Meet the Team

Dipalee Jukes

Having co-founded Ground & Water with university friend, Francis Williams, Dipalee hung up her hard hat and boots to focus on the company’s and team’s organisational health. Being responsible, trusting and thoughtful so that the people around her can count on her is what drives her in business. She ensures every team member has the tools they need to succeed and reach their full potential, as well as generating new and exciting business opportunities and ensuring our clients receive great levels of service. Dipalee enjoys cooking and entertaining and spending time with friends and family. Outside of work, Dipalee is busy being mum to her three young children. Her limited free time is spent reading and she is a keen runner. She also enjoys yoga, but also finds time for a glass wine or two. Her vision was to help create the best company EVER and is continuously working towards this goal.

Francis Williams

Fran is a Chartered Geologist and has a more technical focus. He is on hand to share his extensive knowledge of earth sciences with the team, so it can offer cost effective solutions to complex engineering dilemmas. Alongside Dipalee, Fran is creating an environment of growth and exploration for the team, harnessing creative ways of working and contemporary business solutions in a competitive market. Leading the team through exciting challenges and goals, he strives to be genuine, loyal and light hearted so that he can positively impact the people around him. Fran is working hard to spread the good news about Ground & Water by looking at new ventures for the company to get involved with. A wine enthusiast, Fran has a small vineyard in Hampshire and is also a keen follower and player of rugby. A natural coach, Fran is leading his team towards success, both on the field (with his U6 rugby squad) and in the workplace.

Roger Foord

Roger is a Chartered Geologist with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Having joined in 2011, he is the longest serving member of the team. Working out of the Brighton office, he has a wide experience of the soils and geology of the south-east of England, particularly the geotechnology of chalk, in which he has worked extensively. A keen sports fan and participant, including football, tennis and athletics (he has chalked up an impressive 567 park runs and counting), he also enjoys specialist beer tasting and foraging, particularly mushroom hunting. Like Hannibal from the A Team, Roger loves it when a plan comes together.

Robert Terrell

Rob is Ground & Water’s ‘go to’ for complex geotechnical projects. As a member of the senior engineering team and using his background in sustainable development and environmental management, he can always be relied upon to help the team find solutions to tricky technical issues, sharing his knowledge and offering advice and guidance to team members on new online tools and fresh industry perspectives. Rob is an avid football fan and can often be found on the pitch. A Spurs supporter, he also enjoys going to the gym and the spa, cooking, and tending his house plants.

Natasha Kearl

Natasha joined G&W as a Graduate Engineer in 2019. Natasha has proven to be a great source of support and knowledge for those joining the company after her, with a key area of interest in brownfield sites and remediation, she is always looking to better herself and reach her full potential, applying a critical eye to all aspects of her work and providing a high level of client service and follow up care along the way. In her spare time, Natasha enjoys going to the gym, reading and watching horror movies! Natasha returned to us in the summer of 2022, having taken a year out with another organisation to develop skills further.

Jon Chalkley

Jon joined Ground & Water in the summer of 2021 and completes our technician team. He has already made his mark on the company by naming our drilling rig, Rig Astley. Jon is a naturally sociable person and brings an enthusiasm to the role, a key interest for him is performing on the stage, whether it be musicals or plays. Music is a big part of his life and he enjoys listening to anything and everything. When not spending time with his family, Jon enjoys watching rugby but admits he’s useless at playing it.

Adam Young

Penny Hignet

Libby Bennett

James New

Max Brown

Adam Wright

Simon Harlow

Maya Johnson

Toby Dobson-Smith

Andy Podevin

Flinn Whitmore

Calum Urquhart

Ildiko Hirons