Problem-Solving Structural Engineer, 14 years
Bornhorst + Ward · Sydney, NSW · 14 years experience
About
Civil and structural engineer with fourteen years of hands-on experience across mining infrastructure, conveyor structures, and heavy industrial foundations. Delivered design and construction support for coal-handling plants, crushing circuits, and tailings-area civils across central Queensland and the Hunter Valley. Strong field background: site-issued redesigns, commissioning support, and remedial works. RPEQ; MIEAust; member AusIMM.
Expertise
Sector Experience
Languages
Qualifications & Registrations
Academic Qualifications
PHd, Mechanical Engineering
2018University of Pretoria
Master of Engineering, Structural Engineering
2013Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Civil Engineering
2011Queensland University of Technology
Professional Registrations
RPEQ
#23456
Board of Professional Engineers Queensland
Experience
Senior Consultant
2019–PresentBornhorst + Ward
Was the lead mechanical engineer for several large infrastructure projects.
Senior Civil Engineer
2018–PresentBornhorst + Ward
Civil and structural design for mining infrastructure.
Civil Engineer
2013–2018GHD
Infrastructure design for water, transport, and mining projects across Queensland.
Project History
Conveyor Transfer Station - Greenfield Mine
2025Glencore · Mining & Resources
Detailed structural design of a 45m-high conveyor transfer station.
Projects / Case Studies
Standout projects from James's career, with the challenge, approach, and outcome for each.
Foundation remediation of a coal-handling plant
2023Hunter Valley operator (confidential) · Manufacturing
Lead structural engineer, remediation designHands-on
Structural assessment and remediation design for a conveyor-transfer tower with observed foundation settlement.
Challenge
Five-year-old tower showing differential settlement beyond design tolerance; plant critical to operations.
Solution
Led forensic structural assessment including instrumentation; recommended a micropile underpinning scheme and a revised surcharge-management regime.
Outcome
Remediation installed in a 10-day shutdown window; settlement stabilised within six months of commissioning.
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