Reward Partner

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Reward Partner to join our London-based team. You will provide proactive reward partnering, policy interpretation, benchmarking, and job evaluation across the UK, guiding stakeholders to well-reasoned outcomes and delivering end-to-end reward processes.

You will develop reward strategies, prepare detailed analyses, and communicate insights to senior management while supporting system enhancements and benefits initiatives within a dynamic, multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Substantial reward experience or as an HR generalist with strong reward interest.
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable business insights.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to interpret complex data.
• Experience leading projects and improving processes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK-wide reward activities and provide expert guidance to stakeholders.
• Manage annual incentive and salary review processes end-to-end.
• Develop reward strategy, policy, and related frameworks.
• Perform robust job evaluation and benchmarking for the UK population.
• Prepare professional documentation and present analyses to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Reward expertise

HR generalist

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

HRIS proficient

Data analytics

Communication

Project management

Education

CIPD membership desirable

Tools

HRIS systems

Excel

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Reward Partner to join our growing team in London.

As a Reward Partner you will be principally providing a robust and professional, proactive reward partnering service to the wider UK business, guiding stakeholders to thoughtful, well reasoned outcomes. You will provide holistic reward advice and support to the UK business including policy interpretation, compensation analysis, job grading exercises, total reward benchmarking and ensuring well-reasoned best practice.

What you'll be doing

• Further develop the UK employee proposition from a reward perspective, using internal and external insights to inform recommendations
• Provide experienced project leadership and expert advice across a broad range of UK reward activities and projects
• Support the development of reward strategy, policy and associated frameworks
• Undertake robust job evaluation and benchmarking, providing a holistic reward interface for line managers and HR Business Partners
• Prepare professional, polished documentation and analysis for presentation to senior stakeholders, as required
• Use a range of job market data sources confidently, understanding how they inform the reward framework and wider reward strategy
• Produce data and analysis for stakeholders, the wider Reward Team and specific projects across all areas of reward
• Lead and manage the annual incentive and salary review processes, ensuring effective end-to-end delivery
• Coordinate the implementation of Group- and UK-led benefits initiatives
  Support systems development, including data input, testing and reporting within the compensation and benefits HR system
• Develop engaging reward-related employee communications that enhance understanding and engagement across the UK population
• Manage relationships with benefit suppliers to ensure effective service delivery and value for money
• Respond to reward and benefits queries as required
• Build strong relationships with the HRSS administration team (payroll, benefits, project support), providing ongoing support and guidance to ensure they remain informed of the UK reward strategy and understand any operational implications.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Self-motivated and highly capable, with substantial experience in reward or as an HR generalist with a strong interest in reward
• Confident working at both a detailed and strategic level, with the ability to translate analysis into broader business insights
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills, including experience of drafting clear and effective decision-making papers
• Proven experience of managing projects using recognised project methodologies, improving processes and driving operational efficiency
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and draw meaningful conclusions
• Proficiency in using HR information systems
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced, challenging and sensitive environment
• Excellent IT skills, including advanced Excel capability, with experience of collating and coordinating management information and producing accurate reports
• Ability to build credible relationships at all levels of seniority and act as an effective point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
• Proven compensation and benefits experience within a commercial organisation, including salary surveys, salary reviews, bonus arrangements and benefits management
• CIPD membership is desirable but not essential

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s 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 wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s 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…

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]