Reward Lead

Wood has an exciting opportunity for a Reward Lead on a permanent basis. This role is open to remote working so applicants can be based anywhere within the UK. The position is part of the Reward & Mobility global team, reporting to the Reward Manager for APAC & EMEA you will support our regional Reward Team. The role will leverage expertise in both compensation and benefits. 

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The Role

This role will provide reward expertise across the following aspects:

Fixed reward – base salary, compensation structures, and pay management

Variable reward – short- and long-term incentives programs 

Employee benefits – design, implement, annual reviews, optimisation of benefits offerings

Governance – alignment with corporate governance standards

The primary objective will be to ensure that reward practices attract, retain, and motivate top talent while adhering to legal and regulatory requirements. You will collaborate closely with HR and senior leadership to influence and provide valuable insights and recommendations to guide decision-making as well as being the process and procedural expert across the total reward approach for your area.

Whist supporting reward activities across EMEA and APAC, the role will hold primary accountability for UK reward matters including annual benefits enrolment, benefits governance and regulatory requirements such as UK & Ireland pay gap reporting.

The role may also lead and support reward transformation initiatives, market reviews, salary structure analysis and the development of reward frameworks, providing recommendations and insight to support business and HR decision making.

This role will support developing knowledge and understanding among senior leaders, HR teams and employees, with a focus on total reward. 

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally. For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects; we continually strive improvements in the way we operate to ensure delivery excellence for our customers
• Flexible working arrangements that balance team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession