Benefits and Pensions Consultant

Job Description

Overview

This role is open to London and Epsom.

Join a well-established, global organisation and take your career in pensions and benefits to the next level. This is a fantastic opportunity to build and broaden your experience while working in a complex environment where your contribution will truly make a difference.

Reporting to the Benefits and Pensions Manager for the UK & Europe, you will play a key, hands-on role in supporting the delivery of the pension and benefits strategy across the region. You will collaborate closely with the wider Total Rewards team, gaining exposure to high-level strategic initiatives while actively shaping the employee benefits experience.

Your role

• Report into the Benefits and Pensions Manager, supporting the delivery and governance of the UK& Ireland Defined Contribution pension arrangements, including provider coordination, compliance tracking, and pension administration support.
• Own all pension‑related activity within the benefits portal, provider relationships, bi‑weekly account meetings with benefits platform provider, and annual renewal activity.
• Manage day‑to‑day pension operations, working with brokers, pension administrators, and the internal Benefits Operations teams, and handling escalated member queries.
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of governance documentation, reporting, and operational trackers across DC pensions and wider UK & Europe benefits as appropriate.
• Provide operational support across UK & Europe benefits programmes, including health, protection, and wellbeing, as directed by the Benefits and Pensions Manager.
• Support financial wellbeing activities, including coordinating educational sessions, communications, and provider-led events.
• Support the administration of life assurance schemes and death‑in‑service claims and oversee the annual Bonus Waiver process.
• Contribute to pensions, benefits, and financial wellbeing communications and engagement, ensuring alignment with wider benefits communication timelines.

About you

• Candidate would need a good understanding of Defined Contribution pensions work including – auto-enrolment rules, retirement options, and governance framework.
• Experience working in pensions, benefits, HR, or a related area, with an interest in developing further in this space
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain concepts clearly and support employee queries.
• Experience using benefits platforms or similar systems is desirable but not essential.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.