Kyle Bennett

Director | Senior Engineer Structural/Civil

Kyle is a highly capable engineer with 18 years experience who has enjoyed being involved in many different sectors in the industry, ranging from Heavy Industry, to Health, Education, Mining, Defence and Commercial.  Kyle has helped deliver some of Geelong’s most iconic buildings and developments including the community favourite, Lt. Creatures Brewery, the redevelopment of Geelong Port for the new home of the Spirit of Tasmania, the Douglas Boyd Auditorium known for its iconic roof form at Marcus Oldham College and the ‘Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library’ with its polarising concrete cladding.

Kyle has the ability to understand the intricacies of design elements and how they are intertwined with project delivery and client expectations. With his wide-ranging project experience, Kyle has been involved with projects from inception and concept through to construction and has unique insight of council and building regulations throughout the full project timeline.

Areas of expertise

  • Structural steel design

  • Structural timber design

  • Reinforced concrete design

  • Site civil drainage design

Qualifications

  • CPEng – Charted Professional Engineer, Engineers Australia

  • NER – National Engineering Register

  • Professional Engineers Registration (PE)

  • MIEAust – Member Professional Engineer, Engineers Australia

  • Bachelor of Engineering Technology – Civil Engineering, Federation University

  • Masters of Engineering Technology – Civil Engineering, Federation University

Technical experience

  • Commercial Dev. 400 Pakington Street, Geelong

  • Spirit of Tasmania Relocation to Corio Quay

  • Lt. Creatures Brewery, Geelong

  • Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library – Armstrong Creek

  • Sports Precinct Change Pavilion – Deakin University, Waurn Ponds

  • 300m L, Steel Fabrication Facility and Office, Corio

  • Iona College Learning Centre and Gymnasium, Charlemont

  • Bellarine Community Health Facilities, Ocean Grove & Point Lonsdale

  • Building Assessments and Reports for GrainCorp and Incitec Pivot, Geelong

  • Hanwha Australia – Armoured Tank Manufacturing Facility, Avalon

  • 4 storey Commercial and Residential Development, Portarlington

  • Bulky Goods Development – Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park, VIC

  • JJ Clancy Integrated Community Facility, Kilmore