Matt Bateman joins the company as water sector director; while Gerard Shore has been appointed strategic programmes director for water.
The contractor reported profit for the year of nearly £14 million, with most of the company’s workload delivered via framework agreements.
Thames, Yorkshire, and Northumbrian Water failed to manage their wastewater treatment works and wider sewer networks.
Costain has been awarded a design and build contract as part of efforts to upgrade two wastewater treatment sites in Sandhurst in Berkshire and Selborne in Hampshire
United Living has been awarded a £72 million contract with a major water company.
He was welcomed to the top table on 1 January, having been a director at JN Bentley, Mott MacDonald’s contracting arm, since 1999.
Carlisle-headquartered Story is a privately-owned infrastructure company, providing rail and construction solutions to projects across the UK.
Peter Mumford joins from Balfour Beatty where he was MD of its regional civils business in the UK. Before that, he was at Highways England.
The North East contractor has seen a substantial 80 per cent rise in profits, with a strong performance across contracting and development.
Paul Morris takes over from David Taylor who is stepping down from the executive board after 10 years in the job.
