here are some considerations when owning your own commercial property.

Need help to understand the strength of the building and any critical weaknesses particularly in the event of an earthquake? Our structural team can help by conducting detailed structural assessments (DSA).

If you’re looking to lease or subdivide your commercial property talk to our survey team who can help with BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) surveys, unit titles or fee simple subdivisions.

Concerned about contaminated land? Get in touch with our Environmental Science team who can help you to manage and investigate the impact of contaminated land. Services include:

Contaminated land identification
Consenting and planning advice, including discharge consents from contaminated sites
Preliminary Site Investigations (PSI)
Detailed Site Investigations (DSI)
Remedial action plans and/or site management plans
Remedial works
Site validation reports
Monitoring and management plans.

Head to our Services for information on our recent projects and experienced team.

We have experience in delivering successful land development projects throughout the South Island. From small rural subdivisions to large high-density residential developments, our land surveyors, engineers and planners can make your subdividing process easy.

Construction management, contract preparation and development management
Geotechnical site investigation
Environmental science and contaminated land investigation
Resource consent applications – subdivisions, land use and plan changes
Earthworks design, supervision and testing
Civil infrastructure design and construction
Power, telecommunication and landscaping service installation.

Click here for more information on how we can help with your development project.

How we can help

Are You Building or Renovating?

DO can help you get the fundamentals right, avoiding unnecessary mistakes, saving money and adding value to your project.

Need to know exactly the location of your boundaries? Our highly experienced survey team can help. We can also provide a topographical survey for your architect, and set out your building to ensure it’s in the right place when the time comes to build.

Our geotechnical engineers can help with investigations to ensure all hazards are correctly identified, and our structural engineers can help with foundations, retaining walls, beams and bracing.

Check out our Services for information on our recent projects and experienced team.

Developing Rural Land?

If you’re looking to develop rural land we can help by providing the following services:

Rural and lifestyle subdivision surveys
Easement and boundary adjustments
Topographical and drone surveys
Resource management and regional council consents
Structural design and building foundations
Domestic and stock water systems design and advice
Irrigation consenting, design and advice
Contaminated land investigations and advice.

Click here for more information on how we can help with your development project.

Do You Own Commercial Property?

Here are some considerations when owning your own commercial property.

Need help to understand the strength of the building and any critical weaknesses particularly in the event of an earthquake? Our structural team can help by conducting detailed structural assessments (DSA).

If you’re looking to lease or subdivide your commercial property talk to our survey team who can help with BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) surveys, unit titles or fee simple subdivisions.

Concerned about contaminated land? Get in touch with our Environmental Science team who can help you to manage and investigate the impact of contaminated land. Services include:

Contaminated land identification
Consenting and planning advice, including discharge consents from contaminated sites
Preliminary Site Investigations (PSI)
Detailed Site Investigations (DSI)
Remedial action plans and/or site management plans
Remedial works
Site validation reports
Monitoring and management plans.

Head to our Services for information on our recent projects and experienced team.

Thinking about Subdividing?

We have experience in delivering successful land development projects throughout the South Island. From small rural subdivisions to large high-density residential developments, our land surveyors, engineers and planners can make your subdividing process easy.