About the Role

The Benefits Specialist is responsible for all areas of benefits administration including assisting employees with enrollment and questions, leave administration, working closely with our benefits consultants to review and analyze our benefits structure, and providing recommendations to the HR Manager and CPO to keep PAE’s benefit structure in line with our triple bottom line values of People, Planet, Profit.

What You’ll Do

• Administer various employee benefits programs, such as group health, flexible spending accounts, dental and vision, accident and disability, life insurance, and wellness benefits
• Ensure the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information
• Assist employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes
• Assist with new hire orientations
• Review benefit eligibility affecting status changes such as qualifying events, reduction in hours and employment termination
• Verify the calculation of the monthly premium statements for all group insurance policies
• Resolve administrative problems with consultants and carrier representatives
• Coordinate workers' compensation claims with third-party administrator
• Ensure distribution of required employee notices
• Effectively interpret FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities.
• Facilitate the administration of state, federal and internal leave programs
• Administration of company transit program(s)
• Other duties as assigned

What You Bring

• Associate Degree and 5-10 years of related HR or Benefits Administration experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Extensive knowledge of employee benefits and applicable laws
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, HRIS Programs, Deltek Experience a plus

What We’re Made Of

We are a firm that values and respects our staff, fosters an environment that encourages learning and growth, and is committed to the success of our clients.

At PAE, we like to think of ourselves as a little bit different from most engineering firms. Here’s why:

• We care intensely about envisioning and creating sustainable building systems and work every day to break new ground in the world of sustainable design.
• We have a close affinity to the visions of the architects we work with; we understand the need for beauty as well as practicality.
• We value creativity as much as we value precision.
• We understand that the visionary people we want to hire need to experience the world in order to change the world, and we work hard to support that need.

Established in 1967 and stretching across five offices on the West Coast, PAE provides services in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, building performance analysis, technology design, and lighting design (LUMA). We work with clients to design the nation’s highest performing and most regenerative built environments that keep people comfortable, healthy, and productive inside while restoring the natural world outside. We employ an integrated and responsive approach to project design that balances the environmental, economic, and social goals of every client we work with.

Our portfolio includes over 100 LEED Platinum projects as well as dozens of projects that have either achieved or are pursuing the Living Building Challenge, Passive House, Architecture 2030, Carbon Neutral, Net Zero Energy, and Net Zero Water.

To find out more visit our website: https://www.pae-engineers.com/values

Fine Print

Due to client or project requirements, PAE may be required to confirm that employees are fully vaccinated with an FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical or religious exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at PAE will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. PAE does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (sex), national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical characteristics historically associated with race, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

PAE will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. This policy governs all aspects of employment including: selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits and training.