Benefits Manager

Job Description:

Benefits Manager

Description

Pay Range: $93,574 - $121,646

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, July 4, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Benefits Manager job is available with the City of Fort Worth in the Benefits and Wellness Division. The Benefits and Wellness Manager is responsible for strategy and administration of Benefits and Wellness programs for 7,500 employees and approximately 900 under age 65 retirees and 2100 retirees over age 65. The City’s medical plan is self-funded and the annual budget for both active and retiree employees is approximately $125M. The Benefits and Wellness team is a small but mighty team of 7, including the manager so this is a very hands-on position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of Human Resources experience
• Two (2) years of administrative and supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• CEBS Certification
• Experience in innovative benefits and wellness programs.
• Experience in mid-sized self-funded benefit plans, particularly with a governmental entity.
• Seven years benefits experience including three years of supervisory experience

The Benefits manager job responsibilities include:

• Direct supervision of 3 employees with indirect supervision of 3 others to include assignment of division goals, performance appraisals and employment decisions.
• Interprets and explains benefits’ and Human Resources’ policies.
• Maintains contract compliance with vendors, approximately 30. Responsible for the whole contract cycle from RFP to implementation and maintenance.
• Responsible for financial stewardship of the City’s benefits and wellness budget.
• Liaison for the benefits and wellness division with other departments and divisions of the City.

Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.