RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

For excellence in engineering, you cannot choose better than Terra. We are industry leading specialists in civil engineering, structural engineering & environmental engineering – it’s the core of our business and what we do best.
 

Terra's structural engineering team are experienced to recognise, determine and forecast built structures. Structural engineering uses theory based on physical laws and observed factual knowledge of the structural performance of various materials, etc.  It is our structural engineers job to ensure that this is carried out in a cost effective way for our clients. 

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All of our engineering services are multi-disciplinary. Our experienced structural engineering consultants are trained in everything from structural analysis and design right through to construction management and certification.

Each structural engineering project’s strategy is tailor made to suit the client’s individual needs, budget and timeline.

INDEPENDENT

EXPERT ADVICE

Terra Consultants can provide structural engineering services for residential, commercial and industrial structures/buildings. 

Our Christchurch based team is very experienced in the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort and can provide structural damage assessments, remedial design, and construction management.The Christchurch structural engineering team is managed by Nada Sundaram and the Auckland structural team is managed by Stefan Trif.

The teams are very busy providing professional structural engineering advice, design and construction management on projects for a wide range of Clients.

Our structural engineers also provide independent expert witness to the courts for earthquake related structural damage insurance claims.

Stefan Trif

Structural Engineering Manager

BE(Hons), CPEng, CMEngNZ, IntPE(NZ)/APEC, Proj. Mgt

Stefan is a Chartered Structural Engineer and the Senior Manager of Terra’s Structural Engineering Team. His specialist fields of expertise are business development and management, strategic planning, project management, and planning for the design and implementation of large scale residential, commercial, industrial, and Local Government infrastructure. He has 15 years of professional engineering experience in NZ (Auckland and Christchurch), and Romania.

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Stefan has specific expertise in; retrofit and modifications; detailed engineering evaluations, seismic strengthening and repairs; structural engineering peer reviews; management; on-site supervision; new-build commercial, industrial and residential; demolition (preparing methodologies, overseeing works, risk management, reporting and structural advice); residential re-locations, re-levelling, house lifts and foundation replacement; and retaining structures.
 
Stefan is a competent professional with a strong work ethic and leading high-quality designs. Stefan actively supports the development of young engineers as the Structural Engineering Manager.