Senior DB Consultant

We are looking for a Senior Pension Consultant to join the Pensions Consulting team and provide scheme secretary and governance consultancy to a portfolio of corporate and trustee clients. You will own client relationships and build strong internal relationships with our actuarial, pensions administration and investment teams to provide an outstanding service to our clients.

Responsibilities Include:

• Chairs strategy and client development meetings
• Leads and peer reviews advice on strategic or major issues that could result in substantial risk
• Responsible for the delivery of high risk/value client projects
• Develops and agrees strategic plans to implement new benefits, de-risking or major change programmes for clients
• Work as part of a team to ensure appropriate procedures are in place to support clients
• Develops and maintains excellent relationships with all clients at key decision-maker level
• Works as part of a team ensuring effective communication between clients and the client servicing teams
• Acts as a role model for consultants in the way they perform their responsibilities and as an ambassador for the Practice
• Manages escalated client queries and dispute claims in a timely manner
• Able to effectively communicate complex and technical issues at board director level, constructing business case/risk analysis where appropriate
• Produces timely and accurate advice, written to a high standard and in accordance with brand guidelines
• Readily assists the wider team in achieving its objectives
• Adhere, review and contribute to budget setting and project cost monitoring
• Management of Errors and Omissions
• Achieves client chargeable billable hours target as agreed
• Carries out research, development and special project work as agreed by managers and to deliver outputs within agreed timescales

Additional responsibilities:

• Lead sales targets and create and build a network to identify opportunities
• Pitch for new business by conducting competitive market reviews and presenting to clients
• Seek new business opportunities in a consultative style
• Lead the development of cross-practice opportunities

What we are looking for:

• Extensive consulting experience of DB pension schemes and the employee benefits sector
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Client facing experience managing key client accounts, developing relationships at Board Director and Trustee level
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills (internal and external) and evidence of strong business development skills
• Ability to manage significant pipeline of opportunities and revenue
• Excellent communication reporting and presentation skills
• Excellent knowledge of pension legislation

About Capita Pension Solutions

At Capita Pension Solutions (CPS), we continue to grow and evolve our Strategy & Product function. We are at another exciting point in that evolution, defining and executing CPS’s strategic goals as well as developing the next generation of market leading Products and Services. We have ambitious objectives and plans for 2025 and beyond.

What’s in it for you?

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you.