Compensations & Benefits Specialist

At DEME, you have the opportunity to make an impact on an international scale. As a Compensation & Benefits Specialist, you strengthen our C&B team by supporting competitive, transparent and future‑proof compensation practices across our global staff organization.

Working closely with the HR Shared Service Center, you report to the Compensation & Benefits Manager and take on a strongly analytical and operational role within employment costing, salary reviews, reporting and international C&B projects.

Your responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize employment cost models (e.g. international costing and salary scales)

• Deliver accurate and timely employment cost reporting

• Provide up‑to‑date cost data and forecasts to tender, project and risk management teams

• Analyze and update compensation benchmarks, policies and practices across multiple countries

• Support salary review cycles (scenario building, promotion calculations, management reporting)

• Advise Recruitment, HR Business Partners and Country HR on compensation proposals

• Develop compensation documentation, reports and presentations

• Contribute to international C&B projects such as pay transparency, mobility budget and benefits optimization

Your profile

• ​Master’s degree or equivalent through experience

• 5 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits within an international environment

• Strong analytical mindset combined with solid financial acumen

• Excellent Excel skills; Power BI is a plus

• Hands-on and operational: confident in data collection, analysis and costing

• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain a clear helicopter view

• Solid project management skills, with the ability to structure, drive and follow up on initiatives from start to finish

• Fluent in Dutch and English

• A collaborative team player with drive, accuracy and an entrepreneurial mindset

Our offer

• An extensive mobility program for a healthy work-life balance

• A permanent training track which allows you to develop yourself personally and professionally

• A stimulating, innovative workplace with numerous growth opportunities

• A people-oriented environment with an interactive health program and a focus on employee wellbeing