Reward Specialist

National Gas Transmission PLC; Warwick; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double-match pension

Annual performance bonus

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Life assurance and income protection

Flexible benefits

Family-friendly policies

Wellbeing support

Professional development

Job summary

National Gas Transmission PLC is seeking a Reward Specialist to join our People team and lead compensation, benefits and reward activities across the business. You will provide expert, data-driven governance and help ensure our offering remains competitive and fair.

Working with managers and external providers, you will deliver salary benchmarking, job evaluation, annual pay reviews, bonus processes and benefits programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in job evaluation and salary benchmarking.
• Experience as Reward Specialist or Senior Reward Analyst.
• Experience delivering annual reward cycles to demanding timescales.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience; CIPD reward accreditation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead job evaluation and annual market benchmarking activities with recommendations on role sizing and pay positioning.
• Deliver the annual pay review and bonus cycles for staff and early careers.
• Provide expert advice on salary proposals and compensation structures using market data.
• Manage reward-related submissions, benchmarking analysis and reporting.
• Own and enhance total reward statements and recognition programmes.
• Support benefits delivery, invoicing, and enrolment activities, plus provider relationships.
• Produce insights to inform pay and bonus gap reporting and reward decisions.
• Monitor external market trends to inform future reward design.

Skills

Job evaluation

Salary benchmarking

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project management

Excel proficiency

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

CIPD qualification or reward accreditation

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Hay Job Evaluation

Willis Towers Watson benchmarking

Job description

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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.
• 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
• 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.