Charles Rickard
Managing Director
Charles Rickard graduated from Surrey University, UK with a
Master of Science (Distinction) in Structural Engineering in 1975,
having completed a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering the
previous year.
Charles undertook his initial three years of engineering training with
Taylor Woodrow, the international engineering group. By 1982, after
an 18 month stay with Alan Baxter & Associates, he had achieved
the position of London Associate with White Young Consulting
Group (now known as White Young Green). His major responsibility
with them was the engineering design and site supervision of
construction for the $100 million (1980 value) Phase 2 Basildon town
centre development in the UK. Charles also did a three month stint in
Qatar, where he designed a new palace for the Emir.
In 1984, Charles moved to Australia and set up Rickard and
Partners Pty Ltd, subsequently known as Bonacci Rickard, then
Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd (RHM).
In 2004, Charles amicably left RHM and after a short spell working
with Connell Wagner in Neutral Bay on contract, in 2006 he set up
Rickard Engineering, also located in Neutral Bay.
Now in 2024, the company has grown to include four Directors,
four Associates and 18 staff with overseas representatives in Denver,
Hangzhou, Dubai and London. New offices are planned to open in
Melbourne and Canberra before Christmas. The company’s current
turnover is in excess of $4 million.
To view Charles full CV click HERE.
