Head of Building Standards and Performance & Head of Construction Products

The Buildings, Fire and Resilience Group is at the forefront of delivering the Government's priorities for safer, better and more sustainable buildings. Through regulation, reform and partnership with industry, the Group plays a critical role in supporting housing growth, driving improvements in building safety and enabling the transition to net zero.

Within the Buildings Design and Construction Directorate, we are recruiting to two Deputy Director roles. Together, these roles will lead major programmes of reform: setting the standards for our how our buildings perform and the products that go into making them. Both of these roles are key leadership positions for the construction sector addressing the failures that led to the Grenfell tragedy, whilst also ensuring that we can continue to build new homes and play a key part in the Governments growth agenda.

Both roles require exceptional strategic leadership, policy development and stakeholder engagement skills. Successful candidates will work closely with ministers, regulators, industry leaders and colleagues across government.

Deputy Director Head of Building Standards & Performance Division

You will lead the Department's work on building standards, building regulations and the transition to a low-carbon built environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Department's thinking on the proportionality of the building safety regime. Overseeing the completion and implementation of some rapid policy sprints and setting up and supporting the Independent Review of the building safety legislation and regime.
• Act as the Department's lead on Net Zero, ensuring the smooth implementation of the Future Homes Standard (the new standard for new homes that will be comfortable and fit for a carbon-free energy sector).
• Liaise with the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) on the built environment's contribution to carbon budgets and ensure that the transition to the new software for assessing energy performance of buildings is implemented seamlessly.
• Work closely with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to ensure that the building regulations are up to date, proportionate and support housing growth.
• Lead the Department's work on building regulations, which are a key tool for setting standards for homes and buildings, including delivering the Government's commitment to review them following the Grenfell Inquiry.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience of leading large-scale, high-profile delivery, regulatory reform or service improvement programmes, achieving tangible outcomes in complex and politically sensitive environments.
• Strong strategic leadership and thought leadership skills, with the ability to set a compelling vision, shape policy and organisational direction, and lead teams and stakeholders through significant change.
• Experience of driving innovation and continuous improvement, identifying emerging opportunities, challenging established approaches and translating ideas into impactful outcomes.
• Outstanding ability to build influence and deliver through partnerships, creating consensus and maintaining effective relationships across government, regulators, industry and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams, promoting an inclusive culture where people are empowered to innovate, collaborate and deliver at pace.

Desirable Criteria

• Working knowledge of building regulations, building safety, construction products regulation or related regulatory frameworks.
• Experience of building control, engineering, construction, housing, infrastructure or related sectors.