Reward Specialist

National Gas Services; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension (12%)

Bonus up to 6%

Salary sacrifice car

26 days holiday

Life assurance 10x

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Development opportunities

Job summary

National Gas is looking for a Reward Specialist to join our People team in Warwick, with hybrid working. You’ll lead salary benchmarking, job evaluation and annual pay cycles, delivering expert governance across reward programmes to keep our offering competitive and fair.

You’ll work with stakeholders across the business, analyzing data, advising on salary proposals and managing reward-related submissions while supporting benefits and recognition initiatives for colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience in job evaluation and salary benchmarking.
• Experience delivering projects or annual reward cycles to demanding timescales.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Leading job evaluation and annual market benchmarking activities.
• Delivering the annual pay review and bonus cycles.
• Providing expert advice on salary proposals and compensation structures.

Skills

Job evaluation

Salary benchmarking

Reward projects

Analytical skills

Excel (Pivot tables)

Communication

Stakeholder management

Degree-level qualification

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Hay Job Evaluation

Willis Towers Watson benchmarking

Job description

Warwick (with hybrid working)At National Gas, the work we do matters.

£50,000 to £60,000 + up to 6% bonus Warwick (with hybrid working)At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we're also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About The Role

We're looking for a Reward Specialist to join our People team and play a key role in delivering compensation, benefits and reward activities across National Gas. You'll provide specialist expertise, data-driven insight and governance across reward programmes, helping ensure our reward offering remains competitive, equitable and aligned to business needs.

Reward is a critical part of attracting, retaining and motivating talented people. In this role, you'll deliver and help shape key reward activities including salary benchmarking, job evaluation, annual pay reviews, bonus processes and benefits programmes that support colleagues across the business.

Working closely with the People team, managers and external providers, you'll combine analytical expertise with practical reward knowledge and project management to ensure robust governance, informed decision-making and a positive employee experience. Your insight will help influence reward strategy while supporting fair and competitive outcomes for our workforce.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading job evaluation and annual market benchmarking activities, providing recommendations on role sizing and pay positioning.
• Delivering the annual pay review and bonus cycles for staff and early careers populations.
• Providing expert advice on salary proposals and compensation structures using market data, internal relativities and reward principles.
• Managing reward-related submissions, benchmarking analysis and reporting activities.
• Owning and enhancing total reward statements and employee recognition programmes.
• Supporting benefits delivery, invoice and account reconciliations and annual enrolment activities, owning some provider relationships.
• Producing analysis and insights to inform pay and bonus gap reporting and reward decision-making.
• Monitoring external market trends and emerging reward practices to help inform future reward design and improvements.

What you’ll bring

• Experience in job evaluation and salary benchmarking.
• Previous experience in a Reward Specialist or Senior Reward Analyst role.
• Experience delivering projects or annual reward cycles to demanding timescales.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel capability, including pivot tables, advanced formulas and analysis of large datasets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Excellent stakeholder management, networking and collaboration skills.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Experience with Hay Job Evaluation and/or Willis Towers Watson benchmarking methodologies.
• Experience managing reward and benefits cycles.
• Knowledge of HR systems, ideally SAP SuccessFactors.
• CIPD qualification, reward qualification or equivalent professional accreditation.

What We Offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus up to 6%
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
• 26 days holiday (plus statutory holidays)
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and technology options
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity, and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.