Benefits Manager

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

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, May 11, 2026

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 over 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 Division of Human Resources. The Benefits Manager is responsible for service, strategy, and administration of benefit programs for approximately 7,500 employees and 3,000 retirees. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with self-funded insurance offerings and related fund management, is passionate about member education and engagement, focuses on utilization and trends to drive plan and program design, and understands the importance of building a high-performing and service-focused team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution

• Five (5) years of benefits experience

• Two (2) years of administrative and supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• CEBS, CGBA, or similar professional certification

• Experience in mid-sized benefit plans, specifically in a self-funded model.

• Proven strategist, with a track record of data-driven plan and program design.

• Seven (7) years of benefits experience, including three years of supervisory experience

The Benefits Manager job responsibilities include:

• Establishing standards for the city’s benefit service model, focused on quantifying responsiveness, timeliness, and issues resolution.

• Fund management, in partnership with internal and external support teams.

• Vendor management, including implementation, on-going review of service levels, utilization trends, and measured return-on-investment.

• Strategic planning, including driving recommendations for program and plan design and full-cycle oversight of related processes.

• Education and engagement through timely communications and member touchpoints.

• Direct supervision including establishing team norms, goal setting, coaching, and performance management.

• Liaison, acting as a consultative partner with internal teams and key stakeholders, providing appropriate guidance and recommendations.

• Strategic alignment, ensuring execution of established organizational, departmental and functional goals.

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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.