Appointment Committee Chair

Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee (NIBRAC) Appointment of a Committee Chair

• Are you a construction industry professional with a detailed knowledge of the Building Regulations?
• Would you like to play a key part in the process as the Regulations and technical guidance are amended?
• Could you utilise your expertise and leadership skills by heading the Committee which advises the Department on these and related matters?

The Department of Finance is seeking to appoint a new Chair of the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee (NIBRAC). If your answer is ‘yes’ to the questions above, you are warmly invited to find out more about this opportunity and to consider applying.

This is a three-year, non-remunerated public appointment opportunity with the possibility of extension. Reasonable expenses incurred will be paid at Northern Ireland Civil Service rates.

For more detailed information on the position, the selection criteria and how to apply, please go to

All requests must include your name, address and reference number IRC
317388. The material will also be made available, on request, in additional formats such as Braille, large print, audio etc. All reasonable adjustments will be made to accommodate the needs of applicants/candidates with a disability. A Guaranteed Interview Scheme is in place for those applicants with a disability.

Please note that applicants to previous NIBRAC recruitment competitions are very welcome to apply, subject to them meeting the criteria and conditions of application set out in the application pack.

Completed application forms must be returned to arrive not later than 12:00 noon (UK time) on Friday 20 March 2026.

It is anticipated that the interviews will be held in Belfast during week commencing 11 May 2026.

Equality of Opportunity: The Department is committed to the principle of public appointments based on merit with independent assessment, openness and transparency of process. The Department is also committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of religious belief, gender, race, political opinion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not they have dependents.

Women, people with disabilities and people from ethnic minority communities have been under-represented on NIBRAC to date. Therefore, applications from members of these groups would be particularly welcome.

This competition is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland (CPANI).