We are looking for an experienced Senior Reward Advisor to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering a period of maternity leave.
Reporting to the Head of Global Reward, this role offers an excellent opportunity for a Reward professional to develop and progress their career while making a significant impact on the overall reward and benefits strategy.
You will join a well-established Reward team working for a growing global practice of world-class engineers, designers, and advisors to help to deliver the Reward strategy and provide cogent Reward advice to the global business.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.
We are looking for a passionate candidate who can inspire and motivate at every level.
Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, excellent learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Key duties:
- Reward Strategy Development: Assisting the Head of Reward in collaboration with HR colleagues and senior stakeholders, including the Chief People Officer and Global Director of HR Services, to develop and implement comprehensive reward strategies that align with business goals.
- Annual Reward & Benefits Cyclical Activity: Assist with the management of the annual reward calendar, lead on updating and reviewing reward policies, procedures, and processes, and oversee annual benefits renewal activities.
- Salary and Benefits Benchmarking: Conduct salary and benefits benchmarking, manage compensation survey submissions, and provide market-specific benchmarking for pay reviews.
- Data Reporting and Analysis: Produce regular reports and respond to ad hoc information requests. Provide detailed analysis of market data and make recommendations for reward packages.
- Variable Remuneration Schemes: Implement and manage variable remuneration schemes for employees and partners.
- External Partnerships: Collaborate with external partners to design and manage benefits for employees and partners.
- Legislative Reporting: Assist with legislative Reward reporting requirements and provide insight into the annual gender pay gap reporting.
- Job Levelling and Grading: Work on job levelling for new or revised roles, using methodologies such as Willis Towers Watson, and support grade harmonisation projects.
- Pay Equity and Transparency: Help the team lead pay equity and pay transparency initiatives across global offices.
Your skills and experience:
- Proven experience in Reward and Benefits, including all related cyclical activities.
- Highly numerate with excellent Excel and analytical skills, capable of scrutinizing data and providing accurate reporting.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in both numerical and written work.
- Experience in job levelling and grading, with knowledge of Willis Towers Watson methodology an advantage.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to work at pace, prioritize workload, and operate efficiently in a fast-moving environment.
- Proven ability as a Reward/Compensation analyst in an international, matrixed organization.
- Analytical and continuous improvement mindset, adaptable to an ever-changing environment.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in compensation, including job evaluations, benchmarking, and LTIPs.
What we offer:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including, life assurance, private medical cover, and income protection.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday.
Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
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A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
