George Thirkell
Principal –Design and Engineering
Qualifications:
- RPEQ Registered Professional Engineer QLD 7279 (Civil & Structural)
- MIEAust Engineers Australia (Civil & Structural)
- CP Eng NER: Certified Practising Engineer, National Engineering Register
- APEC Engineer IntPE (Aus): Asia-Pacific Region & India, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) University of Queensland, graduated 1993
- Engineering Training Institute of Australia: Forensic Engineering
- Assoc. Dip. Building Design, Central Queensland University, completed 2011.
- QBCC Design Licence 1211127 and Nominee Supervisor’s licence 1164409 (medium rise).
- Building Designers Association of Queensland
- BEDI Endorsed Sustainable Building Designer
George’s professional career commenced in 1993. He has engineered some of Cairns’ major buildings and structures including Skyrail, Yorkey’s Knob Marina and Boat Club, House on the Hill Apartments and Port Village shopping centre. He has also provided construction engineering services for the Cairns Convention Centre and Royal Harbour to name a few buildings.
Six years was also based in London on projects spanning across the UK including cutting-edge buildings such as the iconic Swiss-Re ‘gherkin’ building in the city of London, subcontracted by Skanska; and formula one car McLaren’s European headquarters in Woking.
George grew up in Cairns and is now raising his own family here. George is a cricket coach for Cairns Rovers Cricket Club and a soccer coach for the Edge Hill United Football Club.
