Compensation Specialist

MasTec Inc • Fargo, ND

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for reviewing and maintaining compensation change requests, preparing and submitting salary surveys, analyzing internal and external craft market data, and conducting audits on job position builds and HR data. This position will also maintain the company’s job matches and build and maintain the company’s career path documents.

Requirements

• One to three years’ related experience
• Basic knowledge of employment laws and practices
• Strong analytical and Microsoft Excel skills
• Basic understanding of Power BI software
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of data
• Ability to solve practical problems and use sound judgment in making business decisions
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and/or oral form
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Nice To Haves

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, or other relevant area of study preferred
• Compensation and/or construction experience preferred
• HRIS system experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Review, track and process all pay change requests in accordance with company compensation philosophy
• Partner with HR Business Partners to develop and maintain job family career path documents
• Maintain and organize the company’s benchmark job matches tied to salary surveys and market data
• Support the development, implementation, and administration of compensation programs
• Provide compensation insights for labor studies to support the project proposal and estimating teams both for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and non-IRA projects
• Coordinate external compensation data collection and participation in 3rd party salary surveys
• Work with department leaders and Compensation Manager on the evaluation of jobs, creation of job families, documentation of job descriptions, and salary survey job-matching
• Conduct audits on job code build information and HR employee data
• Support the annual pay planning cycle and merit increases by auditing data throughout the course of the project and ensure merit increases are uploaded accurately and timely into UKG
• Conduct research and analyze survey results to make recommendations on market competitiveness, pay equity, salary range structure and compensation trends for craft positions
• Design, build, utilize business intelligence software, such as Power BI, for Compensation metrics and provide insights to business leaders on using the metrics to make data driven decisions
• Predict future craft compensation trends to give guidance and insights to continue to support the company’s business objectives
• Support the company incentive plan process as needed
• Analyze the effectiveness of existing compensation practices and recommend changes that are cost-effective and consistent with compensation trends and corporate objectives
• Provide support and advice to department leaders on pay decisions, policy interpretations, and job evaluations
• Assist in the development of techniques for compiling, analyzing, preparing and presenting compensation and benefits data
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Compensation $66,000-$86,000/year, commensurate with experience
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
• Diabetes Management
• Telehealth Coverage
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Weight Management Drug Discount
• Discounted National Gym Membership Network
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment
• Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
• Emergency Travel Assistance Program
• Group legal plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree