Benefits and Leave Management Specialist

TerraPower LLC.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 87,686 - 131,529; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive medical and wellness benefits

Generous paid time off

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

TerraPower LLC. is hiring a Benefits and Leave Management Specialist to oversee leave administration processes, including FMLA and disability leave, from initial notice to return to work.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The role involves close collaboration with Payroll and HR and requires strong organizational skills, customer service, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

A generous benefits package is offered including competitive compensation, comprehensive medical benefits, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of leave administration experience including FMLA, health, disability, and life benefits.
• Ability to multi-task and handle projects accurately and timely.
• High degree of trust and integrity with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Support employees with leave requests and ensure understanding of eligibility.
• Oversee tracking and documentation for leaves of absence.
• Lead as subject-matter expert on state and federal leave mandates.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Time management

Organizational skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in General Business, Finance, or HR

Tools

ADP payroll system

Netsuite

Oracle Enterprise Cloud

Job description

Benefits and Leave Management Specialist

Location: Bellevue, WA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well‑being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.

Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Role Overview

This role will support the full‑cycle management of the leave administration processes including parental, FMLA, medical, personal leave, L&I leave, accommodation, and disability leave from initial notice of the need for a leave to the return to work. You will partner closely with the Payroll, HR, and third‑party vendor to administer the programs, provide employee education, and support employees with benefit utilization.

Responsibilities

• Support employees with leave requests and ensure understanding of eligibility, documentation, and leave schedules.
• Oversee tracking, documentation, and timely responses for active leaves of absence and incoming requests.
• Work closely with employee managers to support employees who go on leave.
• Field and answer all leave‑related questions regarding state and federal regulations and healthcare providers.
• Arrange approval of employee leaves and project codes to properly track in the system of record according to the leave types.
• Lead as subject‑matter expert on all aspects of state and federal leave mandates, company leave policies, and benefits.
• Continue development of leave management and compliance knowledge; stay current with changes in leave regulations and update company policy, procedures, and guidelines.
• Evaluate, update, and develop leave‑related policies and forms, documents, or communications in compliance with company policy and state, local, and federal law.
• Coordinate with the Payroll team to ensure pay and use of PTO (or other leave codes) reflects the actual leave schedule and collaborate on true‑up and reconciliation when the employee returns to work.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of a four‑year BA/BS degree in General Business, Finance, or HR.
• Three to five years of benefits and leave administration experience including FMLA, health, disability, life, and 401(k) as well as ancillary benefits.
• Customer‑service oriented in a high‑growth, high‑touch organization.
• Strong accuracy, time‑management, and timely follow‑up.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ability to quickly adapt to other finance and accounting systems (ADP, Netsuite, Oracle Enterprise Cloud).
• Working knowledge of payroll systems; experience with ADP preferred.
• Highly organized and detail‑oriented; high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to multi‑task and handle benefits projects and ad‑hoc requests accurately and timely.
• Capability to quickly comprehend new information and technologies.
• Capability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication skills; comfortable working with operations team and non‑accounting professionals.
• Ability to keep payroll and human‑resource information confidential.
• High degree of trust and integrity; open communication and respect to foster teamwork.

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various U.S. Government agencies. The company evaluates foreign nationals, other than asylees, refugees, or lawful‑permanent residents, in accordance with U.S. Government export‑control requirements. Applicants will be asked to identify U.S. citizenship or status as part of the application. Export‑authorization approval times vary; the company may not consider a foreign national from a country if timely approval is impracticable.

Job Details

Salary Range: $87,686 – $131,529 (Washington State).

• Competitive Compensation and discretionary short‑term incentive payments.
• Comprehensive medical and wellness benefits:
  • Medical, vision, dental, life and disability, gender‑affirmation benefits.
• 401(k) plan.
• Generous paid time off:
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO.
• Generous holiday schedule:
  • 10 paid holidays.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional and educational support opportunities.