Monthly Support Retainer
Ongoing geotechnical guidance available to your team every month.
Our monthly retainer gives earthworks contractors direct access to 25+ years of geotechnical management experience by phone and email — someone to lean on for technical guidance, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Why Monthly Support
Reliable access to expertise, without the overhead.
Our retainer is structured so your team always has somewhere to turn. Rather than engaging us on a project-by-project basis, a monthly retainer gives you consistent access to earthworks geotechnical expertise by phone and email — available when ground conditions change, when a non-conformance arises, or when a question needs a quick answer.
Priority access
Direct access to earthworks and geotechnical expertise when your team needs it.
Swift responses
Clear, responsive advice that keeps tenders, programmes and live earthworks moving.
Ongoing technical advice
Continuity of technical input across active projects, tenders and workstreams.
Continuity
Consistent support from tender through delivery, validation and handover.
Reduced delays
Faster decisions on testing, compliance and ground risk help avoid unnecessary hold-ups.
25+ Years in Earthworks
Both directors have spent over 25 years working in earthworks as geotechnical managers — advice shaped by lived experience on site, not just technical theory.
Support across multiple projects
Technical oversight across several projects or workstreams from a single point of contact.
Access without a full-time internal specialist
Experienced geotechnical support without the cost and commitment of a permanent in-house role.
How It Works
A specialist to lean on, whenever you need one.
The retainer is simple — you get a set number of hours of our time each month to pick up the phone or email us with any earthworks or geotechnical question. No formal reports, no document reviews, no testing programmes. Just experienced guidance when your team needs someone to talk a problem through with.
Service Levels
Three levels of monthly support.
Each option gives you the same phone and email guidance — the difference is simply how many hours of our time you have each month. We will help you choose the right one for your workload.
GSS ASSIST
A monthly retainer for phone and email guidance on occasional technical queries.
Best for occasional technical queries.
- Telephone and email technical guidance
- A specialist to lean on for earthworks and geotechnical questions
- Advice on ground risk, material suitability and compliance queries
- Help thinking through decisions before you commit
- Ongoing access across active projects and workstreams
- Continuity from a familiar point of contact
GSS PARTNER
A retainer providing phone and email guidance across active projects and workstreams.
Best for active projects needing regular guidance.
- Telephone and email technical guidance
- A specialist to lean on for earthworks and geotechnical questions
- Advice on ground risk, material suitability and compliance queries
- Help thinking through decisions before you commit
- Ongoing access across active projects and workstreams
- Continuity from a familiar point of contact
GSS EMBEDDED
A retainer keeping us on hand by phone and email throughout delivery.
Best for complex or continuous workloads.
- Telephone and email technical guidance
- A specialist to lean on for earthworks and geotechnical questions
- Advice on ground risk, material suitability and compliance queries
- Help thinking through decisions before you commit
- Ongoing access across active projects and workstreams
- Continuity from a familiar point of contact
What's Included
Guidance you can rely on, month after month.
Every retainer level gives you the same thing — direct access to our team by phone and email for technical guidance. The only difference is how many hours of our time you have each month.
More hours means more availability — not different services. With 8 hours we handle occasional queries; with 32 hours we are on hand throughout the month.
Need regular technical support?
Talk to us about which retainer level fits your projects, workload and team. We will help you choose the right option.