Castle stepped down as Mace COO last April after 16 years in the role and previously held executive roles at Structuretone and Wates.

He is a non executive director at Mace, digital business Eleco and recently became Non Executive Chairman of Triangle Group – the private equity backed fire safety business.

Taylor Wimpey chairman Irene Dormer said: “Mark’s deep operational knowledge of the construction sector, with particular focus on supply chain, production and innovation, will augment the Board’s current operational skill set and support the company’s key priority areas.”