Location
London (Kings Cross) or Staffordshire with hybrid working offered

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Up to £58,000 plus Veolia benefits including generous bonus scheme and car/cash allowance

About the Role
Are you an experienced pensions professional ready to lead exciting projects and drive continuous improvement for an organisation committed to Ecological Transformation? At Veolia, we see the world as a place to help take better care of its resources and create a better future for everyone. We are looking for someone equally committed to pushing for genuine change and bringing our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

As a Pensions Technical Lead, you will be the senior technical expert across our diverse portfolio of pension arrangements. You will lead on DB, DC Master Trust, and LGPS schemes, resolving complex member queries and leading investigations into complaints and IDRPs. You will interpret scheme rules, trust deeds, and regulatory requirements with precision, stay ahead of legislative changes, and ensure compliance across all schemes.

You will build strong relationships with Trustees, actuaries, administrators, and legal advisers, mentor and develop junior team members, and act as the escalation point for complex queries across the business. Additionally, you will lead technical workstreams for scheme closures, mergers, and benefit changes, support actuarial valuations and funding strategies, champion process improvements and automation opportunities, and develop technical procedures, guidance notes, and training materials.

Veolia offers a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone can contribute to our communities and environment, with ongoing training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.

Experience
- Deep technical knowledge of pensions governance and regulations, with experience in Trustee and Company technical requirements
- Proven project management skills
- Intermediate proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets
- Experience with DB, DC Master Trust, and LGPS schemes
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex queries

About you
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Agile team player with excellent organisational skills
- Self-motivated and a strategic thinker who leads by example
- Tenacious problem-solver with strong attention to detail
- A natural mentor who enjoys sharing knowledge

Qualifications
- Graduate qualification (desirable)
- PMI, RPC, QPA, or PMI Trustee Certificate (desirable)
- Experience with PensionsPal or Workday (desirable)
- TPR Trustee Toolkit completion (desirable)