Director - Total Rewards

450 Azuria Water Solutions, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Prescription drug coverage

Annual bonus potential

401k matching

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Azuria Water Solutions, Inc. seeks a Director of Total Rewards to lead strategy, design, administration, and evolution of compensation, benefits, retirement, and recognition programs across a diverse multi-state workforce.

You will ensure programs are competitive, financially responsible, compliant, scalable, and aligned with Azuria’s employer of choice philosophy. This hands-on leadership role partners closely with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and Operations, guiding governance, budgeting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field is required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive total rewards, compensation and benefits experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading compensation and benefit programs in a complex, multi-state organization.
• Extensive knowledge of compensation strategy, market pricing, job architecture, incentive design, benefits administration, retirement plans, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with prevailing wage requirements and union-represented workforces.
• Direct experience supporting M&A due diligence, integration, divestitures, carve-outs, or program harmonization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned with business objectives, workforce needs, growth plans, and financial priorities.
• Lead the design, administration, and governance of base pay, incentive compensation, executive compensation, recognition, retention, and other reward programs.
• Maintain and evolve job architecture, salary structures, pay grades, compensation policies, and related governance.
• Lead annual merit, promotion, and incentive processes, including budgeting, modeling, system readiness, approvals, communications, and payment validation.
• Conduct market benchmarking and provide data-informed recommendations related to hiring, promotions, internal equity, pay compression, retention, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Oversee health and welfare, retirement, leave, wellness, and voluntary benefit programs, including renewals, financial modeling, plan design, employee contributions, compliance, and communications.
• Manage brokers, consultants, carriers, recordkeepers, and other vendors to ensure strong service, appropriate controls, cost effectiveness, and accountability.
• Oversee retirement plan governance, testing, audits, filings, and administration.
• Provide leadership and governance for prevailing-wage requirements, including classifications, wage rates, fringe-benefit treatment, payroll support, recordkeeping and audit readiness.
• Support compensation and benefit matters for union-represented employees, including collectively bargained wage structures and negotiated changes.
• Lead total rewards support for acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, and integrations, including due diligence, risk assessment, cost modeling, and Day One readiness.
• Ensure compliance with applicable compensation, benefit, wage-and-hour, retirement, pay-equity, and pay-transparency requirements.
• Develop reporting and analytics related to compensation, benefit costs, market position, participation, utilization, equity, vendor performance, and program effectiveness.
• Partner with HRIS and Payroll to ensure accurate system configuration, eligibility, interfaces, calculations, testing, and employee data.

Skills

Total Rewards strategy

Financial analysis

Cost modeling

Executive-level reporting

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Change management

HRIS/payroll experience

Vendor management

Union workforce experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

CCP

CEBS

SHRM or similar certification

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll systems

Job description

Director of Total Rewards

The Director of Total Rewards will lead the strategy, design, administration, and continued evolution of the company’s compensation, benefits, retirement, and recognition programs. This role will ensure our programs are competitive, financially responsible, compliant, scalable, and aligned with the needs of a diverse, multi-state workforce and Azuria’s employer of choice philosophy. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic thinking and strong execution. The Director will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and partner closely with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and Operations. The role will also play an important part in M&A diligence, integration, program harmonization, prevailing-wage administration, and the continued development and optimization of total rewards programs and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned with business objectives, workforce needs, growth plans, and financial priorities.
• Lead the design, administration, and governance of base pay, incentive compensation, executive compensation, recognition, retention, and other reward programs.
• Maintain and evolve job architecture, salary structures, pay grades, compensation policies, and related governance.
• Lead annual merit, promotion, and incentive processes, including budgeting, modeling, system readiness, approvals, communications, and payment validation.
• Conduct market benchmarking and provide data-informed recommendations related to hiring, promotions, internal equity, pay compression, retention, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Oversee health and welfare, retirement, leave, wellness, and voluntary benefit programs, including renewals, financial modeling, plan design, employee contributions, compliance, and employee communications.
• Manage brokers, consultants, carriers, recordkeepers, and other vendors to ensure strong service, appropriate controls, cost effectiveness, and accountability.
• Oversee retirement plan governance, testing, audits, filings, and administration.
• Provide leadership and governance for prevailing-wage requirements, including appropriate classifications, wage rates, fringe-benefit treatment, certified payroll support, recordkeeping, and audit readiness.
• Support compensation and benefit matters for union-represented employees, including collectively bargained wage structures, benefit arrangements, costing, and the implementation of negotiated changes.
• Lead total rewards support for acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, and integrations, including due diligence, risk assessment, cost modeling, program comparisons, harmonization, vendor transitions, and Day One readiness.
• Ensure compliance with applicable compensation, benefit, wage and hour, retirement, pay-equity, and pay-transparency requirements.
• Develop reporting and analytics related to compensation, benefit costs, market position, participation, utilization, equity, vendor performance, and program effectiveness.
• Partner with HRIS and Payroll to ensure accurate system configuration, eligibility, interfaces, calculations, testing, and employee data.
• Identify opportunities to simplify administration, strengthen controls, improve the employee and manager experience, and reduce unnecessary cost.
• Lead, develop, and hold accountable the Total Rewards team, ensuring clear ownership, strong technical capability, cross-training, and reliable execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and translate complex total rewards matters into clear business implications and practical recommendations.
• Create structure without unnecessary complexity, anticipate issues, communicate directly, and consistently follow through.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive total rewards, compensation and benefits experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading compensation and benefit programs in a complex, multi-state organization.
• Extensive knowledge of compensation strategy, market pricing, job architecture, incentive design, benefits administration, retirement plans, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with prevailing wage requirements and union-represented workforces.
• Direct experience supporting M&A due diligence, integration, divestitures, carve-outs, or program harmonization.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including cost modeling, forecasting, benchmarking, and executive-level reporting.
• Experience managing brokers, consultants, carriers, recordkeepers, and other external partners.
• Experience working with HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, and compensation-planning systems.
• Strong project leadership, change-management, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in a private equity-backed, highly acquisitive, infrastructure, construction, industrial, field-services, or similarly complex environment is strongly preferred.
• CCP, CEBS, SHRM, or similar professional certification is preferred.
• Strong technical depth, practical business judgment, and a willingness to remain close to the work.
• Comfortable challenging legacy practices, leading through change, and balancing employee impact, compliance, cost, and business needs.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary plus annual bonus, career growth opportunities.

• medical
• dental
• vision Insurance
• prescription drug coverage
• annual bonus potential
• 401k matching
• tuition assistance
• paid time off
• much more

Equal Opportunity Statement

Azuria is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Azuria is firmly bound.

Azuria will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with Azuria on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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Company Overview

Our companies provide cost-effective solutions to remediate operational, health, regulatory and environmental problems resulting from aging and defective pipelines and infrastructure.

For more information, visit www.Azuria.com.

Azuria Water Solutions and portfolio of trusted brands are the leading providers of technology-enabled solutions for the water industry.

Since 1971, the company has remained at the forefront of sustainable, cost-effective products and technologies to address aging water pipeline infrastructure.

Learn more at Azuria.com.