Total Rewards Director

Turner & Townsend•Houston, TX

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Job Description The Director, Total Rewards is strategically focused and a hands-on leader, responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the comprehensive total rewards strategy to attract, motivate, and retain employees at Turner & Townsend. Some aspects of this role will be regionally focused, and other aspects will be Country focused. This position will supervise the compensation and benefits department and will design programs that align with business results and support organizational goals and culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, or related field
Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in roles supporting compensation, benefits or payroll, HR operations functions
5+ years of experience managing a team across various functions
Substantial knowledge and expertise in all facets of benefits, rewards, operations
Experience creating and managing compensation plans
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Comprehensive HR knowledge of Benefit design and administration, compensation practices, HR technology and analytics
Knowledge of employment legislation and regulations such as FMLA, ADA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, ERISA
Strong analytical skills with the ability to provide HR metrics and data to make decisions
Ability to work well across the organization at various levels
Ability to create and implement organization-wide HR programs and initiatives from the ground up successfully
Demonstrates resiliency; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail
Ability to handle ambiguity in a dynamic environment
Demonstrated success as a senior-level human resources professional with an emphasis on moving human resources to be a strategic, proactive business partner
Confident, energetic relationship builder who builds rapport and earns respect at every level of the organization

Responsibilities

Strategically lead the compensation and benefits team.
Responsible for the management of benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401k and wellness initiatives, analyze plans to provide recommendations and lead annual open enrollment.
Responsible for the management of insurance brokers and vendors to evaluate and recommend platforms for benefit program administration.
Develop and maintain the job architecture framework by conducting job analysis and establishing job classifications based on level, function, complexity to support career paths and development for the rewards department.
Maintain pay grades and salary ranges for all job classifications, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness through market benchmarking.
In partnership with departmental peers, develop and manage the merit cycle process, recognition programs and reward and incentive programs.
Manage and analyze the increase and promotions cycle and provide recommendations regarding compensation decisions, gap analysis, and gender pay gaps.
Support the ongoing plan design and administration of incentive plans (annual bonus plans, commission plans), distribute incentive plan documents, and facilitate the payout processes for the incentive plans in partnership with Finance and Payroll.
Ensures compliance through audits of benefits and compensation practices, including ACA reporting, 401k non-discrimination testing, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification.
Responsible for the management of leaves of absences programs.
Analyze data to make informed decisions and adjust strategies as needed.
Create communication strategies and materials to educate employees about the organization's total rewards programs to create transparency and demonstrate the value and impact of offerings to enhance engagement.