Building Safety Regulator, Deputy Director, Strategy and Change

This post will be in the Building Safety Regulator, not MHCLG. BSR is a non-executive departmental body of MHCLG, BSR staff are not civil servants, but retain access to civil service pensions and civil service jobs. It is equivalent in pay scale to a civil service Pay band 1 post, as indicated on this advert.

We are seeking an exceptional, delivery-focused, leader to establish and lead a new Strategy and Change team within the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). This role will play a key part in shaping and delivering the BSRs transformation, ensuring the organisation is set up to operate effectively, efficiently and sustainably within a complex and high-profile regulatory environment. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of building safety regulation in England as the BSR establishes itself as a non-departmental public body of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), following its transition from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The BSR plays a central role in delivering the Governments building safety reforms following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. It oversees the new regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings (HRBs), the building control profession, technical standards, and the competence of professionals across the built environment.

An experienced and strategic senior leader is required to establish and lead the Strategy and Change function within the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) at a critical point in its development.

This role will play a central part in shaping and delivering the BSRs transformation, establishing strong governance and assurance frameworks to support effective decision-making, risk management and organisational performance.

The postholder will lead the design and implementation of a Target Operating Model (TOM) that aligns strategy, corporate services, digital capability and operational delivery into a coherent whole.

You will be a key member of the BSRs leadership team, reporting to the Director of Risk, Regulatory Policy, Strategy and Change, and play a central role in shaping and driving the strategic direction of the BSR, ensuring that organisational design, capability and culture are aligned to delivering long-term regulatory and operational priorities.

Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer and across the wider senior leadership team, you will drive the build-out of corporate services and lead the delivery of a clear and integrated programme of organisational and cultural change. You will ensure digital transformation is aligned to and supports wider organisational transformation through improved efficiency, performance and service delivery, while inspiring high-performing, collaborative and accountable ways of working across the BSR.

You will also work closely with MHCLG to help shape and build the foundations for a future single construction regulator, ensuring alignment between organisational design, regulatory policy and long-term system reform.

This is a high-impact role requiring strong strategic leadership, a track record of delivering large-scale organisational transformation, and the ability to operate with confidence in a complex, multi-stakeholder and politically sensitive environment.

As Deputy Director Strategy and Change, you will:

• Lead the overall transformation strategy for the BSR, setting clear direction and ensuring delivery of a coherent, organisation-wide programme of change, underpinned by strong governance, assurance and performance management frameworks.
• Design and implement a Target Operating Model (TOM) that aligns regulatory delivery, corporate services and enhanced digital capability and data insight into a single, effective operating model, positioning the BSR to support future regulatory reform.
• Develop, get approved and implement a Programme business case to deliver the BSRs transformation strategy, digital transformation programme and effective operational delivery for 27/28 and 29/30.
• Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer to build and embed corporate services, ensuring they are scalable, efficient and fully aligned to the operating model.
• Drive organisational alignment and integration, ensuring strategy, corporate functions, operational delivery and organisational culture operate as a cohesive whole.
• Establish and strengthen governance and assurance frameworks across the BSR, ensuring clear decision-making, effective risk management, and robust oversight of transformation and operational delivery.
• Develop and lead a forward looking high-performing Strategy and Change function, building capability in transformation, programme delivery and organisational design and culture change, while contributing as a core member of the BSR Senior Leadership Team and working with MHCLG on future regulatory reform.

Essential Criteria:

• A strong track record of leading and delivering large-scale organisational transformation, achieving measurable improvements in performance, efficiency and outcomes.
• Ability to set and drive organisational strategy at a senior level, aligning resources, capability and delivery to achieve long-term objectives in complex environments.
• Proven capability in designing and implementing Target Operating Models, translating strategy into practical organisational design and delivery.
• A well-developed understanding of governance and assurance, with the ability to establish frameworks that support effective decision-making, risk management and performance oversight.
• Strong understanding of how corporate services and digital delivery enable organisational effectiveness, with a track record of building central functions and driving digital-enabled efficiencies.
• Track record of leading and embedding culture change as part of organisational transformation, fostering high-performing, accountable and collaborative ways of working.
• Outstanding leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to build high-performing teams and operate effectively at senior levels in complex or politically sensitive environments.