The Treasury is recruiting a new head of local transport and roads, a job which will have a significant role in signing off DfT spending policy in key areas including roads and public transport.

The role is in the Treasury's Enterprise and Growth Unit (EGU), which seeks to promote sustainable economic growth and higher productivity for the UK providing “analysis and advice on enterprise, innovation, private sector investment and a cost-effective transition to a low-carbon economy”, which the job description says is “a varied and exciting agenda”.