Compensation Analyst 1

Overview

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR)

LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN or Hybrid (Partial telework available)

SALARY RANGE: $25.78 to $35.87 an hour

*Telework: Partial telework is available (Working from home 3-4 days a week and in office 1-2 days a week). This position will be required to work in the office in Oak Ridge, TN.

PURPOSE:

Under direct supervision, assists in the development, implementation, and administration of compensation and incentive policies, procedures, and programs.

Responsibilities

Job Analysis:

• Conduct analysis of submitted position questionnaires for classification.
• Research and pull job descriptions and salary information from various salary surveys.
• Complete job matrixes for Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) positions.

Salary Surveys:

• Compile data and match to survey job titles.
• Retrieve data for analysis.

 Compensation Increase Plan (CIP) for Department of Energy (DOE):

• Assist in the creation and evaluation of Estimated Market Values (EMVs) for the CIP proposal.
• Assist in the creation of organizational unit Compensation budgets.
• Track CIP allocations throughout the Compensation year.
• Assist in updating the salary structure.

Compensation support for Request for Proposals (RFPs).

Assist with determining salary offers.

Variable Compensation:

• Administer the company's variable pay compensation programs in accordance with established policies.
• Assist with the administration of the incentive compensation programs.
• Assist with the Employee Awards System (EAS), ORAU High Five, Employee Referral, and Sign-on Bonus programs.

 Compliance:

Service Contract Act

• Communicate Service Contract Act information to employees.
• Complete wage determination conformances as needed.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

• Assist in maintaining compliance.

Tracking:

• Track and maintain compensation related documentation.
• Monitor the Compensation in-box.
• Create and track compensation related metrics. 

Serve as the functional lead for the software utilized to run the annual salary cycle.

Perform special projects and assist within Human Resources as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field and 0 to 2 years of Human Resources experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience performing duties as described may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

• Ability to apply basic knowledge and quickly acquire more in-depth knowledge to successfully complete assignments.
• Ability to research and analyze general data and information to distill into focused and useful form.
• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Able to effectively manage a demanding workload.
• Flexibility and the ability to multi-task and move from one task to another quickly are essential.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Office, to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; Oracle experience preferred.
• Preferred experience in compensation and/or human resources.
• Demonstrated excellent skills in verbal and written communication, customer service, teamwork and prioritizing multiple and competing tasks. 

*The candidate’s starting salary will be determined upon hire and ORAU will use salary survey data, internal comparators, and the candidate’s qualifications to determine salary.

TOTAL REWARDS

ORAU has a strategic approach to providing total rewards to employees through a fair, equitable, and competitive total compensation package. The goal of our total rewards system is to integrate compensation, benefits, work-life balance, performance, recognition, development, and career opportunities to attract, engage, and retain the talent required to achieve ORAU’s business objectives.  The benefit component of our total rewards program supports business goals by offering the following benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Legally required benefits
• Group Health insurance including: Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement plan contribution matching
• Disability insurance
• Group life insurance
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Section 125 reimbursement accounts
• Other voluntary employee paid benefit and insurance offerings.

The ORAU total reward package also promotes work-life balance. Mindful of the need for employees to care for themselves and their families, ORAU offers the following additional work-life benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Telework
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible work schedules or compressed work weeks
• Occupational Health and Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program