A structural engineer’s hourly rate for structural engineering design services may vary across Australia depending on your location, scope of work, their experience and reputation.
As a baseline, you should expect to pay at least $150 per hour to hire a structural engineer to view your property, but could see that figure rise to as high as $250 per hour. A general rule of thumb is that the structural engineer’s cost could approach 1-2% of the total cost of construction.
Since this is a huge investment on your part, make sure to do your research into several candidates and find the one that meets your budget without sacrificing quality of work. When working with a structural engineer, you will want to come to a firm agreement on the structural engineer scope of services so as to avoid conflict as the project advances.