About Us

We exist to enrich life and the world around us

Built upon a philosophy to ‘enrich lives’, Xavier Knight was established 10 years ago with an ambition to raise the standard of engineering services available in our built environment.

Our values, combined with our passion and technical expertise has enabled us to become one of Australia’s most trusted and People-Centric engineering firms. The innovative minds behind XK are experts in their fields, solving our client’s most complex problems.

We respect the profound effects that extraordinary built environments can have on people’s lives – it’s why we challenge ourselves to think bigger about the opportunities that we’re faced with every single day. It’s our collective desire to enrich lives and the world around us that differentiates us from the industry.

We’re not afraid to cast aside the status quo in order to design built environments in ways that have never been done before and, after we’ve brought them to life, will never be forgotten.

We amplify the outcomes
of every project.

50

strong​

TEAM OF ENGINEERS
AND TECHNICIANS​

200

years

COMBINED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

10

years

FOUNDED
IN 2012

multi

discipline

STRUCTURAL, FAÇADE,
CIVIL ENGINEERS

1200

plus

PROJECTS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED

>$10

billion

OF COMBINED
PROJECT VALUE

Our Team

Xavier Knight is led by a team of industry experts who will ensure that
excellence underpins all our projects.

Feris Chehade

Founder and Managing Director

Jyana Mareko

General Manager

Johann Human

Structural Discipline Lead
Principal Engineer

Anthony Farah

Façade Discipline Lead
Technical Director

Rabee Kafina

Principal Structural Engineer

Jonathon Dymond​

Associate Structural Engineer

Mehrab Mahoutian

Associate Structural Engineer

Mehair Yacoubian

Associate Structural Engineer

Melvin Baeha

Associate Structural Site Engineer

Jason Moye

Associate Façade Engineer

Dr Derrick Yap

Associate Façade Engineer

Kathy Chehade

People and Operations Manager

Lydia Piegay

Marketing and Communications Manager

Our Approach

We bring to life sustainable built environments that elevate human experiences

At Xavier Knight, we use our expertise to Enrich Life by consistently seeking to find ways to add value.

1.Respect for the creative vision

We’re passionate about exploring the interconnectedness of people, creativity and science, and approach projects in a dynamic, open-minded way that makes the creative vision viable – taking the designs of architects and developers and bringing them to life.

2.Collaborative Experience

We put people first always, communicating and collaborating strongly across the entire design and build process. We highly value the strong relationships that we build with all key stakeholders, as they ensure that our process is one of frictionless collaboration.

3.Sustainable Designs

We create sustainable built environments that elevate human experiences. We’re committed to creating a sustainable world; our designs are economically, environmentally and socially sensitive, and designed to enrich life both now and in the future.

4.Buildable solutions

Our deep understanding of the construction process ensures that our designs are practical, efficient, and clearly documented. We also provide value-adding advice during the build process to ensure that your project is delivered with maximum effectiveness.

5.Commitment to Excellence

We’re relentless in our quest to always find a better way, searching for and employing innovative design principles to add value on every level. Absolute technical excellence is nonnegotiable – everything we design, we design well, using our expertise to create built environments you can trust.

Our values are at the heart of what makes us different.

These values aren’t just words on a page – they are deeply integrated into every aspect of our team, processes and approach, which is the reason why our clients come back time after time.

01

people-centric

At the core of our purpose, we prioritise people’s aspirations above all. We lead with passion, consistently seeking to add value beyond expectation to our people, our clients, and the communities we serve.

02

Stewardship

We take ownership of the responsibility entrusted to us to influence and co-create built environments. We are passionate about delivering practical, well-balanced sustainable solutions capable of enriching life.

03

Curiosity

We are inquisitive by nature and continually pursue opportunities to learn, develop and improve. We challenge the status quo to stretch the boundaries of what others perceive as possible.

04

Excellence

We apply ourselves whole heartedly and take pride in our work. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest of standards and strive to achieve excellence in everything we do and create.