Stuart McLennan is a professional building consultant specialising in Victorian and national building and associated regulatory systems. He has a Masters of Engineering and is a qualified building surveyor.

He has worked at state and national level on building legislation systems and was one of the original employees of the Australian Building Codes Board. He was responsible for the management and development of the Building Code of Australia 1996, Volume Two Housing Provisions, which were a significant national reform for government technical standards. 

Prior to joining the ABCB, Stuart was employed as a legislation research officer with Victoria's Division of Building Control (now the Building Commission). He was part of the development team responsible for the implementation of Building Regulations and associated technical requirements for the Victorian Government.

Stuart recently served as a member of the Heritage Council and served on the Victorian Government Building Appeals Board appointed by the Minister for a period of nine years. The Board is established under the Building Act1993 to adjudicate on building disputes, building standards and issues relating to the Act and associated building codes.