Build Smarter with Chartered, Code-Compliant Structural Engineering Across New Zealand & Australia

From residential and commercial projects to modular and multi-storey developments, efficient structural engineering is the backbone of every successful build. At Lead Engineering Consultants, our Chartered Engineers deliver certified solutions across New Zealand and Australia — ensuring every beam, slab, and column supports both your architectural vision and your regulatory obligations.

Our team of Chartered Professional Engineers designs and optimises gravity and lateral load-resisting systems in timber, steel, concrete, and composite materials. Each solution is tailored to your site conditions, building type, and budget — providing buildable, approval-ready drawings that streamline consents and accelerate construction.

Our Structural Design Services Include:

• Timber, steel & concrete framing: walls, floors, slabs, beams, columns • Gravity & lateral load paths: wind, earthquake, snow, dead/live loads
– Wind, earthquake, snow, and dead/live loads
• Structural solutions beyond NZS 3604 scope
• Performance-based alternatives to Acceptable Solutions
• New Zealand: NZ Building Code
• Australia: National Construction Code (NCC)
• Framing optimization, shop-drawing reviews, value engineering
• New Zealand: PS1, PS2 & PS4 engineering certificates, complete drawings & specifications
• Australia: Construction Certificates, PCA submissions & engineering certifications, with full structural documentation

Vaakesan Gunaratnam inspecting a high-rise modular construction site with scaffolding and tower crane under clear sky

Residential & Light Commercial Engineering
Residential & Light Commercial Engineering

Ready to Get Started?

Share your floor plans or schedule a consultation today, and we’ll deliver Chartered structural engineering solutions that balance practicality with precision—wherever you are in New Zealand or Australia.