Tom Edgcumbe will leave Balfour Beatty shortly after a little more than a year in the top job where he led a team of 1,100 staff generating around £600m revenue.

Edgcumbe joined Balfour Beatty 10 years ago rising quickly through the ranks at the rail business before taking the role of MD of the North and Midlands in 2017.

A Balfour Beatty spokesperson said: “We can confirm that Tom Edgcumbe, managing director of Balfour Beatty’s regional business in England and Wales, has decided to leave the business to pursue an opportunity outside of the group.”