Principal (Senior Consulting Actuary)

We have a unique opportunity for a Senior Consulting Pensions Actuary to join our Bristol office at the Principal level. The successful applicant will look to implement Barnett Waddingham's strategies and objectives through leadership, relationship management and technical expertise. With over 1700 people across 9 UK offices, Barnett Waddingham are proud to be a leading independent UK consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment and insurance. Each individual delivers on our shared values and our commitment to ensuring the highest levels of trust, integrity and quality. Responsibilities: * Lead client relationships * Lead the provision of client advice, taking responsibility for allocation and completion of work and meeting deadlines * Ensure the timely completion of the annual Scheme Actuary certificate renewal and maintain the professional associated requirements as set out by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries * Peer review actuarial advice where appropriate * May have some significant team management responsibilities, including managing senior employees or large, complex teams * Represent the firm on internal/external committees and attend networking events * Identify and initiate new business development activities * Lead and assist with new business pitches and develop opportunities with existing clients * Establish and develop new client relationships and enhance current relationships Experience/Qualifications: * Qualified Actuary and comply with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ Continuous Professional Development requirements * Scheme Actuary certificate will be required where carrying out a Scheme Actuary role * IT skills to perform all aspects of work efficiently * High level of professionalism skills Benefits Summary * Competitive discretionary annual bonus. * Core benefits paid for by BW including life assurance, group income protection, private medical cover and 25 days holiday per year with holiday trading. * A generous pension scheme where we contribute 8% of your salary from day one of your employment. * Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family through any concerns or challenges you may experience. * A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits to suit your life stage and lifestyle including a tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, health assessments, critical illness cover, extension of private medical cover or life assurance to family members, gym membership, travel insurance and a broad range of discounts at hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, fitness centres, travel and leisure companies. Accessibility We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition, or individual need, which you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we’ll be happy to make adjustments to our processes to enable you a fair opportunity to showcase your skills. Please visit AbilityNet should you benefit from advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. Should you require information in a different format, have other accessibility or reasonable adjustment requirements or if you find any problems not listed on this page, please contact us. Happy to talk flexible working