Our client, United Utility, serves North America’s utility and infrastructure sector through a growing network of industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in electric transmission, distribution, substation, and related fields. They support electric utility companies in solving current and emergent infrastructure challenges across the nation.

Due to their rapid growth, we are hiring an experienced Benefits Manager to lead and serve as a strategic partner to design, develop, implement, and communicate benefit programs. In this newly created position, based in Charlotte, NC, you will assist the VPHR to achieve business priorities to ensure benefits programs align with the goals of the company and support a high-performance culture by rewarding and attracting top talent. This role will remain current on industry trends, best practices and compliance and drive operational excellence and innovation in all areas of responsibility. The ideal candidate will be high-energy, self-starter and have experience establishing and administering self-insured benefits plans.

We are searching for someone that has a “roll up your sleeves” mentality, who is a great problem solver and thrives in a fast past environment.

Job Functions:

• Collaborate and partner with HR and members of management to understand the challenges related to compensation and benefits in attracting, motivating, and retaining high quality, diverse talent.
• Maintains knowledge and continuing education of all applicable benefits, leave/accommodation laws including the FMLA, ADA, and the state and local laws
• Ability to audit payroll system on a weekly basis to ensure accuracy of benefit deductions
• Ability to design content for new hire orientation and training for leave of absence and benefit programs
• Ability to communicate programs, plan changes, new hire orientation, and open enrollment, including in-person and virtual presentations
• Ability to partner with third-party administrators to create a benefits plan that fits all areas of business
• Validate the effectiveness of compensation and benefit programs, ensuring market competitiveness and business objectives are achieved.
• Participate in the design, development, implementation, communication, and administration of all benefits and leave of absence programs.
• Create and communicate benefit information to employees.
• Manage 401K plan.
• Ensure compliance ERISA, State and Federal laws and other legal requirements.
• Remain current on industry trends, best practices, and compliance.
• Lead additional projects as requested, including research, planning, implementation and cost/benefit analysis.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources or related field required.
• Five or more (5 ) years’ experience with proven leadership work in compensation and benefits administration.
• In-depth expertise designing innovative benefits models across different employee segments.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word) and ability to acclimate to various benefits management software is required.

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to evaluate, design and recommend benefit programs based on market assessment and business strategy.
• A business-wide thinker, with a lens on how decisions made within one business unit may affect others across the business.
• Driven self-starter with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to operate independently as well as in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to comfortably handle difficult conversations
• Ability to establish strong partnerships with internal and external customers to ensure a high level of customer service and relationship building.
• Excellent computer skills, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time are required.
• Must actively demonstrate the company values and support the ethics standards.
• Proven ability to demonstrate a high level of ethical behavior, integrity, and trust.
• Must be able to pass all background and screening requirements for the position, to include credit check and drug and/or alcohol screening.