He joins the consultant in May to play a leading role engaging with customers and positioning Mott MacDonald for major UK and international infrastructure projects.

Dulake has nearly 30 years’ experience as a civil engineer working on major infrastructure projects around the world.

He spent seven years as chief engineer on the Crossrail project. During this time he was the single point of engineering technical authority for the programme, providing technical leadership to deliver a world-class level of performance.

Mott MacDonald has confirmed to HS2 that Dulake will not be involved in HS2’s current procurement processes.

Mike Haigh, Mott MacDonald Group board director, said: “Chris will be a hugely valuable resource for our staff due to his vast experience and our clients can only benefit from his knowledge to help realise their project ambitions.”