Trainee Consultant - Actuarial - 2025 intake

Trainee Consultant – Actuarial and Employer Consulting 

We are proud to be a leading independent UK professional services consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment, and insurance with a team of around 1800 colleagues in nine offices around the UK and we are growing!! We were recognised as being one of the ‘best places to work in the UK’ in 2022 and 2023 and those who join us tend to stay, thriving in a professional learning environment and caring culture.  

Wholly owned by Partners, we pride ourselves on being a friendly and inclusive firm, which maintains its core values of Principled, Quality, Partnership and Respect. We have the freedom to provide our clients with a high quality, innovative and professional service through strong working relationships and tailored solutions to meet our client’s needs. 

We develop teams who give and welcome different opinions, views and cultural perspectives and building on our culture of doing the right thing. We want everyone at BW to feel they can bring their whole self to work, confident they are included and respected and work together to build an inclusive and diverse working environment. 

The supportive structure we have in place will help you manage your work/life balance, which is why our study support package and dedicated training team are always on hand for guidance throughout our graduate programme and beyond. Look at what graduates, who recently joined us have to say: 

 "I joined Barnett Waddingham as part of the graduate intake, and ever since I started at the firm, I have felt a valued member of the team and have been well supported in my work. The company's culture centres around doing the right thing this shines through in the way BW is committed to supporting clients, but also in how BW puts emphasis on staff wellbeing and development." 

 “When I first joined Barnett Waddingham, what surprised me the most was the extremely generous study package offered to all graduates. There is a wide variety of resources and a personal study mentor ensuring that students have all the materials and the guidance needed to succeed in the IFoA exams. On top of that, graduates have substantial study days to effectively prepare for the exams.” 

Sustainability: 

Our independence means we’re free to think beyond standard environmental, social and governance (ESG) labels and start conversations that consider the full universe of sustainable action. 

From holistic data-driven approaches towards impact investing and responsible business strategies, to simpler, everyday improvements that combine social and environmental benefits. We are always looking for new ways to provide and shape a more sustainable future. https://www.barnett-waddingham.co.uk/sustainability/ 

Actuarial and Employer Consulting role: 

All of our graduates get early opportunities to work directly with clients and plenty of training to develop their technical, communication and problem-solving skills. 

Some of the tasks you can get involved in as a Trainee Consultant working across our Actuarial and Employer Consulting teams include: 

1) A variety of actuarial services to defined benefit pension schemes, such as: 

• actuarial calculations
• processing and validating data for actuarial valuations
• working with consultants to assess the objectives and requirements of clients
• preparing draft client reports and advice
• attending client meetings and taking an active role in presentations

2) Supporting our corporate team on a wide range of areas. 

3) Opportunities to be involved in building up our capabilities in other exciting areas of the firm. 

4) Our trainee consultants develop a broad, transferable skillset which covers both technical and consulting matters. You will also have opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and to develop your softer skills.