Residents must be able to trust that the building safety system works for them and that their lived experience helps shape how it operates in practice. To support this commitment, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is recruiting an independent chair for its Residents’ Panel.

This is an important leadership role within the building safety regime. The chair will provide independent oversight and direction to the panel, helping ensure that residents’ perspectives are heard and reflected in regulatory thinking, policy development and decision-making.

The Residents’ Panel provides a structured forum for residents to share their views on building safety, raise concerns and contribute insight into how the system operates for those it is designed to protect. While it does not replace formal regulatory processes, it ensures residents’ voices remain part of the wider building safety conversation and help inform how regulation evolves over time.

The chair will play a central role in ensuring the panel operates effectively. The successful candidate will be a current resident of a high-rise residential building, bringing direct lived experience of the higher-risk building regime. This requirement helps ensure the panel’s leadership reflects the perspectives of those most directly affected by building safety policy and regulatory decisions.

Core responsibilities

The chair will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Residents’ Panel operates confidently, independently and with real impact. Responsibilities include:

• Lead quarterly Residents’ Panel meetings
• Create a safe, respectful and inclusive space for discussion
• Support residents articulate their experiences and concerns
• Help translate lived experience into practical insight that can inform the BSR’s work
• Work constructively with the BSR, while also maintaining independence and credibility

The BSR is seeking someone with strong leadership and facilitation skills, who understands the importance of trust, fairness and clear communication. Experience in housing, resident advocacy, regulation or public service may be beneficial, but the key requirement is the ability to listen carefully, provide constructive challenge and represent residents’ interests with confidence.

This recruitment reflects the BSR’s commitment to placing residents at the centre of building safety, not only as consultees but as active participants in shaping a safer and more accountable system.

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