George Thirkell

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About George Thirkell

Since 1993, George Thirkell has had Australian and international design and engineering experience in the Cairns region, Torres Strait Islands, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Virgin Islands, Mauritius, New Zealand, and London, and other parts of the United Kingdom. He has technically applied a range of codes and standards including Australian, New Zealand, British, European, and Papua New Guinean. His depth of experience underpins innovation and excellent engineering judgment that can value-add to projects. Past employers are Colefax Clayton Smith of Cairns, now known as Cardno CCS; WSP, Carter Clack, Alan Connisbee & Assoc. and other London-based engineering practices. Since 2004, George has directed his privately owned company based in Cairns, Australia. • Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University of Queensland; • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) 7279 Structural and Civil; • Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia (MIEAust) Structural and Civil Colleges; • Chartered Practising Engineer (CPEng); • APEC Engineer IntPE (Aus): Asia-Pacific Region and India, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom • Listed on the National Engineers Register (NER); • Engineering Training Institute of Australia: Forensic Engineering Professional Development; • Associate Diploma of Building Design, Central Queensland University; • Member of the Building Designers Association of Queensland; • QBCC Contractor’s licence and Nominee Supervisor’s licence (1164409) in the class of ‘Building Design – Medium Rise’. Services include: Structural and civil engineering Building design Certification, forms 15 & 16 Feasibility studies Inspections Tender management Contract administration Development applications Building applications Insurance reports Expert witness service Experience in sustainability design principals & co-founder of TropicalBuild.com.au