Job Description:
Join Our Team as a Benefits Specialist in Seattle, WA!
Are you ready to make an impact? BGIS is seeking a passionate Benefits Specialist to join our dynamic team in Seattle, WA. This hybrid role offers the perfect blend of remote and in-office work, requiring you to be in the office 2 to 3 times per week.
Why Choose BGIS?
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Competitive Pay: Earn $28-$30 per hour in this non-exempt role. -
Flexible Work Environment: Enjoy the balance of working both remotely and in our Seattle office. -
Industry Leader: BGIS is a top provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, and more.
What We're Looking For:
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Multi-State Benefits Experience: A must-have for this role. -
Team Collaborator: Work closely with our HR team to support benefit initiatives. -
Effective Communicator: Relay benefits and policy information to team members and healthcare providers with ease.
About BGIS: We're dedicated to creating and optimizing spaces that work for our clients. Our comprehensive solutions are backed by efficient systems, processes, and a team committed to inspiring better business performance.
Your Role: As a Benefits Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in administering health and welfare benefits, ensuring our team members have the support they need. You'll be a key player in our HR team, embodying BGIS values every step of the way.
Ready to Make a Difference? Apply now and join a team that helps clients focus on what they do best!
Responsibilities
Administration
- Assist in administering team member benefits programs such as retirement plans; basic hospital, medical, surgical, and major medical plans; term life insurance plans; temporary disability programs; and accidental death policies.
- Act as liaison between team member, Third-Party Administrator, and healthcare providers to assist in communicating benefit and policy information.
- Assist with billing or coverage issues as needed.
- Provide assistance to team members regarding benefit claim issues, plan changes, or general questions
- Assist in ensuring team member census data is accurate and timely, including data entry as needed.
- Assist with annual open enrollment.
- Assist in managing leave management program in compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
- Prepare and process vendor invoices for various benefit vendors.
- Respond to requests for information, both internally and externally.
- Contribute to the completion of other key initiatives as assigned.
Knowledge & Skills
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience and two (2) years of experience in Human Resources and/or benefits administration preferred.
- Knowledgeable of benefit regulations both federally and by state.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately with extremely detailed and complex data required.
- Highly developed sense of urgency required.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills required.
- Collaborative approach with other HR specialty areas and contribute positively to overall teamwork.
- Time management skills to prioritize competing requests and activities.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required.
Required skills and Knowledge
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Experience with Flex Spending Account (FSA)
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Experience with Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Experience with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) & Leave of Absence
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Experience or Knowledge with 401K plans
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Experience with Reference-Based Pricing
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Experience with VLOOKUP
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Current valid driver's license and ability to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office with reimbursement.
Our company culture includes a robust mix of sound business practices and employee initiatives that promote personal and professional development, work/life balance, health and wellness and community involvement.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We believe every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or Veteran or military status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state or federal law in the relevant jurisdiction. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training.
BGIS is committed to strengthening our diversity through recruiting and retaining minority and women professionals from all backgrounds. Our commitment is consistent with our recognition that it is the outstanding people within BGIS who the source of our strength has always been. We recognize that promoting diversity is an integral component of our continuing quest for organizational excellence.
This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding Equal Employment Opportunity should contact their direct supervisor or the Human Resources Department without fear of retaliation of any kind.
The salary range for this non-exempt position in the US is $28-30.
A candidate's salary offer is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education, certifications, licenses, and location.
BGIS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, health savings account, flexible spending account (both healthcare and dependent), 401(k) with a Company match, Paid Time Off, paid company holidays, short term and long-term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, gym membership discount and team member referral bonus.
Our dedication to the principle of pay equity is steadfast. We believe in equal pay for work of equal value.
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