Senior Retirement Plans Specialist - Hybrid/Remote

KBR Careers; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Retirement Plans Senior Specialist in the United States. You will administer defined contribution and defined benefit plans, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance while partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, and vendors.

This role emphasizes data integrity, issue resolution, and continuous process improvements. Reporting to the US Benefits Manager, you will support annual compliance activities, including audits and contribution reviews, and help communicate retirement plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in retirement plans, benefits, or a related Total Rewards function.
• Experience supporting retirement programs in a complex or multinational organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer U.S. retirement programs, including defined contribution and defined benefit plans, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, recordkeepers, and administrators.
• Oversee day-to-day plan activities: enrollments, contributions, distributions, and changes.
• Resolve employee inquiries about retirement plans, including eligibility and vendor coordination.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, and HRIS to ensure data flow and reconciliation of activities.
• Ensure ERISA compliance with filings (e.g., Form 5500) and audit readiness.
• Lead annual compliance activities including plan audits and testing.
• Assist with retirement plan communications and employee education.
• Analyze data to identify discrepancies and provide actionable improvements.
• Support system updates and integration across HRIS and vendor platforms.

Skills

ERISA knowledge

HRIS (Workday/SAP)

Data analysis

Vendor management

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Microsoft Excel

Multinational experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

Workday

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

KBR is seeking a Retirement Plans Senior Specialist in the United States. You will administer defined contribution and defined benefit plans, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance while partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, and vendors.

This role emphasizes data integrity, issue resolution, and continuous process improvements. Reporting to the US Benefits Manager, you will support annual compliance activities, including audits and contribution reviews, and help communicate retirement plan