Compensation & Rewards Lead (SC Cleared)

Great British Energy Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AWE is seeking a skilled Rewards Manager - Compensation to lead the design, delivery, and governance of pay structures, allowances and incentives. The role focuses on compensation management, annual pay review cycles and market benchmarking within a highly regulated environment in the UK.

You will advise managers, support pay negotiations, and ensure compliance with pay governance and reporting requirements while partnering with HR and Payroll to deliver accurate submissions.

Qualifications

• Experience running annual pay review cycles and salary reviews.
• Experience developing compensation frameworks and pay structures.
• Strong stakeholder management and advisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation activity including pay structures, allowances and incentive schemes.
• Drive the annual pay review cycle and salary increases.
• Perform market benchmarking and compensation analysis.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and governance.
• Produce compensation reports and KPI.

Skills

Benchmarking

Compensation analysis

Stakeholder management

Pay governance

Tools

Excel

Job description

AWE is seeking a skilled Rewards Manager - Compensation to lead the design, delivery, and governance of pay structures, allowances and incentives. The role focuses on compensation management, annual pay review cycles and market benchmarking within a highly regulated environment in the UK.

You will advise managers, support pay negotiations, and ensure compliance with pay governance and reporting requirements while partnering with HR and Payroll to deliver accurate submissions.