Apply Now About the role Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Pensions Technical Manager to join our Group Head Office team based in Prescot Within this role you'll be responsible for technical aspects of the services provided by the Balfour Beatty Pensions Centre (BBPC) to its various customers including pension fund trustees, corporate finance team, HR, commercial teams, Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) members of the Balfour Beatty Pension Fund (the Fund) and related parties; and provide corporate support to businesses in relation to other pension and life cover arrangements. What you'll be doing As a Pensions Technical Manager, you will have the following accountabilities: Ensure procedures and tools are in place for the Pensions Centre to maintain ongoing compliance with statutory legislation, regulations, BBPF scheme rules and appropriate quality standards, developing new procedures and tools as necessary Identify and manage any member communication changes required and maintain an accurate, up-to-date member communications library; and help to improve user experience Become an expert user of our pensions administration software system, Compendia: Understand how the member data is held, how to analyse and report on data and improve quality of data held where possible Develop and maintain on-system and off-system calculation specifications and associated testing material Work with Compendia supplier to undertake system upgrades where necessary and maximise new functionality Lead on delivery of major change projects, collaborating with all stakeholders as required Develop technical training and tools needed by administration team and facilitate / deliver to team Identify suggestions for improvement to maintain effective systems and controls, improve business efficiencies, reduce potential complaints and manage business risks. Escalate these to senior management team for consideration and implementation Peer review of complex calculations as required, interpreting the Rules of the BBPF and other documentation Provide corporate pensions support to businesses in relation to other pension schemes and M&A activity Who we're looking for You will have the following: Educated to degree standard and with a strong educational background. Pensions Qualification (PMI or Actuarial): full or nearly qualified or equivalent Proven experience of working within pensions In house or third party pension administration management or pensions consultancy experience DB and DC pensions knowledge and experience Strong pensions legislative and technical knowledge Experience of performing manual calculations, developing and using calculations specifications and dealing with complex queries across all types of scheme events Attention to detail with experience of interpreting Scheme Rules, legislative regulations and other legal material Strong analytical and data interrogation skills Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. Why join us? As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more