[Hiring] Benefits Manager @Flintco, LLC

Role Description

The Benefits Manager directs the annual benefits administration cycle, from plan review and design to implementation, enrollment, employee communication, and ongoing support. The position provides functional leadership to Area Office Employee Services personnel; advises on employment policies and compliance. This role partners with employees, leadership, vendors, and regulators while maintaining accurate, confidential records. This position can be based out of any Flintco office location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the annual review of benefit offerings, including plan performance, utilization, cost trends, competitiveness, employee experience, and recommendations for plan design changes.
• Coordinate implementation and renewal of medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement-related and voluntary benefit programs, as applicable, in partnership with brokers, carriers, and internal stakeholders.
• Plan and execute annual open enrollment, including timelines, system configuration, eligibility rules, testing, employee communications, enrollment support, and post-enrollment reconciliation.
• Collaborate with online enrollment and benefits technology partners to improve digital enrollment, employee self-service, data accuracy, and the overall benefits experience.
• Provide individual employee counseling regarding plan options, eligibility, qualifying life events, coverage changes, claims escalation, and benefits-related questions.
• Maintain benefit plan documentation, employee-facing materials, summary communications, administrative procedures, and vendor records; coordinate required notices and disclosures with appropriate advisors.
• Oversee eligibility administration, carrier data feeds, payroll deduction coordination, invoice review, enrollment reconciliations, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Monitor applicable benefits requirements, including ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and other federal and state laws; coordinate compliance activities with legal counsel and other specialists as needed.
• Serve as a functional resource and lead for area office team members and other HR professionals, providing training, interpretation of procedures, coaching, and escalation support.
• Maintain accurate data and audit trails in UKG and related HR/payroll systems; develop reports and metrics to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Protect sensitive employee, medical, compensation, and benefits information and maintain appropriate records retention and access controls.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability

• Strong knowledge of employee benefits administration, compensation practices, employment law, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to interpret plan documents and policies, analyze complex data, manage vendor relationships, communicate clearly with employees at all levels, and exercise discretion and sound judgment.
• Proficiency in UKG or comparable HRIS, benefits enrollment platforms, Microsoft Excel, and reporting tools.
• Demonstrated project management, process improvement, training, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Familiarity with multi-state, construction, union, and non-union workforces preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• CEBS, SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or other related certification preferred.

Experience

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in employee benefits administration, including experience managing open enrollment, benefit vendors, employee communications, and HR compliance.
• Experience leading projects or providing functional guidance to HR staff preferred.
• Multi-state construction industry experience desirable.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally, especially when managing multiple projects and during problematic opening and/or closing phases of projects, mental stress can be taxing.
• May be required to work long hours for extended periods of time.

Special Job Dimensions

The office provides a safe and healthy work environment, is adequately heated and cooled, is free from exposure and extreme conditions, has appropriate lighting and office furnishings, and is smoke-free and drug-free.

* NOTE – Where allowed, employees who work in positions classified as “safety-sensitive” can be disciplined if they test positive for marijuana or its metabolites, even if they have a valid state medical marijuana license. In addition, Flintco may also refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs who test positive for marijuana as part of a pre-employment drug test, even if those applicants can produce a valid medical marijuana patient license.