Engineering Consultant - Melbourne Office

Engineering Consultancy in Melbourne

Founded in 1920, Beca Group is an engineering consulting company in Melbourne. With six business locations across Australia and eighteen more internationally, we are among the largest employee-owned professional consultancies in Asia-Pacific.

Situated in the heart of the Docklands waterfront precinct, our Melbourne office is powered by 100% renewable green energy – reflecting our core values of innovation and sustainability. Inside, you’ll find consultants highly experienced with the demands and particulars of Melbourne developments, ready to act as an extension of your project team.

Our engineering services are backed by extensive knowledge and expertise ranging from airports, advisory, buildings, industrial and transport infrastructure, to sustainable power generation and beyond. We can support you through the entire project lifecycle, from feasibility studies, concept and detailed engineering design, and project management, to construction phase services and asset and operational management support.

As an ISO 9001-certified engineering firm, we work to clear quality, safety and environmental standards while focusing on practical design solutions that respond to local conditions, community expectations and the surrounding environment.

Get in touch with our team of Melbourne engineering consultants to help make your everyday better on buildings, infrastructure projects and industrial developments across Victoria.
 

Engineering Services: How We Can Help

Our engineers support a wide range of buildings, infrastructure projects and industrial developments across Victoria. Below are some of the key engineering services available through our Melbourne office.

Civil Engineering

Our civil engineer consultants in Melbourne help to shape transport, water and land development projects across VIC. Typical work includes road and rail corridors, stations, bridges, subdivisions, drainage networks and other civil infrastructure that connects communities and industry.

Structural Engineering

Our structural support specialists design, assess and adapt structures for all types of buildings and infrastructure. We're equipped to help you with a range of projects, from new commercial and residential developments through to industrial facilities, transport structures and upgrades of existing assets.

Fire Engineering

Our fire engineers support safer, more resilient buildings and infrastructure in Melbourne and regional Victoria. We prepare fire safety strategies, performance-based designs and fire modelling to help projects meet building codes and other regulatory expectations while achieving your desired layouts and operations.

Geotechnical Engineering

Beca’s geotechnical engineers align the ground and groundwater conditions with civil and structural engineering designs for sites around Victoria. We interpret site investigations and testing services, assess geotechnical risks and recommend suitable foundations, retaining structures and earthworks.
 

How Our Melbourne Consultants Work With You

We can support you at any stage of a project, from the first idea through to operation of the finished asset. We work alongside your internal teams or other consulting firms, or as your primary engineering consultancy partner, depending on what each project needs.

Feasibility and Concept Planning

At the outset, we carry out feasibility studies and options assessments to test whether a project is technically and commercially viable. This can include early risk identification, high-level engineering design, constraints mapping and input on staging, approvals and potential environmental impacts.

Detailed Engineering Design and Modelling

Once a preferred option is agreed upon, our civil, structural, geotechnical, fire and building services engineers develop coordinated designs. Where appropriate, we use modelling and simulation to test performance, improve safety and efficiency, and refine engineering approaches before construction starts.

Project Management and Delivery Support

During delivery, our consultants can provide project management, design coordination, quality assurance and site support. This may involve managing design interfaces, providing site supervision, working with other professionals and contractors, reviewing testing services, and helping to resolve technical issues as they arise.

Operations, Asset Management and Improvement

After commissioning, we can assist with asset management strategies, condition assessments and planning for upgrades or life extension. By understanding how your assets perform in service, we help you prioritise maintenance, manage risk and identify opportunities for optimisation.
 

Our Work in Melbourne

A selection of past and ongoing engineering projects showcasing the cost-effective engineering solutions and high-value consultation services we've provided for our clients in Melbourne.
 

Melbourne Airport Terminal 4

Beca was deeply involved in the planning and design of Terminal 4 at Melbourne Airport, a new expansion to accommodate the 10 million domestic passengers who arrive and depart each year.


 

Melbourne Airport Taxiway Extension

Melbourne Airport's extension of taxiway capacity added 45,000m2 of new taxiway. We helped this project conquer numerous challenges, including keeping the runway operational during construction.


 

Port of Melbourne Capacity Expansion

Our specialists were instrumental in the ambitious Port Capacity Project for the Port of Melbourne, Australasia's largest container port, through services including contract, design and project management.


 

Victoria Desalination Plant

Our engineering design services for Victoria Desalination Plant helped build one of the largest reverse-osmosis desalination plants in the world, able to provide 150 billion litres of drinking water per year.


 

Mernda Rail Extension

The Mernda Rail Extension leveraged our expertise in building services, rail projects and civil engineering to bring a fast, regular city train service to Melbourne's fast-growing northeastern suburbs.


 

Frankston Level Crossing Removals

We helped remove level crossings on the busy Frankston railway line, part of the Victorian Government's Level Crossing Removal Project to reduce road congestion and improve community safety.

Awards

2024 Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Awards

• Project Management Achievement Award (Construction/Engineering Project) – EastLink Resurfacing Project (in partnership with our client, ConnectEast Pty Ltd and Downer Group) 
• Victorian Project Professional – Melanie Orr 

2023 Melbourne Airport Excellence Awards

Excellence in Environment, Social & Governance – Melbourne Airport Runway Overlay Project (in partnership with Hatch, alongside GHD and Fulton Hogan)

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of projects do you work on in Melbourne?

Our engineering consultants work on a wide range of projects across Victoria, including commercial and residential buildings, transport and rail infrastructure, roads and bridges, ports, water and wastewater assets, and industrial facilities. We support both new developments and the upgrade or expansion of existing assets.

At what stage of a project can we engage your team?

You can engage our Melbourne team at any stage of the project lifecycle. Some clients involve us early for feasibility studies and concept planning, while others come to us for detailed engineering design, project management support during construction or advice on existing assets and future upgrades. We can tailor our involvement to suit your internal resources and project needs.

Do you only work on projects in Melbourne?

While our office is based in the Docklands precinct, we work on projects across Greater Melbourne and regional Victoria, and we regularly collaborate with other Beca offices around Australia and internationally. For larger programmes or specialist needs, we can draw on expertise from our wider network while still providing a local point of contact in Melbourne.

Which engineering disciplines are available through the Melbourne office?

From Melbourne we provide access to civil, structural, geotechnical, fire and building services engineering, along with project management and advisory specialists. For projects that require additional disciplines or niche expertise, we can connect you with colleagues from other Beca locations and coordinate multidisciplinary teams on your behalf.

How do you help manage safety, compliance and risk?

Our consultants work to clear quality, safety and environmental standards, including Beca’s ISO 9001-certified management system. We focus on identifying technical, environmental and safety risks early, designing measures to manage them, and ensuring that engineering solutions align with Australian standards, local regulations and project-specific requirements.