R.S. Foundation Systems Ltd

R.S. Foundation Systems Ltd Design-Build Deep Foundation Solutions | Shoring, Piling & Anchors | Serving Western Canada Since 2008

From April 22 to May 25, our drill crews put 435 piles in the ground. 🔥 That’s the kind of pace that keeps GCs on schedu...
06/01/2026

From April 22 to May 25, our drill crews put 435 piles in the ground. 🔥

That’s the kind of pace that keeps GCs on schedule and projects moving. Hats off to the operators, helpers, and superintendents who made it happen.

05/27/2026

Wrapping up another technically demanding scope, the completed retaining wall system for at the Kamloops Cancer Centre.

The scope:
• 14 soldier piles
• 18,987 sq ft of 10” finished shotcrete
• 23 micropiles
• 147 tieback anchors

Our crews were drilling upwards of 50’ in the air, working off man baskets and excavator mounted drill rigs. Multiple disciplines, tight access, and a sequencing puzzle from start to finish.

The results:
âś… Zero NCRs
âś… 100% of anchors passed proof testing
âś… On schedule, even with additional scopes added mid project

Hats off to the RS Foundation team that executed this one in the field and in the office, and an equally big hats off to the EllisDon team. They were an outstanding client to work alongside on a project of this complexity, and that partnership showed up in the result.

Projects like this are exactly why we do what we do. When piling, shoring, micropiles, anchors, and shotcrete all have to integrate on one wall, ex*****on is everything.

RSFoundation EllisDon Kamloops

Why tieback anchors? A shoring wall on its own is a cantilever. It works by embedding the pile deep enough below the bot...
05/25/2026

Why tieback anchors?

A shoring wall on its own is a cantilever. It works by embedding the pile deep enough below the bottom of excavation to balance the earth pushing against it. That’s fine for shallow digs, but past about 6 m of retained height, the bending and deflection get out of hand. Piles grow huge, and neighbouring buildings, sidewalks, and utilities start to feel the movement.

Tiebacks solve it.

A steel tendon is drilled on an angle through the wall, grouted into competent ground well behind the excavation, then tensioned and locked off. That single move does three things. It transfers lateral earth pressure back into stable ground behind the shoring wall. It pre-stresses the wall so it resists movement before it occurs. And it converts the wall from a cantilever to a tieback system, slashing bending moments.

The alternative is internal bracing or rakers, which clogs the excavation with steel. Tiebacks keep it wide open, so construction builds straight up from subgrade without working around anything.

That’s why almost every deep urban excavation past 6 m relies on them.

Please join us in welcoming Amanda Howe to RS Foundation Systems as our new Office Manager! 🎉Amanda brings over 15 years...
05/21/2026

Please join us in welcoming Amanda Howe to RS Foundation Systems as our new Office Manager! 🎉

Amanda brings over 15 years of office management experience, including more than 5 years in the construction, drilling, and foundation industries. Her strong leadership, sharp organizational instincts, attention to detail, and problem-solving mindset make her an immediate fit for our growing team.

In her role, Amanda will play a key part in supporting our day-to-day operations and keeping workflow running smoothly across the office and field. Her positive attitude and reliability are already making an impact.

Welcome aboard, Amanda. We’re thrilled to have you on the team!

05/14/2026

🔥 Above and beyond schedule.

435 piles. 105 tieback anchors. Heavy groundwater, boulder conditions, and our crew at Poplin keeps pushing.

Three RS Foundation drill rigs running together on new development in Bridgeland.

Grateful to be building it alongside a strong group of partners - , on beam supply, on anchors, and working alongside team to get to the bottom of excavation

Proud of this crew. This is the work.

We’re hiring a Controller at RS Foundation Systems!Since 2008 we’ve grown into one of Western Canada’s leading design-bu...
05/12/2026

We’re hiring a Controller at RS Foundation Systems!

Since 2008 we’ve grown into one of Western Canada’s leading design-build deep foundation contractors. Today we’re 70+ employees with 30+ drill rigs, working on commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Yukon. We’re at the next stage of growth and need a senior finance leader who’s done this before.

What we’re looking for:
• CPA designation
• 7-10+ years progressive accounting, with 3-5 years in construction or project-based business
• Track record managing finance for a business at $50M+ in annual revenue
• Strong on job costing, WIP reporting, and month-end ownership
• Comfortable leading and developing a finance team

The role owns financial reporting, the close process, job costing, CRA compliance, treasury and cash management, and partners closely with operations and project managers. Based out of our Calgary head office.

If you’ve built a finance function that scales, or you know someone who has, send a resume to [email protected].

Referrals welcome and appreciated.

Finance

Design, Supply & Installation of deep foundations for a commercial building in Calgary, AB
05/11/2026

Design, Supply & Installation of deep foundations for a commercial building in Calgary, AB

Excited to welcome Jamie Sparkes, P.Eng. to RS Foundation Systems as our new Vice President of Estimating! Jamie brings ...
05/05/2026

Excited to welcome Jamie Sparkes, P.Eng. to RS Foundation Systems as our new Vice President of Estimating!

Jamie brings more than 14 years of piling industry experience to the role. A civil engineering graduate from the University of New Brunswick, he started his career as a geotechnical engineer - in the field inspecting, testing, and evaluating soil conditions - before moving into project management and estimating. Over the years he’s split his time between delivering deep foundation projects from start to finish and leading estimating, strategy, and pile design work. Load testing, client relations, design, full lifecycle ex*****on - he’s done it all.

That blend of field, design, and commercial experience is exactly what we wanted at the head of our estimating function as we continue to scale.

Welcome to the team, Jamie. Glad to have you with us.

Drilling and setting soldier piles for a timber lagging wall, a classic shoring system that’s still one of the most cost...
05/04/2026

Drilling and setting soldier piles for a timber lagging wall, a classic shoring system that’s still one of the most cost-effective ways to support a temporary excavation.

How it comes together:
drill the shaft, set a W-section steel beam, fill the entire hole with fillcrete. As the excavation advances in lifts, timber lagging is installed between the beam flanges in 1.5m increments.

Best suited to cohesive soils and above the water table. And can add tieback anchors for when excavations exceed ~6m in depth

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3661 48 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB
T2B3N8

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+14035696986

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