Administrative/Clerical

Benefits Coordinator Herndon, VA Posted: 3/3/2025

Job Description

Job ID#:

210263

Job Category:

Administrative/Clerical

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Benefits Coordinator, in Herndon, VA. Job ID#210263

Pay Rate: $30-$35/hr

Job Description:

The Benefits Coordinator supports the Benefits Team in administering health and welfare, retirement, and voluntary benefit plans. This role collaborates with the Total Rewards team on the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of programs, ensuring seamless execution and a positive employee experience. The Benefits Coordinator also serves as a key point of contact for employee inquiries, vendor coordination, and benefits administration.

Your Challenges:

-Respond to tier 2 benefit inquiries from the Employee Services team, employees, and HR, providing accurate guidance and support.

-Address benefits-related issues and escalate complex cases to appropriate benefit partners as needed.

-Maintain strong relationships with benefits vendors, working directly with them to resolve escalated employee concerns.

-Oversee day-to-day administration of health and welfare, retirement, and voluntary benefit plans for active employees, retirees, and COBRA participants.

-Develop internal controls and conduct audits to ensure benefit information in Airbus systems and vendor platforms remains accurate and up to date.

-Partner with Digital and Payroll teams to validate billing accuracy and payroll deductions.

Your Boarding Pass:

-Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, a related field, or equivalent education and experience.

-1+ years of progressive experience in employee benefits administration, communications or customer focused role.

-Effective communication skills (written/oral/ presentation), able to present clear and concise briefings and reports both individually and within a team setting or large group.

-Familiarity with HCMs, Benefit enrollment platforms

-Workday and Google Suite (Preferred)

Physical Requirements:

Onsite 80% Remote 20% Hybrid %

Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.

Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment

Carrying: able to carry documents, tools 1 drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.

Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.

Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.

Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.

Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled