Total Rewards Analyst

What We're Looking For:
Barge Design Solutions is currently seeking a Total Rewards Analyst. This role will partner with the Total Rewards Manager to support the effective administration, analysis, and continuous improvement of the organization's compensation and benefits programs. This position provides analytical and operational support across compensation, benefits, compliance, vendor administration, payroll-related audits, market benchmarking, and employee communications. Through strong data analysis, process execution, and partnership with HR, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, vendors, and business leaders, this role contributes to accurate program delivery, informed decision-making, and a positive employee experience.


Responsibilities

• Administer assigned health, welfare, disability, HSA/FSA, and retirement-related benefit programs, ensuring accurate enrollment, eligibility, data integrity, payroll deductions, vendor feeds, and timely resolution of employee questions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for disability, HSA/FSA, ACA, benefits billing, and assigned vendor administration processes.
• Partner with benefits vendors, retirement plan administrators, and internal HR partners to resolve issues, improve processes, and support a seamless employee experience.
• Manage ACA compliance activities, including data review, eligibility tracking, reporting preparation, and coordination with applicable vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Support required audits and compliance activities, including 401(k) audits, nondiscrimination testing, benefits reconciliations, payroll audits, data audits, and other regulatory requirements.
• Audit carrier invoices, complete self-billing processes, reconcile discrepancies, and coordinate timely payment of benefit vendor invoices.
• Support the annual benefits renewal and open enrollment processes, including data collection, system testing, communication support, employee issue resolution, and post-enrollment audits.
• Conduct job analysis and market pricing to evaluate roles, align job descriptions with external market data, and support recommendations related to internal equity and compensation structures.
• Coordinate participation in compensation and benefits surveys, including data submission, validation, and analysis of survey results.
  Assist in the development of reports, models, and spreadsheets to support compensation activities, including merit planning, annual bonus administration, promotions, compression analysis, market adjustments, and pay equity reviews.
• Support Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners by reviewing compensation recommendations, offer letters, and new hire pay analyses to ensure alignment with compensation guidelines and internal equity.
• Assist with annual and off-cycle pay processes by collecting, validating, and analyzing compensation data and preparing materials for leadership review.
• Support the development, maintenance, and communication of job descriptions, job families, career matrices, compensation guidelines, and total rewards program materials.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, and job aids for assigned total rewards programs.
• Partner with the HR team to create employee communications, manager education resources, and outreach materials related to compensation, benefits, and total rewards programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve total rewards processes, reporting, compliance controls, data integrity, and the employee experience.
• Partner with HRIS & Payroll Specialist to conduct bi-weekly payroll audits to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 3-5+ years of experience in Human Resources, compensation related experience required
• Advanced Excel experience and ability to utilize spreadsheets to analyze data
• Advanced Power Point experience and ability to present data through compelling charts and graphics
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to accurately and efficiently utilize data to make sound recommendations
• Passion for creating a positive employee experience and great workplace culture
• Ability to travel as needed

Why join us?

Barge Design Solutions,Inc.,is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinarypractice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong andserves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)'s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record's Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified GreatPlace To Work®.


Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company's core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate - Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
• Authentic - Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
• Responsible - We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence - We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service - We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Agency Submissions

No unsolicited agency submissions. BargeDesign Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters orstaffing agencies. Any unsolicited resume becomes the property of Barge DesignSolutions, and no fee will be paid for resulting hires. Only agencies with asigned agreement are authorized to submit candidates.