Civil & Structural Engineering · Brisbane · Est. 2009
Engineering, made simple.
Practical, buildable engineering advice from concept to completion, and clear, evidence-based answers when something goes wrong.
Services
Design, investigation and advice under one engineer.
A small, senior practice. Every engagement is led by a chartered, registered principal, whether you need a residential footing designed, a crack explained, or a technical lead for a major program.
Design
DResidential & commercial structural design
Buildable structural design for homes, commercial buildings and public infrastructure, developed alongside builders and designers.
Civil engineering design
Civil works, drainage and site infrastructure designed to suit the site, the budget and the approval pathway.
Project & construction advice
Engineering input through design and construction. Coordination and early issue resolution reduce risk, delay and cost.
Investigation
IForensic engineering & rectification
Diagnosing cracking, movement, construction defects and impact damage, then designing practical, cost-effective repairs.
Expert witness & insurance assessment
Independent structural and civil assessments for insurance claims, disputes and legal proceedings.
Structural health monitoring
Measured evidence of how a structure is behaving over time, to support decisions on repair, risk and remaining life.
Advisory
AAsset management & durability
Advice and certification to manage and extend the life of structures, from risk identification to maintenance planning.
Principal technical advisory
Peer review, troubleshooting of complex problems and senior technical direction for project teams.
Program advisory
Technical leadership across programs of work, including natural disaster recovery and rebuild programs.
Approach
Engineered solutions, human connections.
Since 2009 Austserve has combined technical depth with real-world construction experience. Proactive design or reactive investigation, the aim is the same: outcomes that are efficient, buildable and hold up to scrutiny.
- 01 · Brief
Understand the problem
We start with your constraints: site, budget, program, and what a good outcome looks like to you.
- 02 · Assess
Gather the evidence
Site inspection, existing documents, testing or monitoring where needed. Advice is based on what the structure is actually doing.
- 03 · Engineer
Design or determine
Practical design to the relevant Australian Standards, or a clear technical opinion with the reasoning shown.
- 04 · Support
See it through
Certification, construction-phase support and straightforward answers when questions come up on site.
Performance-based solutions that work in the long term, not just on paper.
Plain-language reports and drawings builders can build from without guessing.
One principal engineer responsible for the advice, from first call to sign-off.
Principal
Nicholas Lancashire
FIEAust CPEng
(Civil & Structural Colleges)
MProfEng · BE · BCom
RPEQ · RPEV · NPER
APEC Engineer · IntPE(Aus)
Principal engineer
Senior advice, directly from the engineer.
Nicholas leads every Austserve engagement personally. He brings over two decades of civil and structural engineering across design, construction, forensic investigation, expert witness work and program leadership, including natural disaster recovery.
- FIEAust CPEng
- Fellow and Chartered Professional Engineer, Engineers Australia, Civil and Structural Colleges.
- RPEQ · RPEV
- Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland and Victoria.
- NPER
- Listed on the National Engineering Register.
- APEC · IntPE(Aus)
- Internationally recognised professional engineer status.
Contact
Let’s talk about your project.
Send a question, a set of drawings, or a photo of the crack that’s worrying you. We’ll tell you plainly what’s needed next.
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