Actuarial Pensions Consultant – Part Qualified Actuary

Willis Towers Watson; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Pension Actuarial Consultant, where you'll engage in core UK pensions actuarial work with a focus on innovative projects. This role offers opportunities for mentorship and collaboration in a diverse team environment, emphasizing personal accountability and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a pension actuary on core UK defined benefit pensions actuarial work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver impactful client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to UK Defined Benefit pensions work.
• Mentoring junior colleagues and developing their skills.

Skills

Communication

Delegation

Self-starter

Accountability

Education

IFoA part-qualified actuary

Qualified actuary

Job description

Description

We welcome applications from candidates at all stages of their actuarial journey—whether you're part-qualified, nearly or newly qualified, or fully qualified.

Your role at WTW

You will be joining WTW as a Pension Actuarial Consultant, contributing to our UK Defined Benefit pensions work. We welcome applications from part-qualified, recently qualified, and fully qualified actuaries with relevant experience in core UK pensions actuarial work.

We work with a wide range of clients, and your work may cover both trustee and corporate assignments. As well as providing advice on regular valuations, accounting, PPF levies, individual calculations, and factor reviews, we often work alongside our clients on innovative, market-leading projects.

As a pension actuarial consultant at WTW, you will have opportunities to contribute to varied and interesting projects such as:

• Integrated risk management
• Liability management
• GMP (Guaranteed Minimum Pension) equalisation
• Plan design strategy
• Asset and liability modelling and journey planning strategy
• Mergers and acquisitions

You will be part of a collaborative and inclusive team environment, actively engaging in team collaboration and building relationships.

As a pension actuarial consultant, you will also mentor junior colleagues, developing their skills, while demonstrating strong project management and delegation skills.

See more information about our WTW careers page: https://careers.wtwco.com/actuarial

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience working as a pension actuary on core UK defined benefit pensions actuarial work.
• IFoA part-qualified, nearly/newly qualified, or qualified actuary - All levels welcome.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver impactful client interactions.
• Proven delegation skills and a desire to coach and mentor junior colleagues.
• Sense of accountability: owning your work and taking pride in it.
• Self-starter: interest in continually challenging yourself and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone.
• Ability to think beyond the task at hand and understand how work fits into the broader landscape.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience working as a part-qualified actuary on core UK defined benefit actuarial work.
• IFoA part-qualified actuary (or equivalent).
• Strong client-service orientation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven experience of project management of large teams and projects.
• Proven delegation skills and a desire to coach and mentor junior colleagues.
• Sense of accountability: owning your work and taking pride in it.
• Self-starter: interest in continually challenging yourself and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone.
• Ability to think beyond the task at hand and understand how work fits into the broader landscape.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.