Job Title: Senior Pensions Specialist
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Pensions Specialist.
The role
As a Senior Pensions Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will provide an effective and efficient pension administration service across all Babcock Group Pension Schemes.
Day-to-day, you’ll support the Pensions Administrator in the administration of monthly auto-enrolment activities, including earning assessments. The generation of accurate and timely auto-enrolment communications such as auto enrolment letters, postponement letters, age 22 letters to staff and the reporting of auto-enrolled staff to pension providers. You’ll be responsible for the efficient and accurate processing of documentation relating to new starters and leavers for BRSS and any other schemes required and for the production of data / analytics for the annual pension report and ad hoc reporting.
1. To act as first point of contact for pension scheme administrators and for all staff pension queries
2. To provide highly detailed information on procedures as and when required, providing informative advice and guidance
3. Ensure accurate calculate and report on Assumed Pensionable Pay in cases of reduced pay Maternity and sickness
4. To contribute to the design, co-ordination and production of a number of regular statutory pension reports including pension scheme monthly and annual returns and internal management reports in collaboration with the Pensions Manager
5. Process all requests effectively, accurately and efficiently and in accordance with relevant processes and procedures
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. Ideally you would be located near to a Babcock Hub (Rosyth, Devonport, Leicester, Bristol or London).
Essential experience of the Senior Pensions Specialist:
6. Experienced Pension Specialist, who has demonstrable pensions knowledge
7. Extensive customer service, being able to deal with query management
8. Attention to detail is key as your team will be involved in processing a wide variety of documents with the various Scheme’s rules
9. Proficient in using MS Excel
Qualifications for the Senior Pensions Specialist:
10. GCSE’s – Maths and English
11. Pension PMI is desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Employee share scheme
15. Employee shopping savings portal
16. Payment of Professional Fees
17. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
18. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
19. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
20. Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
21. Flexible locations
22. Growth opportunities
23. Potential to develop skills
24. Opportunities to develop your career