In this Reward specialist role, you will lead end-to-end compensation and benefits initiatives to strengthen Costain’s total reward offering. You’ll own cyclical processes and drive change in collaboration with HR Business Partners and the People Experience & Reward team. You’ll shape communications, governance, and vendor management to align packages with market and regulatory requirements. This is a hands-on, impact-driven opportunity to influence reward strategy across a diverse business.
Responsibilities
Design, develop and implement end-to-end compensation and benefits programmes
Line management and development of Total Reward Advisor
Own reward processes including salary reviews, bonuses, and job grading
Conduct regular salary and benefits benchmarking and surveying to align with market
Partner with HR Business Partners to deliver services across the business
Develop engaging Reward communications via multi-media channels
Manage HRIS for Reward, compensation and benefits matters
Support accurate reporting (e.g., Gender Pay Gap, REMCO)
Ensure compliance with reward processes, data processing and security
Contribute to selection and management of 3rd party suppliers (pension, healthcare, insurance)
Develop and manage reward aspects of People policies for legislative compliance
Support onboarding and offboarding processes
Mentor others in the team and wider HR on reward issues
Key requirements
solid technical rewards specialist with strong project management and engagement skills
experience in design, development and implementation of compensation and benefits programmes
ability to manage reward processes end-to-end and partner with HRBPs
experience with HRIS, reporting and vendor management
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