Benefits & Compensation Manager

Join us and grow your career with a certified Great Place to Work for the last nine years running. We are a team of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Scientists committed to making meaningful contributions to the world around us. Our quest for excellence goes beyond the ordinary; we seek extraordinary people who want to showcase their talents and join us in making a difference for our clients and communities. You will be part of a collaborative group that champions your career and passions, embraces challenges, understands the importance of work-life balance, and shares our commitment to making a positive impact through your work.

• Design, implement, and administer compensation programs including base salary, incentive plans, annual merit cycles, and promotional increases.
• Conduct job evaluations, FLSA assessments, and departmental compensation reviews to ensure alignment with organizational structure and compliance.
• Analyze internal and external market data to guide pay recommendations and support informed decisions around offers, promotions, and salary adjustments.
• Develop and maintain salary structures and compensation bands in alignment with the company's compensation philosophy and market positioning.
• Partner with leaders across the business to ensure internal equity and competitiveness are upheld across roles and departments.

• Manage the relationship with the company's benefits broker, ensuring alignment with Farnsworth Group's long-term strategy and overall philosophy.
• Oversee the administration, evaluation, and optimization of all benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations related to benefits, including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA.
• Lead the annual open enrollment process, including planning, employee communication, and system updates.
• Manage leave of absence programs (FMLA, STD, LTD, etc.) and workers' compensation in compliance with company policy and regulations.
• Evaluate and analyze benefit offerings for financial sustainability, market competitiveness, employee satisfaction, and vendor performance.

• Support HR-related initiatives and strategic projects, including system implementations, policy development, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with the HR team and business leaders to ensure programs and practices support employee engagement, retention, and organizational success.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; HR-related degree preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in both compensation and benefits functions.
• Strong experience in the analysis, design, and/or administration of employee benefits programs.
• Solid understanding of compensation structures, market pricing, and job evaluation.
• Knowledge of relevant benefits laws and regulations.
• Experience managing vendor and broker relationships preferred.
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a data-driven mindset.
• Ability to build relationships and influence across departments and at all levels of the organization.
• HR certification (e.g., CCP, CEBS, PHR/SPHR) a plus.

Farnsworth Group is a 135-year-old engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with over 600 talented professionals across a nationwide network of 24 offices. We champion strong working relationships and have been involved in over 24,000 projects in the last decade alone. Our clients range from rural communities to some of the world's largest brands, with our oldest partnerships dating back nearly 100 years. Our forward-thinking focus on people, passion, and performance has earned us top rankings in Architectural Record and Engineering News Record magazine.

For nine consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the esteemed certification as a Great Place to Work; our employees are the reason why! Annually, our staff engage in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization that delves into employee perceptions about credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. Those results are benchmarked against the nation's leading companies, and only those top performers gain the Great Place to Work certification. The invaluable insights from the survey have played a pivotal role in further shaping our work environment and fostering a culture to make Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.

Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company's culture and success.

Salary Range: $80k - $105k (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity)

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us...and let's make a difference, together.

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.