Benefits and Leave Management Specialist

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.” TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.    Benefits and Leave Management Specialist This role will support the full cycle management of the leave administration processes including parental, FMLA, medical, personal leave, L&I leave, accommodation, disability leave from initial notice of the need for a leave to the return to work. You will partner closely with the Payroll, HR, and third-party vendor to administer the programs, provide employee education, and support employees with benefit utilization.   Responsibilities Support employees with leave request. Ensure employee understanding of the eligibility, documentation, and leave schedule. Oversee tracking, documentation and timely responses for active leave of absences and incoming requests. Work closely with employee Managers to support employees who go on leave Field and answer all leave related questions about state and federal regulations, healthcare providers Arrange approval of employee leaves and project code to properly track in the system of record according to the leave types Lead as subject matter expert on all aspects of state and federal leave mandates as well company leave policies and benefits Ongoing development of leave management and compliance knowledge; stay current with changes in leave regulations and continually update company policy, procedure, guidelines Evaluate, update and develop leave related policies and forms, documents, or communications with compliance of company policy and state, local, federal law. Coordinate with the Payroll team to ensure pay and use of PTO (or other leave codes) is reflective of the actual leave schedule and collaborate on the true-up and reconciliation process when the employee returns to work. &l