Introduction
At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
Overview
Are you a seasoned pensions administration team leader and ready to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
As a Specialist Projects Consultant, you will oversee the delivery and day-to-day management of your diverse portfolio of projects. Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of our projects and the efficiency of our operations. This is your chance to lead, inspire, and make a tangible difference in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
How you'll make an impact
- Manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.
- Scope, cost, resource, and oversee projects and events, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide feedback to the Team Leader.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance departmental efficiency and streamline processes.
- Prepare and present operational reports to senior management.
- Analyse data to identify trends and drive process improvement opportunities.
- Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with pension regulations, including GMP/GMPE, minimum pension increases, and disclosure requirements.
- Review and interpret Scheme Booklets, Trust Deeds, Rules, Benefit Specifications, and Actuarial instructions to determine necessary actions.
- Attend Trustee and ad hoc client meetings as required.
- Assist client account managers with documentation and responsibilities.
About You
- Either a seasoned pensions administrator team leader or project analyst within the pensions industry.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Strong knowledge and experience with DB, DC, and Hybrid Pension Schemes.
- Exceptional analytical skills and a logical approach to problem-solving.
- Expertise in performance management and conducting regular reviews.
- Ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and manage conflicting priorities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in conducting audits, identifying risks, and implementing process improvements.
- Relevant qualifications such as PMI or Prince2 are highly desirable.
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Why Join Gallagher Benefit Services?
At Gallagher, we are more than just a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. We are a community of innovative thinkers, service-minded individuals, and confidently curious professionals. Rooted in The Gallagher Way, our shared values drive us to create a culture of trust, integrity, and excellence.
When you join Gallagher, you’ll be part of a team that celebrates success, advocates for growth, and builds a lasting impact. You’ll have the opportunity to work with accessible leaders who are as invested in your development as you are. Together, we champion The Gallagher Way.
What We Offer
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- The chance to work with a diverse and talented team.
- A legacy of trust, integrity, and service spanning over 100 years.
Ready to Champion The Gallagher Way?
If you’re ready to bring your passion, expertise, and leadership to a company that values your growth and success, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your career with Gallagher.
Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
