About Us
Excel Risk Engineering is an Australia-based specialist risk engineering consultancy delivering high-quality property risk assessments and strategic risk management solutions across Australasia.
Meet the Team
Founded in 2019, we've rapidly established ourselves as a trusted partner for major insurers, brokers, and corporate clients, managing assets exceeding $10 billion. Led by a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) in Risk Engineering with over 15 years of experience in global risk engineering, our boutique structure allows us to provide personalised, responsive service while maintaining the highest technical standards. We pride ourselves on delivering actionable insights that help organisations protect their assets and optimise their risk management strategies.
Benjamin Cheong
Principal Risk Engineer & Founder
With a wealth of experience in risk engineering, Benjamin Cheong leads Excel Risk Engineering with a vision to revolutionise HPR engineering services and set new industry standards for excellence.
Principal Engineer and Founder Highly Protected Risk Engineer (HPR) Chartered Engineer (CPEng) Member of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
National Engineering Register (NER)
Service: All Australian and Asia-Pacific clients
Mobile: +61 405 572 889
Team
Dedication. Expertise. Risk Management.
Our team of qualified engineers combines deep technical expertise in HPR (Highly Protected Risk) engineering with comprehensive knowledge of NFPA standards, Australian Standards, and FM Standards. We specialise in detailed risk assessments, loss prevention strategies, and natural hazard evaluations for high-value and complex facilities including data centres, manufacturing plants, and critical infrastructure.
Risk Engineer
Max Pei
Max holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Product Engineering), and he has experience in a wide range of industries such as Abattoirs, Wharfs, Steel Fabrication, Joinery, Warehousing, Industrial Complexes, Stratas, and more. He is familiar with FM Datasheets, Australian Standards and NFPA.
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Risk Engineer
Royi (Yi) Yu
Royi Yu holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) from The University of New South Wales. Royi is trained in risk mitigation across a variety of sites and is familiar with both FM Datasheets and Australian Standards. Royi has been involved with large warehouses, manufacturing plants, wineries, theatres, high-rise apartments and resorts, to name a few.
Assistant Engineer
Jamie Le
Jamie is currently pursuing Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) at UTS and developing his risk engineer capability at Excel Risk Engineering.
Client Services Manager
Lily Nguyen
Lily has 20 years of insurance administration experience and has worked at international insurer AIG for more than 10 years. Lily provides strong customer care experience to our clients.
Why Choose Us
Precision in Loss Expectancy Logic
A critical point of failure in many engineering reports is the ambiguity between loss scenarios. Excel Risk Engineering sets itself apart by providing a mathematically grounded hierarchy for financial exposures.
Advanced Natural Hazard Integration
In a market hyper-sensitive to climate-related losses, Excel Risk Engineering has moved beyond simple "tick-box" hazard checks.
Recommendation Rigour and Visual Proof
Excel Risk Engineering replaces vague suggestions with a rigorous 4-step framework: Observation -> Risk -> Action -> Priority. Every technical finding is supported by high-resolution, captioned photography, providing underwriters with the "visual evidence" required to justify terms or explain premium loadings to brokers and insureds.
Re-defining Readability for the Industrial Special Risks (ISR) Market
Underwriters often manage high-volume renewal books where time is the primary constraint. Excel allows an underwriter to gauge the "protectability" of a site in under 60 seconds. This streamlined architecture directly supports faster "time-to-quote" metrics for insurers.
