Senior Consulting Actuary – Non-Traditional Applied Risk, Strategy & Impact

A highly regarded consulting practice is seeking a qualified actuary to join its expanding advisory team, working on complex, high-impact problems that sit well outside traditional insurance or pensions roles.

This opportunity is designed for actuaries who enjoy applied problem-solving, strategic thinking, and influencing senior decision-makers — rather than operating within narrow product lines or regulatory frameworks.

The Work

The role involves advising on a wide range of bespoke, analytical and strategic engagements, including:

• Long-term risk and uncertainty modelling

• Assurance and challenge of complex financial and economic analysis

• Strategic funding and investment decisions

• Compensation, remediation and contingent liability frameworks

• Infrastructure, energy and environmental risk

• High-stakes decision-making under uncertainty

Projects are varied, intellectually demanding, and require clear communication of complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

Your Role

You will:

• Lead and contribute to consulting engagements from scoping through to delivery

• Review, challenge and improve models, assumptions and methodologies

• Translate complex analysis into clear, evidence-based advice

• Work closely with senior stakeholders on sensitive and high-profile issues

• Manage multiple concurrent projects in a consulting environment

This is a role where judgement, curiosity and communication are just as important as technical actuarial expertise.

Level, Progression & Reward

• Open to senior-level qualified actuaries, with entry point depending on experience

• Compensation: circa £90k–£100k initially, with clear scope for rapid progression into more senior bands

• Six-figure compensation achievable through progression rather than external moves

• Exceptional work–life balance relative to most consulting roles

• Outstanding long-term benefits package, including a market-leading defined benefit pension

While headline salary may be lower than some private-sector roles, the overall value, stability and lifestyle are highly compelling.

Who This Suits

They are keen to speak with qualified actuaries from a GI, Life, Pensions or Consulting background who:

• Are intellectually curious and enjoy variety

• Want to move beyond regulatory-heavy work (e.g. IFRS 17, Solvency II, Matching Adjustments)

• Enjoy influencing decisions rather than producing routine outputs

• Value autonomy, balance and long-term career development

No prior experience in this type of environment is required.

Why This Role Is Different

• No product silos

• No regulatory treadmill

• No repetitive reporting cycles

• Genuine breadth and intellectual stretch

• Real-world consequences to your work

• A consulting role designed for sustainability, not burnout

Email bradley.grant@goodmanmasson.com to find out more