Aberdeen, Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Buxton, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxted, Plymouth, Sheffield, Wrexham, York
Job Summary
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has established the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to ensure high-risk residential buildings (HRBs) are safe and that people feel safe in their homes. Within BSRs High-Risk Building (HRB) Regulation there are two distinct functions: Building Control and In-Occupation.
In-Occupation: The In-Occupation function involves assessment of Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) applications for occupied HRBs to ensure that building safety risks are being managed and controlled to protect residents' safety.
As a Principal Regulatory Lead you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of Building Safety Regulatory leads, who make regulatory decisions. These Regulatory leads will themselves be coordinating multidisciplinary teams (MDT) with regulatory partners including Building control, Fire service and structural engineers, who provide the expertise to support decision-making.
Building Control: The Building Control function involves the assessment of any work to design, build or modify an HRB to ensure that it meets the functional requirements of the Building Regulations
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Due to the nature of this role, this vacancy is offered on a full-time basis only.
Job Description
The government announced on 30 June 2025 that the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is to become an Arm's Length Body (ALB) of Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) and will be moved out of HSE. This is the natural next step in the development of the regulator and was always a likely outcome once BSR was established.
It has been confirmed that the ALB will be a Non-crown, Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), and as such its employees will be Public Servants, rather than Civil Servants. Any successful candidates recruited to this vacancy will initially be onboarded to HSE, with a move to the new NDBP to be undertaken in due course.
As the Principal Regulatory Lead, you will be responsible for strategic oversight and leadership of your team to ensure effective and efficient delivery of regulatory compliance for HRBs that ensures residents feel safe and are safe in and around the built environment. We are looking for dynamic, driven, leaders who can bring out the best in our people, work effectively with others, including external partners and use data and management information to drive delivery of BSRs regulatory functions and objectives. The roles will drive growth and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Allocating resources to HRB assessment projects within the team, driving delivery of assessment projects, solving issues and unblocking problems, setting sustainable pace whilst ensuring team members are working towards delivery commitments and specific regulatory outcomes.
- Supporting, coaching and developing team members to become effective and efficient regulators and developing a high performing team.
- Assuring and overseeing consistent decision-making to ensure proportionate regulatory outcomes within and across teams.
- Using performance data and management information to inform decision-making and adjusting delivery plans within the team
- Embedding a culture of peer review, continuous learning and professional development.
- Being alert to when things are not being delivered as expected, responding promptly to implement changes while mindful of the impact on culture, structure, morale and a diverse range of end users.
The government announced on 30 June 2025 that the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is to become an Arm's Length Body (ALB) of Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) and will be moved out of HSE. This is the natural next step in the development of the regulator and was always a likely outcome once BSR was established.
It has been confirmed that the ALB will be a Non-crown, Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), and as such its employees will be Public Servants, rather than Civil Servants. Any successful candidates recruited to this vacancy will initially be onboarded to HSE, with a move to the new NDBP to be undertaken in due course.
As the Principal Regulatory Lead, you will be responsible for strategic oversight and leadership of your team to ensure effective and efficient delivery of regulatory compliance for HRBs that ensures residents feel safe and are safe in and around the built environment. We are looking for dynamic, driven, leaders who can bring out the best in our people, work effectively with others, including external partners and use data and management information to drive delivery of BSRs regulatory functions and objectives. The roles will drive growth and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Allocating resources to HRB assessment projects within the team, driving delivery of assessment projects, solving issues and unblocking problems, setting sustainable pace whilst ensuring team members are working towards delivery commitments and specific regulatory outcomes.
- Supporting, coaching and developing team members to become effective and efficient regulators and developing a high performing team.
- Assuring and overseeing consistent decision-making to ensure proportionate regulatory outcomes within and across teams.
- Using performance data and management information to inform decision-making and adjusting delivery plans within the team
- Embedding a culture of peer review, continuous learning and professional development.
- Being alert to when things are not being delivered as expected, responding promptly to implement changes while mindful of the impact on culture, structure, morale and a diverse range of end users.
Person specification
Essential Skills And Criteria
- Experience in regulation, compliance or construction / building design or property management
- Experience of leading oversight and assurance of operational delivery using evidence and data analysis
- Experience of leading and supporting a team/teams to meet challenging performance targets at pace
- Leading team development to take on new roles, responsibilities and adapt to change
- Managing risks associated with operational delivery ensuring proper risk frameworks and governance are in place
- Experience in operational leadership/management.
Travel
This role can be based in any HSE office listed in the advert, although some travel to other offices will be required for on-site visits, collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues & meetings. This may necessitate the occasional overnight stay.
Qualifications
Level 5 qualification or above, in any subject.
For more information on acceptable qualifications please see here: https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualificationlevels
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
Alongside your salary of £62,898, Health and Safety Executive contributes £18,221 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
We invest in our people with;
- Competitive rates of pay
- Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 28.97% far more than in the private sector.
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Parental leave benefits
- As a member of HSE you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards, and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Application Information
As part of your application, you will be invited to complete an anonymised CV which should include your career history, skills/experience, and qualifications.
Please ensure you tailor your CV to match the Essential Skills and Criteria as listed within the advert.
You will also be asked to complete an anonymised Personal Statement, of no more than 750 words which demonstrates how you meet the Essential Skills and Criteria of the job advert.
Application Guidance
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
Sift Information
The sift will take place from week commencing 15th December when you will be assessed on your CV and Personal Statement.
IMPORTANT: Please be advised that the sift will be conducted on a knock-out basis. An initial sift will be conducted on your CV. Applicants who meet the benchmark for the CV will be progressed to a full sift in which the Personal Statement will be scored. If you do not meet the benchmark for the CV, you will not receive a score for your Personal Statement.
Interview Information
Interviews will take place from the week commencing 5th January when you will be assessed on the Behaviours listed in the advert, and your Experience.
Qualifications: Please be advised that, if successful at sift, you will be required to provide evidence of your qualification: Level 5 qualification or higher, in any subject.
For more information on acceptable qualifications please see here: https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualificationlevels
The Behaviour
Leadership will initially be used in the event of a tie-break.
AI Tools & Platforms
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Sponsorship
This role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.
Further Information
Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months. There is no guarantee you will be offered a role from our reserve lists, so if you see a vacancy on Civil Service Jobs that you are interested in, we recommend you apply.
HSE reserve the right to conduct additional checks, including Google and social media checks, when recruiting candidates into a role within HSE. These checks will be carried out in line with the Civil Service Commission Principles and, if used all candidates will be subject to these additional checks.
From 23rd June 2025, if you are successful at interview, as part of your pre-employment checks, HSE’s Recruitment Team are required to check your details against the Internal Fraud Hub (IFH), using your personal details – name, NINO, and date of birth. If you are included on the database, you will be refused employment
. If you believe that there has been an error in the inclusion of your data and wish to make an appeal, please contact the CO email box internal.fraud@cabinetoffice.gov.uk .
Details of the types of internal fraud/dishonesty covered by this process are defined by the Cabinet Office and can be found here Internal Fraud Register privacy notice - GOV.UK
It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached HSE Terms and Conditions document.
Progression through pay ranges is subject to annual pay awards as permitted within annual Civil Service pay remit guidance and negotiations with Trade Unions.
HSE is proud to be a part of the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). As a Disability Confident employer, we positively welcome applications from disabled people. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to ensure anyone can participate in the recruitment and selection process.
If, during the application or interview process, you require any assistance due to a disability or a medical condition, please contact us at the email address below to discuss how we can support you. For example, if you have a disability, and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk
If successful in securing your role, HSE can provide suitable workplace adjustments to support you throughout your career with HSE.
Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Building Safety Resourcing
- Email : BuildingSafetyResourcing@hse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk
Further information
If you believe that Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition have not been met, you can raise a complaint by emailing: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk or by writing to HSE at the following address:
HR Resourcing Team, 2.3 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS. If You Are Not Satisfied With The Response You Receive From The Department, You Can Contact Civil Service Commissioners:
https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/civilservicecodecomplaints/
