Are you a reward expert passionate about creating strategies that attract, keep, and motivate our critical and talented workforce? As our Reward Manager within the HR Department, you'll be instrumental in driving our transformative and evolving Reward Strategy. This role is crucial for managing our compensation, benefits, and employee recognition programmes, directly contributing to our People Plan, strategic goals, and overall success. What's really exciting about this opportunity is that we're not just looking to maintain the status quo. We're actively exploring flexible benefits, pay for performance initiatives, and a complete overhaul of our job evaluation and pay banding frameworks. Therefore, you'll get to show you're a forward thinking Reward Manager with a deep understanding of industry best practices and the ability to deliver solutions to help us build a reward framework that powers our future success. You'll be a key member of our HR Leadership team, collaborating closely with other HR centres of expertise and leading an experienced Payroll team. So, if you're ready to make a significant impact on our people plan and business success, this is the role for you! Main Responsibilities

• You'll lead key Reward activities, such as pay reviews, incentives, and the overall management of our psychological contract and employee value proposition (EVP).
• You'll proactively manage the application of market pay insights, continuously evaluating our Reward processes to ensure fair and competitive practices.
• You'll be accountable for the monthly payroll cycle for both employees and pensioners, ensuring high levels of accuracy and meeting all agreed deadlines.
• You'll lead Reward related projects to deliver agreed business outcomes, including the design and implementation of new salary structures, the rollout of a new career framework, and the creation of a comprehensive benefits and recognition platform.
• You'll support the Pension Trustee with our Defined Benefit schemes.
• You'll contribute to the continuous improvement of auditable governance frameworks and training tools to ensure our Reward practices are consistently implemented.
• You'll work closely with the HR team and other stakeholders to provide a consistent and efficient service to our internal customers.
• You'll collaborate with suppliers and providers to ensure we receive best value and strong engagement.
• You'll lead the company's Wellbeing agenda, building upon our existing strategy.
  
  Degree-level education (ideally in HR, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or Maths).
• Very strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and people management skills.
• Intellectual curiosity, tenacity, and patience.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• A keen sense of commercial awareness.
• Coaching/mentoring skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and relationships simultaneously.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and compliance.
• HRIS proficiency, with the ability to analyse and interpret data to inform reward decisions.
• Experience leading Reward projects, including Compensation, Benefits, and Recognition, with a clear understanding of best practices.
• Practical expertise in job evaluation methodologies.
• Experience in managing the regular employee lifecycle reward activities.
• A proven ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proven experience in managing professional, effective, and proactive relationships with senior leaders.
• Experience managing a team.
• A driving licence is required for this role.
It Will Be a Bonus If You Have:
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) qualification.
• Previous experience working with the Workday HRIS system.
• Previous experience working with a flexible benefits scheme.
  
  Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.
We supply top-quality drinking water to 2.3 million customers in the southeast of England. Through a network of 9,000 miles of pipe, we deliver 544 million litres of water every day. It's the skill and expertise of our employees that ensures our water meets the highest standards. We make sure we can meet the needs of our customers both now and in the future. What to expect from working with us:
• Come to work to be safe, valued, and trusted.
• We'll encourage you to create and pursue new opportunities for personal growth.
• A place to be the real you, build deeper connections and enjoy a sense of belonging.
• Be invested in helping us create a sustainable water supply for now and in the future.
  
  Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.
What can you expect from your recruitment?
• To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career's website.
• It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
• Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.
If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, apply now! South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency. Compensation package: £60,000 - £65,000 depending on experience Join our team: Be you, belong and valued. Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.