About Thitchener Consulting

45 Years of Structural Engineering Practice

Graeme established Thitchener Consulting in 1980 with a focus on providing structural engineering services to the residential and commercial building sector on the Central Coast, Sydney and Newcastle.

Over more than four decades, the practice has grown to provide engineering services Australia wide.

The initial focus was residential and public housing, which grew to include retirement villages, nursing homes, shopping centres, public infrastructure and recreational clubs.

Starting in NSW, Thitchener Consulting have expanded into 6 states across Australia.

Credentials & Registration

Graeme Thitchener holds the following professional credentials and registrations:

• Member, Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)

• National Engineers Register (NER) 145955

• APEC Engineer

• International Professional Engineer - Australia (IntPE(Aus)

• RPEQ 02262

• VIC PE0016508

• Building professionals board NSW DEP0002957

Experience Across Building Types and Site Conditions

Over 44 years of practice, Thitchener Consulting has developed particular depth in:

•       Coastal residential — from modest renovations to large luxury homes in C4 and C5 zones

•       Difficult and constrained sites — steep terrain, rock, reactive soils, cliff-edge locations

•       Bushfire construction — BAL-29 through to BAL-FZ, across both rural and coastal bush settings

•       Class 2 multi-residential — from duplex to apartment building scale

•       Class 9b and 9c — community, assembly and aged care facilities

•       Heritage structures — assessment, remediation and adaptive reuse

How We Work

Thitchener Consulting operates on a direct, collaborative basis. We do not outsource work or use offshore documentation. All engineering is done by an experienced registered structural engineer — not delegated to a junior with minimal oversight.

We prefer to be engaged early in a project, before the design is locked in, so that structural advice can influence the design rather than constrain it. We work closely with architects, building designers and builders on an ongoing basis, and maintain long-term working relationships with a small number of trusted consultants and contractors.

Professional Indemnity & Insurance

Thitchener Consulting holds professional indemnity insurance as required for registered structural engineering practice in NSW.