ABN 22 651 397 410 Melbourne’s Trusted
Council-compliant structural designs, reports and inspections for homes, extensions and commercial builds across Melbourne, Geelong and Victoria.
Feel free to call any time — no question is too small.
We reply to every enquiry within a few business hours.
From a single beam calculation to full documentation for a commercial build, every job is engineered to Australian Standards and prepared so your building surveyor can approve it without back-and-forth.
Structural drawings for new homes, extensions, renovations and alterations, compliant with Australian Standards and your local council's requirements.
Structural solutions for offices, warehouses, retail fit-outs and industrial facilities — scoped, scheduled and documented for the trades who have to build it.
Independent inspections and detailed reports accepted by councils and building surveyors across Victoria — from pre-purchase checks to construction-stage compliance and engineering certification.
Engineered retaining wall drawings and specifications for residential and commercial sites, designed around Melbourne's reactive clay and sloping blocks.
Structural design and certification for in-ground and above-ground pools, spas and the retaining and barrier structures that surround them.
Civil design and stormwater management for residential and commercial sites — drainage that copes with Melbourne's downpours and satisfies council engineering requirements.
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Melbourne's building stock runs from Victorian-era weatherboards in Richmond to slab-on-ground estates in Point Cook and steep, cut-and-fill blocks around Eltham. Each of those brings its own footing, soil and heritage problems — and reactive clay across much of the metro area means a design that works in one suburb can be wrong in the next. That local knowledge is what we bring to your project.
You get a scope and a number before we start. What we quote is what you pay, with no variations appearing at invoice time.
We document to what registered building surveyors and Victorian councils actually ask for, so your permit isn't held up by resubmissions.
We'll deal directly with your builder, architect, draftsperson or surveyor so you're not stuck relaying technical questions.
You'll get a plain-English explanation of what we found and what it means for your build — not a report you need an engineer to interpret.
No jargon, no chasing, no hidden costs. Here's exactly what working with us looks like.
Call us or send the quote form with your plans and location. We reply within a few business hours — same business day, or the next business day at the latest.
We go through your requirements, site conditions and what the surveyor will need, then send a clear fixed-price quote with a delivery date.
Our engineers complete the calculations, drawings and reports to Australian Standards, checking the work before anything leaves the office.
You receive your certified documents ready for council or your builder — and we stay available for surveyor questions afterwards.
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“Had the pleasure of dealing with Sal and the wonderful team at Melbourne Structural Engineers. Always prompt, friendly and efficient in answering every question I had.”
“It was a pleasure dealing with these guys, nothing was too much trouble and the job was completed quicker than I thought possible.”
A sample of work completed across Melbourne, Geelong and regional Victoria — from home extensions to certified inspections.
We work right across Greater Melbourne and beyond. If your suburb isn't listed, call us — we almost certainly cover it.
A structural engineer works out how a building carries its own weight and everything acting on it — the roof, the floors, the furniture, the wind coming off Port Phillip Bay, and the ground moving underneath it. In Victoria, a registered building surveyor won't issue a building permit for structural work without engineering documentation, which is why most people find us at the point where their draftsperson or builder says they need drawings.
The common triggers are straightforward. You're removing or altering a load-bearing wall to open up a kitchen and living area. You're adding a second storey, and the existing footings and frame have to carry loads they were never designed for. You're building a deck, carport or shed that needs a permit. You're putting in a retaining wall over a metre high. You're buying a property and the inspection report has flagged cracking you want assessed properly. Or your builder needs a certificate of structural adequacy before the surveyor will move to the next inspection stage.
Much of Melbourne sits on reactive clay, classified from Class S through to Class H2 and P under AS 2870. Reactive soil swells when it's wet and shrinks when it dries, and that movement is what cracks brickwork, jams doors and lifts slab corners. The western suburbs, the basalt plains around Sunbury and Melton, and pockets through the north and east all behave differently, and a footing design that's perfectly sound in one area can be under-designed in another. We size footings against the actual site classification rather than a generic assumption, which is also why we'll ask for a soil report when one is warranted.
The other Melbourne-specific factor is the housing stock. Inner suburbs like Richmond, Fitzroy and Coburg are full of solid-brick and weatherboard homes built long before current standards, often with shallow footings and no damp course. Growth corridors like Point Cook, Epping and Pakenham are almost entirely slab-on-ground construction on relatively young fill. Hill suburbs such as Eltham and parts of the Mornington Peninsula bring cut-and-fill sites, batters and retaining. Each of those calls for a different starting point.
For a design job you receive stamped structural drawings and supporting calculations, prepared to Australian Standards and formatted the way Victorian building surveyors expect to receive them. For an inspection you receive a written report setting out what was inspected, what was found, and what — if anything — needs to be done about it, in language you can hand to a builder or a conveyancer. Where a certificate is required, we issue it.
Pricing is fixed before we start. Send us your architectural plans or a description of the job and we'll come back with a scope, a price and a delivery date. And if you've already been quoted elsewhere: found a lower quote? We'll match it and give you 10% off.
Melbourne Structural Engineers operates from 7 Ginger Ln, Point Cook VIC 3030, under ABN 22 651 397 410, and trades as part of Omega Project Services — Melbourne, which is the name you'll see on our Google Business Profile and in some of our client reviews. If you've dealt with either name, you've dealt with the same team.
The four questions we're asked most. Feel free to call any time — no question is too small.
Cost depends on the scope — a single beam check for a wall removal is far cheaper than full drawings for a two-storey extension. We quote a fixed price up front so there are no surprises, and if you find a lower quote for the same scope we'll match it and give you 10% off. Send us your plans for a firm number.
Turnaround depends on the complexity of the job and how complete your architectural plans are. We give you a realistic date at quote stage and stick to it. If your building surveyor or council has a deadline, tell us when you enquire and we'll work to it.
Yes. Removing or altering a load-bearing wall changes how loads travel through your home, so a registered structural engineer must design the replacement beam and its supports. Your building surveyor will require stamped structural drawings and calculations before issuing a building permit.
We work across all of Greater Melbourne — inner suburbs, eastern suburbs, northern and western growth corridors — plus Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula and regional Victoria. If you're unsure whether we reach your site, call 03 7048 4006 and ask.
Send us your plans for a fixed-price quote, or pick up the phone. We reply to every enquiry within a few business hours — same business day, or the next business day at the latest.
Feel free to call any time — no question is too small.