Forum Engineers is a Newcastle based engineering consultancy that provides professional Structural and Civil engineering services to private, corporate, government and mining sectors. Since Forum was established in 2012 we have managed thousands of projects throughout the Hunter Valley, Central Coast, North & South Coast, Sydney and beyond. We employ enthusiastic talented professionals with a unique blend of experience and skills that enable Forum Engineers to provide profesional, practical and reliable engineering designs and professional advice.

Forum Engineers adopts an integrated approach to design, collaborating with designers, clients and builders to achieve better design outcomes in accordance with best practice techniques and cost effective solutions. Our projects include:

Residential developments including;

• Project homes 
• Multi unit developments
• Secondary dwellings
• Retirement villages
• Multistorey units
• Additions and alterations 
• Large architecturally designed homes 
• Design for mine subsidence.
• Retaining walls
• Stormwater drainage infrastructure (e.g. detention tanks)

Commercial developments including;

• Resort/hotel style housing
• Commercial warehouses & offices
• Childcare centres 
• School infrastrucure
• Community centres
• Pubs and clubs
• Places of worship

Industrial developments including; 

• Small to large scale warehouses incorporating steel and concrete construction, mezzanine floors, large cantilevered awnings and overhead gantry cranes. 
• Industrial office buildings 
• Winery facilities 
• Aircraft hangars
• Places of worship
• Storage facilities
• Industrial units

Expert reports and structutral assessments including damages associated with storms, earthquake, ground movement, fire, impact and defective construction.

Engineering forensic investigations and reports

Technical inspections and dilapidation reporting

Temporary works

Forum Engineers provides specialist advice and engineering design of stormwater drainage systems to address local and state government requirements. Forum co-ordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure our designs are compliant, optimised and provide effective stormwater manmagement for residential, industrial and commercial developments. Our services include:

• Stormwater drainage systems and stormwater management plans
• Stormwater modelling and analysis including on-site detention
• Driveway design including levels and longitudinal sections
• Rigid pavement design
• Stormwater quality analysis and design of stormwater quality treatment devices
• Limited Flood studies
• Sediment and erosion control plans
• Vehicle manoeuvring paths
• Performance solutions for sanitary drainage pipelines, as required by NSW Fair Trading for highly and extremely reactive soil classifications