Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services Consultant

Hiring:
Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services Consultant

Location:

Spanish Fork, Utah (Hybrid - On-site meetings, employee engagement activities, presentations, strategic planning, and other activities as required)

Duration:
Three-Year Initial Contract (January 1, 2027 - December 31, 2029), with potential one-year renewals

Spanish Fork City is seeking an experienced Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services Consultant to provide comprehensive employee benefits brokerage, strategic consulting, compliance, enrollment, employee communication, wellness, analytics, and ongoing benefits management services. The selected consultant will serve as a strategic partner to City administration, Human Resources, Finance, and leadership to optimize employee benefit programs, manage healthcare costs, improve employee engagement, maintain regulatory compliance, and support employee recruitment and retention.

• Provide annual strategic benefits planning, multi-year benefits roadmap development, market benchmarking, plan design recommendations, cost-containment strategies, recruitment and retention analysis, and labor market competitiveness studies.
• Lead insurance marketing and procurement activities, including carrier marketing, renewal negotiations, carrier proposal analysis, carrier selection recommendations, implementation support, and evaluation of alternative funding or self-funding options.
• Provide benefits compliance support covering ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, Section 125/cafeteria plans, Medicare-related requirements, federal and state regulatory updates, and required employee notices and disclosures.
• Plan and support annual open enrollment, employee benefit guides, communication materials, employee meetings, presentations, new-hire enrollment, education campaigns, and benefits decision-support tools.
• Provide employee advocacy and customer service, including claims assistance, carrier issue resolution, escalation management, and dedicated employee support.
• Develop wellness and population health strategies, including wellness incentives, health risk assessment initiatives, engagement campaigns, population health analytics, and return-on-investment reporting.
• Advise on HSA, FSA, and consumer-directed healthcare programs, including strategy development, compliance, employee education, utilization reporting, and recommendations.
• Provide benefits technology consulting, enrollment technology recommendations, data integration support, eligibility management, carrier connectivity, and employee self-service solutions.
• Deliver claims analysis, utilization reporting, renewal forecasting, executive dashboards, benchmarking studies, financial modeling, and benefits trend reporting to support executive decision-making.
• Coordinate with retirement vendors and support financial wellness strategies and employee financial education resources.
• Provide specialized benefits expertise for police, fire, EMS, and other public safety personnel, including disability programs, wellness and resilience programs, critical incident support, and public-safety recruitment and retention strategies.
• Conduct annual strategic reviews covering claims experience, renewal projections, market benchmarking, cost-containment recommendations, wellness outcomes, and three-year strategic recommendations.
• Support the transition to the selected broker, including review of current benefits, claims and utilization analysis, benchmarking, funding evaluations, wellness assessment, and recommendations for the July 1, 2027 plan year.
• Provide ongoing quarterly reviews, annual strategic planning, renewal management, carrier negotiations, financial modeling, executive presentations, open enrollment support, and measurable service standards throughout the contract term.

• Minimum 5 years of employee benefits brokerage experience with demonstrated expertise in employee benefits consulting and brokerage services.
• Must be licensed to conduct business in Utah and maintain all required professional licenses and certifications.
• Demonstrated experience serving municipalities, government agencies, or other public-sector organizations.
• Experience supporting at least three public-sector clients with more than 200 benefit-eligible employees.
• Demonstrated experience with municipal benefits programs, public-sector workforce requirements, and benefits programs serving police, fire, EMS, and other public safety personnel.
• Strong expertise in healthcare cost management, claims analysis, plan design, renewal strategy, carrier negotiations, benchmarking, financial modeling, and alternative funding strategies.
• Experience with ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, Section 125, Medicare-related requirements, and federal and state employee benefits regulations.
• Demonstrated capabilities in benefits technology, enrollment platforms, data integration, analytics, reporting tools, employee-facing technology, and enrollment support solutions.
• Experience developing wellness and population health…