Hazard assessments and slope support
Slope stability, creek erosion, coastal flooding, retaining walls, safe building areas, and letters of assurance for development permit applications.
Sunshine Coast civil and geotechnical engineering
Practical engineering for complex coastal sites.
Tetra Engineering helps homeowners, builders, developers, and local governments move projects from site constraints to permit-ready designs, reports, and field reviews.
15+years engineering experience
P.Eng.locally led in Gibsons, BC
Coastalterrain, drainage, slopes, and permitting
Engineering support that fits the approval path.
Reports and designs are written for real construction conditions and the authority reviewing the work. The goal is clear: define the risk, solve the constraint, and keep the project moving.
On-site wastewater system design
Type 1, 2, and 3 systems, raised sand mounds, Eljen layouts, site evaluations, infiltration design, and Vancouver Coastal Health coordination.
Drainage, grading, and servicing
Small-scale civil works for subdivisions, redevelopment, driveways, watermain extensions, site drainage, and construction-ready layouts.
Streamside development support
Riparian Areas Protection Regulation assessments for projects near streams, wetlands, watercourses, and sensitive coastal environments.
Watershed and runoff studies
Flow monitoring, runoff estimation, stormwater planning, sediment and erosion control, watershed modelling, and feasibility analysis.
Renewable energy feasibility
Hydrometric analysis, conceptual design, licensing guidance, monitoring plans, and cost feasibility for hydroelectric and water infrastructure projects.
A straightforward field-first process.
The work starts with the site, not a template. Conditions are checked in the field, constraints are documented clearly, and recommendations are sized to the project.
Confirm the site and approval need
Review the property, drawings, terrain, water, access, and permit triggers so the scope is focused from the start.
Define constraints and design options
Translate field observations and analysis into practical design paths, risk controls, and next steps.
Deliver permit-ready documents
Provide concise reports, drawings, schedules, letters, or filings written for reviewers, builders, and owners.
Support construction and field review
Stay available for clarifications, inspections, field reviews, and right-sized revisions as construction conditions evolve.
Built for Sunshine Coast realities.
Steep lots, drainage paths, foreshore exposure, rural servicing, and layered permit requirements all affect how projects get approved and built.
Led by Micah Smith, P.Eng.
Local judgment, clear engineering, buildable recommendations.
Tetra Engineering Ltd. is based in Gibsons, BC and supports residential, municipal, and renewable energy projects across coastal British Columbia. Micah’s work spans hazard assessments, foundations, retaining walls, on-site sewerage, civil servicing, hydrology, and run-of-river hydro infrastructure.
The approach is direct: observe site realities, define constraints clearly, and provide recommendations that are safe, constructible, and appropriate for the project and reviewing authority.
Development permit support
Letters of assurance
Construction field reviews
Regulator coordination
Start with the site
Tell us what you are trying to build, permit, or assess.
Send the property address, a brief project description, and any drawings or permit comments you already have. You will get a practical next step, not a sales script.