Senior Workplace Savings Consultant (DC Pensions)

GB035 Mercer (UK) Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading benefits consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Workplace Savings Consultant to join their team in Bristol or London. This hybrid role will require three days a week in the office, offering pension consultancy services through their effective platform, Darwin. Candidates should have substantial experience in DC pension consulting and relevant qualifications. Key responsibilities include managing client projects, ensuring retention targets are met, and supporting colleagues. The firm values professional development and fosters an inclusive work culture.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Vibrant and inclusive culture

Range of benefits and rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in client facing DC pension consulting roles.
• Working towards or holding a CII level 4 qualification.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide pension consulting services according to client’s service schedule.
• Support clients with Automatic Enrolment on Darwin.
• Manage Darwin-related projects.
• Achieve retention targets and create efficiencies.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities with clients.

Skills

Client facing DC pension consulting experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Time-management skills

Commercially focused mindset

Flexibility

Education

CII or equivalent level 4 qualification

Tools

Employee benefit platform

Auto-enrolment software

Job description

Description:

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) are looking for a Senior Workplace Savings Consultant to join our Corporate Workplace Saving team in either Bristol or London. This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement work three-days per week in the office.

The MMB Corporate Workplace Saving team provides DC pension consulting services and Darwin Pension Specialist Consultancy to a range of clients, the majority of which use Darwin, our SaaS (that’s software as a service) platform for global benefits management, auto-enrolment and employee engagement.

As a Workplace Savings Consultant, you will work with leading companies in the UK and provide pension / wider workplace savings and Darwin consultancy services to their allocated clients.

We will count on you to:

• Provide clients with pension consulting services in line with the client’s service schedule
• Support clients with Automatic Enrolment and the use of the AE module on Darwin
• Provide pension consultancy services, including scoping and managing Darwin related projects
• Meet your client retention target, ensuring clients remain profitable and create efficiencies
• Cross‑selling/product mix. Deliver the whole firm to the client. Identify opportunities where you or your colleagues from the wider team or business could assist the client meet their goals
• Know your retention and growth targets for the year as well as your pipeline and have an evolving plan as to how you will achieve your goals
• Support with the development of Associate Workplace Saving Consultants

What you need to have:

• Solid relevant experience in client facing DC pension consulting role
• CII or equivalent level 4 qualification or working towards
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, organisational, time-management skills.
• Have a commercially focused mind‑set
• Being flexible to meet the needs of the team

What makes you stand out:

• Experience of using an employee benefit platform or Auto‑enrolment software
• Wider employee benefits and financial wellbeing experience.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well‑being

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office‑based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.