Reward Manager

AVK; Haydock; In loco; GBP 65.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Travel allowance

Bonus scheme

Descrizione del lavoro

AVK is creating a new Reward Manager role to build a robust and sustainable compensation and benefits infrastructure across the UK and Europe. You will lead job evaluation, market benchmarking, a benefits review and establish a competitive total reward approach in all markets we operate.

You will partner with People, Talent Acquisition and Finance to design pay structures, pay bands and governance, ensuring fairness, compliance and alignment with business strategy while driving engagement and

Competenze

• Experience partnering in data centre, construction or engineering settings.
• Significant HR partnering experience in fast-paced, scaling, or international environments.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law; working knowledge of EU jurisdictions.
• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent industry experience.

Mansioni

• Establish a consistent job architecture aligned to multiple job families across Engineering, Sales, Project Delivery, Operations and Corporate Functions.
• Lead the design and implementation of compensation and benefits frameworks, including salary structures, pay bands and grading methodologies aligned to market conditions, geography and industry sector.
• Develop and maintain a job evaluation methodology that supports organisational growth, workforce planning and internal equity.
• Build and manage partnerships with external reward providers and benchmarking partners to access market intelligence.
• Conduct regular market benchmarking reviews and provide recommendations to keep our reward offering competitive and commercially appropriate.
• Use reward data and analytics to inform decision-making and support workforce planning initiatives.
• Own and continuously improve core reward processes including annual pay reviews, bonus cycles, salary benchmarking and promotions.
• Ensure reward practices are fair, compliant and aligned with legislation and company policies across all markets.
• Develop clear reward policies, frameworks and guidance for managers on pay decisions.
• Partner with People Partners, Talent Acquisition and Finance to deliver data-driven reward management.
• Lead the review and ongoing management of employee benefits programmes to meet needs while delivering business value.
• Monitor reward effectiveness through metrics, reporting and insights to improve engagement and retention.
• Maintain reward data integrity within HR systems and governance around compensation processes.
• Support reward-related reporting for senior leaders with insights and recommendations.

Conoscenze

HR partnering

Stakeholder management

UK employment law

Ambiguity tolerance

Collaborative mindset

Commercial mindset

Formazione

CIPD Level 7

Descrizione del lavoro

At AVK, we are on an exciting journey of growth. Three years ago, our revenue was £66m, and we were a team of 140. Last year, our revenue grew fivefold to £325m, and we now have a headcount of over 375 people alongside vacancies across our teams to meet our growing and evolving projects.

As we scale across new geographies, we’re also shaping a future where growth is sustainable, inclusive and responsible. From cleaner power systems to educational outreach, we’re committed to leaving a positive environmental and social footprint.

Role Summary

To support this next phase of growth, we are creating a new Reward Manager role to build a robust and sustainable compensation and benefits infrastructure, allowing for us to retain and attract the talent which are critical to our success. A particular focus for this role will be job evaluation, market benchmarking, a benefits review and establishing a competitive total reward approach in all the markets where we operate.

What you’ll do

Reward infrastructure, processes and market benchmarking:

• Establish a consistent and relevant job architecture, ensuring alignment across multiple job families including Engineering, Sales, Project Delivery, Operations and Corporate Functions.
• Lead the design and implementation of compensation and benefits frameworks, including salary structures, pay bands and grading methodologies aligned to market conditions, geography and industry sector.
• Develop and maintain a job evaluation methodology that supports organisational growth, workforce planning and internal equity.
• Build and manage partnerships with external reward providers and benchmarking partners to ensure access to accurate and sustainable market intelligence.
• Conduct regular market benchmarking reviews and provide recommendations to ensure our reward offering remains competitive and commercially appropriate.
• Use reward data and analytics to inform decision-making, identify emerging trends and support workforce planning initiatives.

Operational Reward Excellence:

• Own and continuously improve core reward processes including annual pay reviews, bonus cycles, salary benchmarking and promotions.
• Ensure reward practices are fair, compliant and aligned with relevant legislation, governance requirements and company policies across all operating markets.
• Develop clear reward policies, frameworks and guidance to support managers in making consistent and equitable pay decisions.
• Partner closely with People Partners, Talent Acquisition and Finance teams to deliver a seamless and data-driven approach to reward management.
• Lead the review, redesign and ongoing management of employee benefits programmes, ensuring they meet employee needs whilst delivering value for the business.
• Monitor reward effectiveness through metrics, reporting and employee insights, identifying opportunities to enhance engagement, retention and overall employee experience.
• Maintain reward data integrity within HR systems and establish robust governance around compensation processes.
• Support the preparation of reward-related reporting for senior leaders, providing insights and recommendations that inform strategic decision-making.

Strategic Reward Partnering:

• Act as the organisation’s subject matter expert for compensation, benefits and reward strategy.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop reward solutions that support business objectives, organisational growth and talent priorities.
• Contribute to the development of a compelling Employee Value Proposition through the design of a competitive and differentiated total reward offering.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to modernise reward practices, increase efficiency and enhance the employee experience.

What you’ll bring

• Experience partnering in data centre, construction or engineering settings, bringing sector awareness and a strategic approach to enabling growth.
• Significant HR partnering experience in fast-paced, scaling, or international environments.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law with working knowledge of EU jurisdictions.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change, able to prioritise and adapt quickly.
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and resilient, building trust and relationships through transparency and credibility.
• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent industry experience
• A commercial mindset; connecting People initiatives to business outcomes.

Why join us?

• Be part of an exciting team that’s growing fast and collaborating to figure things out.
• Shape the next phase of AVK’s growth journey across the UK and Europe.
• Partner closely with the Executive team, senior leaders and the People team to deliver impactful, integrated People solutions.
• Be part of a high-performing business where your expertise will make a visible difference.

Base salary: £65,000 - £75,000

Eligible for travel allowance of £4944

Also eligible for participation in company bonus scheme - 10%