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Serving Te Aroha and the Surrounding Waikato Region
At CES, we're proud to be a part of the Te Aroha community, providing comprehensive civil and structural engineering services tailored to the unique needs of the Waikato region. Our local expertise ensures that projects are designed and executed with an understanding of the area's specific requirements and challenges.Based in Te Aroha, we service the Matamata-Piako district as well as the wider Waikato region – from Thames-Coromandel and Pokeno in the north and Tokoroa / Taupo in the south. Whether you need geotechnical surveying, foundation design, or pond testing and stop banks, CES can help.
Comprehensive Engineering Services for Te Aroha
At CES, we provide a full suite of civil and structural engineering services tailored to the Te Aroha region. With extensive experience across the residential, commercial, and agricultural sectors, our team delivers practical, cost-effective solutions to support sustainable development throughout the Waikato.
Farming
Residential
Commercial
Custom Solutions for your Engineering project
Farming Engineering Services – Te Aroha & Waikato
We support Te Aroha’s rural sector with engineering solutions that improve productivity, enhance land usability, and meet compliance standards. Our services include surveying, soil testing, effluent system design, and infrastructure to manage water, erosion, and access across farms.
Our farming services include:
- Design, inspection and testing of cowsheds and effluent ponds
- Stock underpass design and engineering
- Farmland boundary surveys and soil testing
- Retaining walls, bridge, and foundation strengthening
- Irrigation and pump system design and installation
- Drainage and flood protection system design
Residential Civil Engineering – Te Aroha Homes & Developments
From new builds to site developments, CES offers expert support for residential projects throughout Te Aroha. Whether you're developing a rural lifestyle block or building in town, we can guide you through land development, site-specific design, and consent processes.
Residential services include:
- Geotechnical investigations and land surveying
- Structural engineering for new builds and additions
- On-site wastewater and stormwater system design
- Compliance inspections for building consents
- Engineering reports for council approval
- Land development assessments and design
Commercial
CES ensures commercial projects in Te Aroha meet the highest safety and council standards. From site investigation and assessment and structural engineering to site design and planning. Our experienced team can help you determine the suitability of a site with our geotechnical investigation and surveying, and analyse existing structures to determine their suitability for commercial use. If you’re developing a new commercial building we can ensure the design is safe and fit for purpose, as well as the design of commercial effluent and stormwater systems.
Commercial services include:
- Site analysis for commercial development
- Subdivisional reports
- Commercial building design
- Structural analysis of existing buildings
- Commercial effluent system design
- Commercial stormwater design
Meet the Team.
Supported by team leaders
Bob Tilsley
Principal Engineer
Qualifications/Licences: MNZM, BE Civil, CPEng, MIPENZ
Robert (Bob) Tilsley is a Chartered Professional Engineer with 60 years of experience. He started work at the engineering services department of the Auckland City Council in 1962.
Since that time he has held roles in local government as Assistant County Engineer, Borough Engineer, Chief Executive and an elected member of the Auckland Regional Council. He was an inaugural Board Member of Watercare and has worked in New Zealand and Canada consultancies. He has consulted in the Solomon Islands and New Ireland.
Bob was awarded the MNZM in 2006 for Services to the Community.
Ali Gholamhoseini
Lead Structural Engineer
Qualifications/Licences: BSc, MSc, PhD, FIEAust, CMEngNZ, CPEng(Aus.), CPEng(NZ), IntPE(Aus), IntPE(NZ), APEC Engineer
Industry Awards: Australian Postgraduate Award/Industry (APAI) Scholarship (2010-2014) UNSW, Sydney, Australia
Originally from Iran, Ali completed his BSc in Civil Engineering and MSc in Structural Engineering in 1996 and 1999. He worked in Iran for 10 years before going to Nigeria to work for a German company.
In 2010 Ali moved to Australia to study for his PhD at UNSW. In 2014 he moved to the University of Canterbury for his Post Doc. He has been working on numerous residential, commercial and industrial projects in the Auckland region since 2016. At Tilsley Engineering, Ali enjoys working on a diverse variety of projects on a day-to-day basis.
Susan Tilsley
Director, Senior Engineering Geologist
Qualifications/Licences: BSc, MSc (Hons), MEngNZ
Susan Tilsley is an engineering geologist with 30 years of experience specialising in geotechnical investigations, earthworks slope instability and landslide assessments – primarily for the design of infrastructure projects.
Susan started work with Geotest Ltd, an engineering soils laboratory in 1993, becoming a lab manager and a TELARC signatory in 1995. She continued working with the Beca Group of companies, becoming an associate (shareholder) in 2010. Between 2013 and 2022 she held the role of Technical Director at Beca Ltd. Her focus in later times was on the technical development of engineering geologists and the improvement of their digital tools.
Susan has worked on projects around New Zealand as well as abroad in South-East Asia and the Pacific. In July 2022 Susan started working with Tilsley Engineering Ltd and Tonkin + Taylor Ltd, both on a part-time basis to enable more time to enjoy other aspects of life.
She is also on the NZ Geotechnical Society committee to update the NZ geotechnical soil and rock field guidelines and has been involved in setting up a country-wide GIS-based slope instability depository.
Our Work
Explore some of our completed projects in the Hamilton area, reflecting our commitment to quality and innovation.
Your Local Engineering Experts
Our Te Aroha office is staffed by a dedicated team of engineers and support personnel committed to delivering high-quality engineering solutions. We're here to assist you with your next project.
