Compensation and Benefits Advisor

Building a sustainable tomorrow Bam UK&I are looking for an experienced Compensation and benefits advisor to join us on an 18 month FTC on a hybrid basis working from any of our UK&I offices. The role will report into the Compensation and Benefits Manager and work in a small specialist team, supporting the wider People Team. You could be based anywhere in the UK or Ireland, with a requirement for regular travel to BAM offices. Your mission The successful candidate will work alongside the Compensation and Benefits Manager and Director to manage and oversee all aspects of compensation and benefits for our 6,700 employees across the UK and Ireland. There will also be a link into our Compensation and Benefits team in Corporate Centre based in the Netherlands, who we work closely with. Key Responsibilities * Benefits Administration: Be the C&B point of contact for our flexible benefits scheme ‘BAM Benefits’ including queries on the benefits, liaison with our portal provider and suppliers. Work with the Benefits Administrators to provide an excellent, consistent service to our employees. * Pensions: Verification and upload of pension contributions to the supplier portal monthly. Involvement in the Auto Enrolment process in the UK and launch of this in Ireland. * Supplier Management: Working with the Compensation & Benefits Director and Manager, the role will include liaison with benefit suppliers and our Flexible Benefit portal provider. Involvement in the negotiation of contracts to ensure the best value for the company. * Data & reporting: Provision of benefits and salary data to suppliers, the People team and the wider business when required, including complex analysis and reporting using Excel. * Short Term Incentive and Pay Review Process: Management of these processes alongside our HR Administration team, including management of the process, production of data, liaison with HR Business Partners & data analysis. This will also include involvement of developing system capability for our Short Term Incentive payments. * Salary Benchmarking: Conduct salary benchmarking exercises to ensure roles are recruited at an appropriate level with consideration to internal and external factors. * Market Analysis: Conduct regular market analysis to ensure our compensation and benefits packages are competitive. * Pay Gap reporting: Production of data for Pay Gap reporting and involvement in the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive. * Employee Communication: Assist with the communication of compensation and benefits information effectively to employees, ensuring they understand and appreciate their total reward. * Income Protection: Co-ordination of long term absence cases, including liaison with HR Business Partners and our insurers. * Invoices: Management and processing of invoices via our SAP system. Who are we looking for? * Solid previous experience in a Compensation and Benefits role is essential. * A strong working knowledge of pensions is preferred. * Excellent knowledge of Excel with the ability to produce PIVOT tables, charts and graphs and to run V-LOOKUPs. * Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) qualification is required – level 7 preferred, level 5 minimum. * Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. * Strong communication and interpersonal skills. * Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure. What’s in it for you? We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes matched pension contributions, private healthcare, life assurance, 26 days holiday, 2 wellbeing days and 1 volunteering day. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal, professional, technical and leadership development. BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance. Your work environment People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics. Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow. Who are we? The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life. Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar. Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day. Our recruitment process, what you need to know? BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you