Paul Withers BSc (Hons)Managing Partner

I entered the professional world of Civil Engineering following graduation from Nottingham University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Applied Science. My subsequent career has been primarily in the field of Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy although I spent one year on secondment to a Civil Engineering Contractor in order to gain site experience. I obtained chartered status with the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1984.

I have always regarded my career in Civil Engineering as a vocation and have through application, reading and continuous professional development endeavoured to achieve a fundamental understanding of the designs that I have undertaken. In addition I attempt to produce designs and details which are buildable.

I have developed a broad range of detailed expertise ranging from geotechnical engineering to marine works to heavy civil engineering and commercial building design.

I have also developed a broad range of detailed expertise in the field of cold store design including the design of heavily loaded floors supported by polystyrene insulation.

I am proud to be heading a young and dynamic team of engineering professionals and I believe in encouraging up and coming talent to seek out challenges and to take real ownership of their work.

I look forward with confidence to what the future holds for HBPW.

Chris A Clarke BSc (Hons)Partner

I graduated from Nottingham University with a BSc Hons in Civil Engineering.

After 8 years with Burks Green & Partners, a Consulting Engineering practice, I moved to a Construction based PLC with 40 subsidiary companies, to widen my understanding of the industry.

Following several years of working within the PLC for HB Projects Ltd, I took the opportunity to buy the company.

Paul Withers and I had worked very successfully together for many years on Design and Build construction projects, and we decided to form HBPW Consulting Ltd to service the design requirements of HB Projects Ltd and a broad range of other clients.

The company has grown consistently ever since, from a foundation of supplying a thorough professional service, and innovative, value engineered solutions.

Helen Haynes BSc (Hons)Partner

Since joining HBPW as a CAD Technician I saw my career develop in a wholly unexpected direction and I am now principally involved with client account handling and financial management of the Company.

My brief technical career has provided me with an informed perspective of a consulting civil and structural engineering business which is really very useful.

The need to balance the business outputs and keeping all projects on financial track is always demanding and forms a big part of my role. With the future growth plans for the business I am sure that I will definitely be kept very busy!

I have seen the team growing all the time and we are lucky to have a really lovely group of people who all get on well both at and outside work. There is also a great sense of everyone pulling together to get the job done.

Emyr Parry BEng (Hons)Partner

After graduating from Leeds University in 2003 with a BEng (Hons) in Civil and Structural Engineering, I wanted to stay in the North and when the chance to join such a young and growing business presented itself, I jumped at the chance. The work at HBPW Consulting is wide and varied and I have been exposed to a full spectrum of civil and structural engineering design work. I have acted as a project engineer from the very earliest stage of my career and HBPW Consulting have encouraged me to develop my interpersonal skills by having direct and detailed contact with our Clients.

I am especially proud of the work I have been involved with on the complex alteration works at Hull Paragon Station, which required detailed liaison with Network Rail, and the state-of-the art Oasis Academy at Wintringham near Grimsby.

There is a great balance between having a challenging and fulfilling job and being able to enjoy the benefits of family life in a great location.

I am currently working towards being a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and I am fortunate to have the full support of HBPW – including individual mentoring by a supervising civil engineer whose sole role is to support training of graduate civil engineers.

Paul Monaghan BEng (Hons)Partner

Prior to joining HBPW in November 2006, I worked for the major civil engineering contractor Mowlem (now Carillion), for eight years. I graduated from Dundee University in 1999 with a BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering and this, combined with a pretty extensive hands-on knowledge of the industry, means that I have been able to get involved in a good range of projects including road and bridge structural builds

Some of my work to date with HBPW has focused on the Doncaster Waterfront Marina, Milton Keynes Railway station and re-modelling the Rugby Western Relief Road. To date there has not been one piece of work that I have not been excited and challenged by.

I still enjoy getting out and about to project sites but I also appreciate the chance to stay in one spot and focus on forming longer relationships with clients. That is one of the great advantages to being on the “contractor” career track.

One of my short term career goals is becoming a member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineers – which I should achieve in the near future.

Jon Livesey BEng MSc(Eng) CEng MICEPartner

I graduated from Leeds University in 1995 but stayed on for another year to complete my Masters Degree. I subsequently stayed in the area and joined Pell Frischmann where, over 16 years, I rose from Graduate Engineer to Technical Director, becoming Chartered en-route.

I joined HBPW in 2014 so that I could remain in a technical role whilst also advancing my involvement in the business.

My work has been predominately in Civil Engineering structures and has involved inspection, assessment & design of bridges, culverts and retaining walls for both highways and rail projects. This has involved many technically challenging schemes often using novel construction methods, sometimes delivered in extremely limited timescales.

I’m also a keen walker and, to date, have completed both the coast to coast walk from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay as well as the 1247 mile walk from Lands End to John O’Groats

Martin Todd MEng (Hons) Civil & Structural EngineeringPartner

After graduating with an MEng (Hons) in Civil & Structural Engineering from the University of Sheffield, I spent the first two years of my career with Aspen Burrow Crocker, a Structural Engineering Practice in Solihull, later to become Aspen Waterman.

Subsequently I moved to Capita Symonds in Sheffield where I spent the next 11 years before joining HBPW in 2013. Over the years I developed a speciality in high rise residential and commercial properties including hotels and student accommodation as well as spending nearly 2 years as Resident Engineer for the Construction of Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

HBPW has provided me with a new challenge getting involved in Large infrastructure schemes such as the Renewable Fuel Terminal at Immingham and Liverpool and The Yorkshire Water Knostrop Sewage treatment works upgrade.

When I am not playing the role of ‘dad’ I can be found bouncing on my trampoline. I am an enthusiast but it will probably be a while before I make the Olympic squad!

Dr Tommy KH Ng BEng (Hons), PhD, CEng, MIStructEPartner

After graduating from the University of Sunderland in 1996, I was awarded a research scholarship from Napier University in Edinburgh for the study of Backfilled Masonry Arch Bridges, obtaining my PhD degree in 1999. I then worked in Malaysia for five years before returning to the UK.
While in Malaysia I was involved in a number of high profile engineering projects including the Sungai Prai cable-stayed bridge and the Putrajaya Monorail Light Rail Transit, presenting proposals for similar Monorail LRT schemes to the Transport Authorities of Dubai, Tehran, and South Korea.
Upon returning to the UK in 2005, I joined Sweco (then Grontmij) for seven years before joining HBPW. I specialise in the design of bridges including: steel-concrete composite bridges, pre-tensioned and post-tensioned concrete bridges, reinforced concrete bridges, and cable-stayed pedestrian bridges.
I also have advanced knowledge in the application of finite element method for dynamic analysis of pedestrian bridges and elastic critical buckling analysis for steel bridges.