Rewards Specialist
We have a current opportunity for a Rewards Specialist on a long term PAYE contract, based in Aberdeen.
Responsibilities
* Develop and implement compensation and benefit strategies aligned with the company’s goals and competitive market practice in the UK, making proposals to HR leadership for consideration as required.
* Conduct regular benchmarking analysis to assess the competitiveness of compensation and benefit programs, ensuring alignment with market trends and best practice, making proposals to HR leadership for consideration as required.
Compensation
* Manage the annual salary review process, including salary structure reviews, merit increases and bonus calculations in compliance with UK regulations and internal guidelines.
* Review and analyse compensation data, identifying trends and making recommendations for adjustments or enhancements to compensation programs.
* Enforce and maintain reward and pension process controls, and legislative requirements as the employee rewards subject matter expert.
* Review, monitor and develop reward-related policies and procedures to ensure they are embedded and understood within the business.
* Partner with HR to determine appropriate salary offers for new hires and internal promotions, considering internal equity and external market data.
* Act as focal point within Compensation for matters relating to Trade Union negotiations, analysing market data and preparing recommendations for HR and Management review to support pay negotiations.
Benefits
* Manage employee benefit programs, including pension schemes, health care plans and other benefits, ensuring regulatory compliance and market competitiveness.
* Manage external suppliers and broker renewals, with support from Supply Chain where appropriate.
* Lead the delivery of the annual benefits cycle, maximizing engagement with benefits throughout the year.
* Collaborate with our benefits intermediary to explore, evaluate and recommend opportunities that ensure our employee benefits offering is fit for purpose and provides maximum return for budget; make proposals to HR leadership as required.
* Perform job evaluations and work with the HRBP team to ensure the business understands the value of the process to roles within the organisation.
Other
* Drive process improvement, automation, and simplification to improve efficiency and accuracy.
* Adhoc reporting as required (e.g. accruals for finance, data analysis for senior leadership).
Experience & Qualifications
* Graduate and CIPD qualifications with proven experience as a Compensation and Benefits Specialist or similar role, with expertise in UK compensation and benefit practices.
* Strong understanding of compensation practices, including salary benchmarking, job evaluation and pay structure design.
* Experience in managing benefits programs including pension schemes, health care plans and voluntary benefits.
* Proficiency in using compensation and benefits survey data and analytical tools.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and analyse complex compensation and benefits data.
* Strong project management skills to manage multiple tasks, priorities and deadlines.
* Proficiency in using MS Office applications, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting.
* Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with changes in compensation and benefit practices, laws and regulations.
* Previous experience with Workday.
Contract position.
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base and of Orion Group. We welcome a wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Other
Industries: Staffing and Recruiting
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