Reward Consultant (12 month FTC)

Established in 2022, Navantia UK is a subsidiary of Navantia SA, a Spanish state-owned company with over 300 years of naval shipbuilding history.

In January 2025, Navantia UK completed the acquisition of Harland & Wolff and its four historic facilities in Belfast, Appledore, Methil, and Arnish.

By combining Harland & Wolff’s proud heritage and facilities with Navantia’s global expertise, Navantia UK is well-positioned to strengthen Britain’s defence, maritime and energy industrial capabilities, supporting jobs and economic growth across the country.

Reward Consultant (9–12 Month FTC)

UK-based with travel | Belfast · Bristol · Methil

Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Reporting to: Head of Reward

Shape reward strategy where it really matters

We’re looking for an experienced Reward Consultant to join our UK People team on a 9–12 month fixed-term contract. This is a high-impact role where you’ll design and deliver reward solutions that directly support project delivery, talent attraction, and long-term business performance across multiple UK sites.

If you enjoy combining commercial thinking, data-led insight, and stakeholder influence — and want to see your work make a tangible difference — this could be a great fit.

The Role:

You’ll take ownership of compensation and benefits strategy, partnering closely with HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and senior leaders to ensure reward frameworks are competitive, fair, compliant, and aligned with both business needs and regulatory/union environments.

Your work will help ensure we attract and retain critical skills, motivate performance, and support complex, project-led delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Reward Strategy & Market Insight

• Lead market pricing and job benchmarking activities
• Design salary structures, job levelling, and geographic differentials for multi-site UK operations
• Develop job architecture, career paths, and competency frameworks
• Advise on pay positioning for scarce and critical skillsets
• Benchmark and review variable pay, allowances, overtime and shift premiums

Pay Governance & Operational Delivery

• Deliver annual pay review and bonus cycles end-to-end
• Maintain pay ranges, grades, and alignment with recognised external frameworks
• Ensure compliance with UK reward legislation (HMRC, IR35, NMW, Working Time, Gender Pay)
• Design and maintain recognition schemes aligned to performance and safety outcomes

Equity, Risk & Employee Relations

• Lead pay equity analysis and remediation planning
• Assess and advise on retention awards and scarcity allowances with clear ROI
• Support union negotiations and site-specific pay frameworks

Incentives & Project-Linked Rewards

• Design short-term incentive plans and bonus scorecards
• Develop project-based, milestone-driven incentive frameworks

Benefits & Reward Communication

• Support benefits reviews and supplier management
• Create clear, engaging reward communications for leaders and employees

Analytics & Stakeholder Advisory

• Build reward dashboards (pay mix, compa-ratios, range penetration, flight risk)
• Provide expert advice on offers, promotions, and retention cases

What We’re Looking For:

Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Reward / Compensation & Benefits
• Background in engineering, manufacturing, energy or defence environments preferred
• Strong market pricing and job evaluation experience (e.g. WTW)
• Proven delivery of annual reward cycles and incentive design
• Solid knowledge of UK reward compliance (global exposure a bonus)
• Advanced Excel modelling skills; experience with HRIS and analytics tools
• Degree, CIPD, or Reward/C&B qualification desirable

Skills & Behaviours

• Commercial and pragmatic mindset
• Strong analytical capability with clear data storytelling
• Confident stakeholder influencer, credible with senior leaders
• Highly organised and resilient under pressure
• Trusted with confidential and sensitive data

Our Values – STEADY

• Service – We work as one to support our customers and communities
• Trust – We act with integrity, transparency and accountability
• Excellence – We pursue the highest standards through continuous improvement
• Agility – We adapt quickly and effectively to change
• Dedication – We stay committed to our goals and ethical standards
• You – We value and empower each other as the foundation of our success

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re a reward professional who enjoys blending strategy with delivery — and wants to play a key role in a complex, project-driven organisation — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.

The Package

• Competitive base pay
• 31 days holiday
• Company pension
• Life assurance

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.