Senior Actuarial Consultant

lifeworks; Calgary, Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TELUS Health Consulting seeks a Senior Actuarial Consultant to design and manage defined benefit pension plans for clients across Western Canada. You will apply advanced actuarial methods to assess risks, design plans, and support employers and employees.

You’ll lead client relationships, mentor junior staff, contribute to business development, and help elevate the firm’s national pension practice, with opportunities for hybrid or remote work.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of actuarial models.

Responsibilities

• Client Relationship Management: maintain and develop excellent client relationships and lead client meetings.
• Actuarial Consulting Services: provide recommendations to optimize defined benefit pension plans and risk management.
• Team Leadership: mentor junior team members and oversee project delivery, budgets, and timelines.
• External Market Presence: contribute to speaking engagements and industry visibility.
• Business Development: support RFPs and growth of existing clients.

Skills

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Project management

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Actuarial Science/Mathematics/Statistics degree

Job description

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider - encompassing physical, mental and financial health - TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Join our team

TELUS Health Consulting brings over 60 years of experience and innovative thought leadership to pension & savings, actuarial, compensation and overall financial well-being consulting and outsourcing. Our purpose is to improve the financial well-being of individuals and the organizational resilience of employers and fiduciaries. We are also one of the largest pension plan administrators in Canada, serving over five million plan participants. We are a diverse organization with unparalleled capabilities for our clients and their people.

The Defined Benefit Consulting practice is composed of a dedicated group of nation-wide professionals with extensive experience in the fields of pension & savings and actuarial consulting. We specialize in providing strategic guidance, expert analysis, and effective risk management to help our clients offer the best pension plan for their plan members. With a deep understanding of complex mathematical models and statistical analysis, our team excels in assessing and quantifying risks in the retirement landscape. Our Defined Benefit Consulting team brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to every engagement.

We welcome candidates from across Western Canada. While we have offices in Calgary and Vancouver, we're fully equipped to support remote work. If you're near one of our locations, you'll have the option to work hybrid; wherever you're based, we're committed to supporting your success.

The impact you'll make and what we'll accomplish together

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Actuarial Consultant to join our team. As a Senior Actuarial Consultant, you will play a vital role in designing and managing defined benefit pension plans for our clients. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the long-term sustainability of these plans while meeting the needs of both employers and employees.

What you’ll do...

• Client Relationship Management: maintaining and developing excellent relationships with clients, overseeing all aspects of client service and account management, leading client meetings, acting as the main point of contact and trusted advisor, understanding their needs and developing proactive and creative solutions to meet client needs, and collaborating with other lines of business, introducing other services to clients as appropriate.
• Actuarial Consulting Services: providing recommendations to optimize the strategic management of defined benefit pension plans, including plan design, valuation, risk management, regulatory compliance, employee education, and plan administration, developing and implementing strategic plans aligned with clients' long-term objectives and contributing to the long-term sustainability of the plan for clients and their members.
• Team Leadership: supporting team engagement by providing mentorship, guidance and technical expertise to junior team members, overseeing the delivery of projects, managing scope of work, quality, fees, budgets and timelines.
• External Market Presence: promoting and maintaining visibility in the industry, including delivering presentations at conferences or workshops on topical matters related to retirement plans and pension risk management.
• Business Development: identifying and developing new business, ensuring the ongoing growth of existing clients as well as providing support on RFPs, finalist presentations and marketing collateral to drive lead generation.

You have...

• 10+ years of experience in defined benefit pension plan consulting
• Knowledge of pension legislation and actuarial standards of practice including pension plan valuation, financial projections, risk assessment, and regulatory requirements
• Proven ability to develop relationships at the highest levels of client organizations and influence decision-makers
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, supporting the growth and mentorship of junior team members
• Solid project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to meet performance targets within a practice area
• Proficiency with MS Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Post-secondary education in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field

What you bring...

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment and a deep understanding of actuarial models and ability to synthesize complex information and analyze layered situations
• Thought leadership and subject matter expertise
• Excellent communication, consulting a