Engineering consultancy, JPG Group has appointed a new board director as part of its business and succession planning strategy.

Liam Bower has joined the Leeds based practice alongside managing director, Chris Harding, and co-directors, David Allwood, Matthew Potter, and Robert Redmond.

Bower will help to steer the business through its growth strategy, leading a team of 45 people in delivering service excellence across all civil, structural, and geoenvironmental disciplines.The 35 year old brings considerable experience having previously worked for national and regional specialist engineering firms as project lead for high-profile schemes such as Panattoni logistics in Doncaster, Media City Doncaster, Rolls Royce in Derby, and Muscat Airport in Oman.

Having already spent three years pre pandemic at JPG, Bower was motivated to return for a more-overarching business management and leadership role.

Harding, managing director at JPG Group, said: “We are delighted to welcome Liam back to the team at JPG Group.

“As we look to expand the practice, with plans to re-open our office in the Midlands, and work towards our succession planning, Liam will play a vital role in leading the process and managing client relationships.

“His exceptional sector expertise, vision, and work ethic is a rare combination and he is already a fantastic asset for the business.

“We continued to maintain steady growth with a strong order book, and we now have very strong leadership team in place to continue our long legacy and remain a valued, long-term, strategic partner to our clients.”

Established in 1988, JPG currently employs 45 people within its Leeds headquarters and provides civil and structural engineering services for clients throughout the UK.

It covers all major development sectors with expertise in every aspect of civil and structural engineering from initial site investigation, detailed civil and structural engineering design, and construction support.

JPG also offers dedicated consultancy services in strategic land engineering, geospatial analysis, and BIM services.

Recent projects include remediation and development of a 40-acre site for Marshalls CDP at Gorsey Point in Widnes and full civil and structural engineering services for Citrus Group and GMI Construction on Integra 61, a strategically-important 640,000 logistic site in Country Durham.