Strategic Compensation Lead | Mobility & Public Sector

EFA Engineering Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EFA Engineering Ltd is seeking a Compensation lead to support a public sector client in Reading, with hybrid office attendance (2–3 days). The role covers the full compensation function, including pay, allowances, incentives, and mobility processes.

You will deliver the reward strategy, oversee mobility enablement, and manage analysts while ensuring compliance, governance and regular benchmarking to stay competitive. This is Inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Maintains pay ranges, allowances and incentive structures.
• Advises on pay agreements across the business.
• Provides compensation data and KPIs for decision making.
• Lines management of mobility enablement and analysts/coordinators.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and communicate pay ranges, allowances, and variable pay arrangements.
• Through a Mobility Enablement role, ensure the communication and maintenance of a mobility framework, policy and process.
• Produce statutory reports, including gender pay gap analysis, with compensation insights and commentary.
• Advise on pay agreements across the business, acting as a subject matter expert and supporting the Industrial Relations lead in Trade Union discussions or negotiations.
• Generate and provide compensation-related data, including key performance indicators.
• Liaise with HR to ensure effective and compliant compensation uploads into payroll, offering oversight and guidance.
• Act as the focal point for all compensation-related internal and external audits, conducting internal checks and monitoring to proactively resolve issues.
• Line manage reward professionals providing professional development and holding to account for delivery.
• Provide professional guidance and share knowledge with reward colleagues.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Mobility management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Payroll systems

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

EFA Engineering Ltd is seeking a Compensation lead to support a public sector client in Reading, with hybrid office attendance (2–3 days). The role covers the full compensation function, including pay, allowances, incentives, and mobility processes.

You will deliver the reward strategy, oversee mobility enablement, and manage analysts while ensuring compliance, governance and regular benchmarking to stay competitive. This is Inside IR35.