Reward Specialist

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don't do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

As a Reward Specialist, you will provide expert support across compensation, pensions, and benefits, ensuring reward processes are delivered accurately, compliantly, and efficiently. Working closely with the Compensation Manager and Pension & Benefits Manager, you will play a key role in supporting reward programmes, enhancing the employee experience, and driving continuous improvement across our reward offering.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

As a Reward Specialist, you will act as the subject matter expert for compensation, pensions, and benefits, providing guidance and resolving complex queries across the business. You'll work proactively to improve reward communications, helping colleagues easily access information while reducing demand on the Shared Service team.

You'll take ownership of the administration and governance of pension and benefits schemes, ensuring accurate data management within Oracle, overseeing outsourced providers, and supporting the effective delivery of recognition programmes. You'll also help ensure compliance with salary sacrifice and National Minimum Wage requirements across the Group.

The role will be responsible for producing reward-related reporting and insights, including pension and benefits analysis, equal pay reviews, and market benchmarking data to support pay decisions. Working closely with the Compensation Manager and Pension & Benefits Manager, you'll also contribute to the development of new reward initiatives and support key reward projects across the business.

What you'll bring

• Experience working in a Reward, Benefits, Pensions, Payroll, or HR environment in an administrative or advisory capacity.
• Strong understanding of reward, benefits, payroll, and HR processes, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working within a Shared Services environment, including service levels, escalations, and customer service standards.
• Proven problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering efficient solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with stakeholders.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, with the ability to analyse and report on data effectively.

What's in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private Healthcare
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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