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Compensation Program Manager

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails creating and maintaining effective compensation programs that attract and retain talent. Understands the business' needs, strategies, competitors, and marketplace to problem solve and make recommendations that align with the overall compensation and total rewards objectives of HNTB. Participates in the design, development, implementation and administration of compensation policies and procedures.

What You'll Do:

• Serves as a compensation business partner, consulting with HR Partners and line management on compensation related questions and concerns, providing timely and accurate recommendations that support the business and the integrity of HNTB compensation programs.
• Partners with HR Partners and the business to complete job evaluations for positions below the executive level.
• Leads the evaluation and analysis of annual processes including but not limited to, geozones, salary structure and market pricing.
• Manages the annual merit process, including tools preparation, timeline, training, communications and implementation. Collaborates with HRIS on system updates.
• Serves as resource to Talent Management for compensation issues related to job offers to external candidates and internal employees below the executive level.
• Working with the Compensation Analyst, completes annual market studies to validate and makes recommendations for changes to existing compensation ranges/structures, geographic differentials, new graduate rates and merit budgets.
• Prepares and delivers education and communication on compensation programs and practices which are tailored to the audience and the business need.
• Researches and monitors FLSA compliance, engaging HR and the business and conducting audits if applicable.
• Provides compensation analysis and reviews and pay discrimination risk analysis to ensure internal equal pay, external competitiveness and legal compliance of pay practices.
• Stays abreast of legal or market changes that could impact the competitiveness or compliance of HNTB Compensation programs. Makes recommendations for changes as applicable.
• Acts as advisor to compensation team and HR on Workday transactions, may process complex changes and provide guidance on appropriate action items.
• Depending on project size and complexity, leads projects or assists Compensation Manager on special compensation-related projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree relevant field and 6 years of compensation/HR analytical related experience, or
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree, 10 years of compensation/HR analytical related experience

What You'll Bring:

• Demonstrated success in Compensation serving as a business partner to multiple clients.
• Strong analytical, judgment and influencing skills.
• Ability to work successfully and deliver in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
• Superior multi-tasking ability, attention to detail and process-driven focus.
• Strong excel skills required.

What We Prefer:

• 6 years' experience administering compensation programs including managing jobs, market pricing, salary structure and compensation analysis.

Locations: Kansas City, MO, Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway)

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