Costain Group PLC Appoints Sandra Johnson as Head of Public Affairs and Policy. Sandra brings considerable experience of UK government having spent 17 years working across a number of departments, including the Cabinet Office, Home Office, BEIS and HMRC. Over that time she has been instrumental in building relationships and strategic networks, both within and outside government, to support policy implementation.

Sandra will be joining on 1st August 2022 from her current role as Head of OGD Engagement and Growth, Strategic Policy into Delivery Group within HMRC where she has successfully joined up the HMRC response to new policy measures from other government departments. Prior to that she was Head of Communication and Engagement for the Government Commercial Function, Cabinet Office, promoting policy and capability on key issues including Social Value, Procurement Rules Reform and the GCF response to Covid-19.