Consigli Construction

Builds East Coast schools, hospitals and labs

Senior Benefits and Wellness Manager

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Full-timeMilford, MA, USA$150k - $170k

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in benefits and/or human resources, including at least 3 years managing a benefits function or working for a benefits consulting or outsourcing company.
Knowledge of employee health and insurance, retirement benefits design, the employee benefits regulatory environment, health care reform, wellness initiatives, and marketplace trends.
Proven ability to manage external vendors, including understanding performance guarantees and contracting processes such as requests for proposals.
Ability to design, communicate, measure, and monitor benefits and wellness programs.
Interpersonal skills for handling sensitive and confidential situations.
Ability to resolve escalated benefits issues and apply an inquisitive mindset.
Ability to review, update, and interpret Summary Plan Descriptions and other legally required plans and documents.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong project management skills, mathematical skills, and financial acumen.
Strong written and oral communication skills, professionalism, and confidentiality when handling sensitive data.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage ambiguity, multitask, and prioritize work.

Responsibilities

Partner with the business to develop and implement health and welfare initiatives that build a culture of wellness, encourage healthy behaviors, and optimize healthcare costs.
Manage the day-to-day administration of plan offerings, including medical, dental, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.
Work with the Senior HR Team to develop the annual benefits program package and recommend plan designs to senior management, drawing on industry experience, stakeholder feedback, and best practices.
Manage fiduciary obligations and delegations; research, evaluate, and draft responses to ERISA benefit claims and participant inquiries on behalf of plan fiduciaries; and assist with regulatory reporting and filings, including Forms 5500 and ACA filings.
Manage vendors responsible for day-to-day benefits plan administration to ensure plans are administered in accordance with plan documents and applicable laws, including ERISA and IRS requirements.
Partner with the third-party enrollment provider to update the online platform for the new plan year and conduct system testing.
Lead annual open enrollment, develop communications, and ensure renewal changes are reflected in enrollment materials and Summary Plan Descriptions.
Create and distribute employee benefits communications during and outside open enrollment.
Monitor benefits program costs and effectiveness, identifying opportunities to contain or reduce costs.
Manage all vendor relationships as the primary contact.

Senior Benefits and Wellness Manager

Consigli Construction · Milford, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-02

Salary: USD 150,000–170,000

Workplace: hybrid

Department: HR Operations

Description

The Senior Benefits and Wellness Manager will be responsible for the strategy, design, administration, and compliance of Consigli’s benefit programs. Manages program development and execution to ensure that the company provides benefits which attract and retain team members, while ensuring compliance and effective cost management. The ideal candidate will be a proven, confident benefits operations professional with experience in a dynamic, changeable environment. This role is hybrid/in office - 4 days onsite in Milford, MA required (5 days in office for the first 90 days)

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

Partner in the development and implementation of new health and welfare initiatives in partnership with the business to build a culture of wellness, enforcing healthy behaviors and optimize healthcare costs.
Manage day-to-day activities of plan offerings including medical, dental, short-term, and long-term disability, life insurance, etc.
Based on industry experience, stakeholder feedback, and knowledge of best-practices, work closely with Senior HR Team to create the annual benefits program package consisting of recommendations to senior management for plan design.
Manage certain fiduciary obligations and delegations; researches, evaluates and drafting responses to ERISA benefit claims and participant inquiries on behalf of the plan fiduciaries; assists in the completion of regulatory reporting and filings (such as Forms 5500, ACA etc.).
Manage vendors responsible for the day-to-day plan administration of the benefits programs to ensure Consigli is administering those plans in accordance with the terms of the plan document and applicable laws (e.g., ERISA and IRS).
Partner with third party enrollment provider in updating online platform for the implementation of new plan year and conduct system testing.
Lead the annual open enrollment process including developing communications and ensuring renewal changes are reflected in open enrollment materials, Summary Plan Descriptions, etc.
Responsible for creating and distributing employee benefits communications during and outside of Open Enrollment.
Monitor costs and effectiveness of benefit programs, identifying opportunities to contain or reduce costs.
Manage all vendor relations as primary contact.·

Key Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Maintains a high level of professionalism and confidentiality around sensitive data.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Must have strong capacity to deal with ambiguity and possess strong project management skills.
Excellent mathematical skills and financially savvy.
Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to multi-task and self-prioritize.
Motivated and driven.
Ability to work in a team environment with a primary focus on collaboration.

Required Experience

Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in Benefits and/or HR, with minimum 3 years of experience managing a benefits function or working for a benefits consulting firm or a benefits outsourcing company.
Knowledgeable and well versed in areas of employee health and insurance, retirement benefits design, employee benefits regulatory environment, health care reform, wellness initiatives, and marketplace trends.
Proven ability to manage external vendors including working understanding of performance guarantees, contracting including RFP process.
Ability to effectively design, communicate, measure and monitor benefits and wellness programs.
Appropriate interpersonal skills for handling sensitive and confidential situations
Ability to resolve escalated benefits issues, inquisitive mindset.
Ability to review, update and interpret Summary Plan Descriptions and other legally required plans and other documents.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint required, excellent presentation skills.

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About the Company

Consigli Construction

Builds East Coast schools, hospitals and labs

Consigli Construction builds and renovates schools, hospitals, laboratories and other buildings for institutional and commercial clients, combining construction management with its own trade crews. Its restoration work includes the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington. Clients across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Caribbean hire it as a construction manager or general contractor to estimate costs, plan schedules and coordinate building systems in 3D before construction. Teams then manage budgets, safety and subcontractors, with some building components prefabricated in factory settings. Founded in 1905 and fully employee-owned since 2018, Consigli is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Milford, MA
Founded: 1905

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