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Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Who we are

Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Human Resources Administrator I serves as the primary Benefit Partner for Texas A&M Engineering, and as lead of the benefits team within Engineering Human Resources. This position is responsible for the workflow and coordination of duties within the benefits team and for the supervision of assigned staff.

Responsibilities:

Benefits Administration (70%)

• Leads benefits customer service for employees and retirees of Texas A&M Engineering. Answers customer inquiries, researches questions and provides appropriate guidance and solutions.
• Serves as liaison between customers and System Benefits Administration as needed.
• Serves as lead Benefit Partner in the review and approval of benefits tasks through the HR/Payroll system (Workday) for employees & retirees. Processes benefit changes in Workday.
• Oversees open enrollment for the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES).
• Runs and reviews benefit-related reports. Monitors status of benefit actions, corrects benefit records, and submits payroll deduction adjustments based on report findings.
• Collaborates between HR and Payroll to assist with user inquires. Troubleshoots and address benefit deduction issues.
• Monitors leave of absence benefit events, tracks payments through the billing vendor, and coordinates billing adjustments.
• Determines retirement eligibility, conducts retirement consultations, processes all retirements in Workday for Texas A&M Engineering.
• Prepares and distributes communications, presentations, marketing tools, website material, etc. as needed.
• Provides benefits presentations as part of new employee onboarding and as needed for other functions.
• Provides user training and outreach.
• Serves on the System Employee Benefits Advisory Committee (SEBAC) as a non-voting member and conduct the bi-annual SEBAC elections for Engineering.
• Serves as subject matter expert on system-wide councils and committees for benefit-related purposes.
• Serves as backup on benefits compliance and reporting, including assistance with payroll retro and arrears reports.

Management (25%)

• Manages the benefits team responsible for health benefits, retirement, leave administration, the Engineer Your Wellness program, worker’s compensation, and benefits compliance & reporting.
• Ensures team members effectively administer benefit programs in accordance with policies and regulations.
• Communicates benefits-related changes, issues, and updates to HR leadership.
• Oversees workload distribution within the team to enhance efficiency and service quality.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and implements enhancements to streamline benefits administration.
• Serves as the first point of escalation for complex benefit, leave, retirement and worker’s compensation issues.
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, evaluates performance, and ensures professional development of assigned staff.

Other (5%)

• Serves as backup on Worker’s Compensation
• Assists with Single Sign On password resets.
• Provides excellent customer service.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years of related experience

Work Location:

• Main Campus – College Station, TX.

About Engineering Human Resources

The top priority of Engineering Human Resources (HR) is providing quality service and guidance to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Texas A&M University College of Engineering (COE) employees to create a great work environment and to help advance the strategic goals of our organization. Engineering HR supports employees and retirees in a variety of areas including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, classification & compensation, benefits, retirement, leave administration, compliance, immigration, and employee relations.

Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits.
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8% employer contribution.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
• Tuition assistance https://engineering.tamu.edu/information/esac/educational-assistance-programs.html
• Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.

Helpful Applicant Information

Required Materials for Application:

• Resume/CV
• Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
• Letter of interest

Compensation Philosophy:

• Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
• Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.
• Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff.  

Employment Eligibility Verification

• If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in delay of start date.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.