Gash joins from Highways England where he was senior responsible owner for Major Projects South West.

During this time he was responsible for the delivery and governance of six major infrastructure schemes under new Highways England guidelines as part of its Road Investment Strategy programme.

Prior to this he was responsible for delivery of four SMART motorway schemes on the accelerated delivery programme.

At Mott he will be responsible for coordinating and increasing engagement with Highways England, aligning its joint approach on safety and project delivery.

Gash said: “One of the greatest challenges facing Highways England is delivering the substantial increase in investment on England’s motorways and major A roads. I’m keen to develop ways in which we can work with them to realise their ambitions.”

As well as bringing operational experience in major projects and programmes, Gash was also formerly infrastructure engineer on the Millennium Dome site, has worked with Highways England communications and strategy planning and supported the Department for Transport and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary on schemes in south west England.