BENEFITS SPECIALIST I

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

The CGS Benefits Specialist I will serve as the primary point of contact for all employee benefit-related programs and associated regulatory compliance for assigned jobsites.

Work Model: Hybrid

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

Benefits Administration:

• Performs accurate and timely maintenance of employee benefit records to include transactions related to onboarding, offboarding, transfers, class and/or compensation changes, open enrollment, and other required data entry transactions in the benefit module of the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and/or vendor portals.
• Monitors employee status changes for eligibility and benefit changes to ensure paycheck accuracy based on enrollment elections.
• Administrates a variety employee health and welfare plans, including medical, dental, vision and supplementary insurance options.
• Under the direction of the CGS Benefits Manager, may support the benefit renewal process in preparation for open enrollment activities.

Compliance

• As directed, conducts various weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly audits to reconcile benefit entries and to ensure accuracy of work.
• Reviews, processes, and responds to medical child support orders and agency questions.
• Supports benefits administration for new contract awards, contract renewals, or contract changes.
• Complies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulation standards as it relates to benefits administration.

Customer Service

• Serves as point of contact for all employee benefits questions and issues for assigned jobsites.
• Develops and fosters positive working relationships with employees, corporate and jobsite human resources staff, payroll, third party administrators (TPA) and vendors.
• Proactively engages with assigned jobsites to ensure site human resources staff and employees are informed of benefit offerings and enrollment requirements through formal and informal trainings and presentations.

Other Duties

• Performs related work as assigned.

Accountable For:

Knowledge of

• General benefits administration.
• Industry trends and government contract requirements as applicable to benefits and benefit programs.
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulation standards as it relates to benefits administration.

Ability to

• Work with minimal direct supervision.
• Meet deadlines.
• Deal with people in a professional and courteous manner.
• Exercise independent judgment and appropriately handle confidential information.

Skilled in

• Advanced spreadsheet functionality, including pivot tables and v-lookups, database, and presentation software skills; specifically, MS Office Suite.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• The use of common office machinery including copiers, fax machines, and computers.

Mandatory:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least one (1) year of benefits-related human resources experience.
• Ability to successfully pass any background checks and/or drug testing required on the contract.

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any if its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.