We are partnered with a leading employee benefits consulting firm seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to join its Taft-Hartley practice. This individual will serve as a strategic advisor to multiemployer benefit plans, labor organizations, and trustees, providing guidance across health & welfare, retirement, and benefits administration matters. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in the union and multiemployer space, strong client-facing consulting experience, and a demonstrated ability to manage complex plan issues while fostering long-term client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
* Serve as the lead consultant and trusted advisor to Taft-Hartley and multiemployer benefit plan clients.
* Advise Boards of Trustees on health & welfare, pension, retirement, and ancillary benefit plan strategy.
* Support plan design evaluations, cost containment initiatives, vendor management, and compliance-related projects.
* Coordinate with actuaries, attorneys, TPAs, auditors, investment consultants, and other stakeholders to deliver comprehensive client solutions.
* Analyze plan utilization, financial performance, contribution structures, and emerging benefit trends.
* Lead and facilitate trustee meetings, committee meetings, and client presentations.
* Assist clients with RFP processes, vendor evaluations, benefit administration reviews, and service provider negotiations.
* Provide guidance on regulatory and compliance matters impacting Taft-Hartley plans.
* Mentor junior consultants and contribute to the continued growth of the firm's multiemployer consulting practice.
* Support business development efforts and identify opportunities to expand client relationships.
Qualifications
* 10+ years of employee benefits consulting experience.
* Significant experience working with Taft-Hartley, labor, or multiemployer benefit plans.
* Strong knowledge of health & welfare benefits, retirement plans, trust structures, and collective bargaining environments.
* Experience advising trustees, labor organizations, unions, and employer groups.
* Demonstrated ability to manage complex client relationships and lead strategic discussions with senior stakeholders.
* Strong analytical, presentation, and project management skills.
* Familiarity with compliance and regulatory issues affecting multiemployer plans.
* Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional designation (CEBS, GBA, RPA, EA, etc.) preferred.
Preferred Background
* Employee benefits consulting firms
* Taft-Hartley practices within brokerages or consulting organizations
* Third-party administrators serving multiemployer plans
* Multiemployer health, pension, and retirement plan organizations
* Union and labor-affiliated benefits consulting environments
