Compliance Specialist II-III

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures prevailing wage compliance with all public works projects;
• Certified payroll compliance and reporting;
• Apprenticeship program and STW compliance;
• Coordinator between Payroll and PW administration;
• Coordinator between Compliance, Subcontracted PW labor, Legal, Operations, and Human Resources;
• Apprenticeship program liaison – including membership and training opportunities for workers;
• Ancillary to CA DIR renewal and compliance;
• Coordinate compliant response to any public works audits by the DIR, owners, GCs or Labor Compliance TPAs.

Major Areas Of Responsibilities

• Personnel supervision of the Compliance team.
• Knowledge of the California and Federal Public Works Labor Code, the DIR PW Regulations, and the day-to-day duties of Compliance Specialists.
• Ensure PW Compliance – Understand federal and state labor compliance and prevailing wage regulations and standards, including any Project Labor Agreements or Project Stabilization Agreements.
• Keep up to date with all DOL, DIR, and Union wage determinations, scopes of work, holidays, increases, shift differentials, fringe benefits, training, and any applicable footnotes.
• Ensure wage, fringe, and training payments comply.
• Apply changes/updates to procedures accordingly.
• Knowledge of PW applicability to the weekly payroll process. PW wage and fringe calculation, coding, and implementation with the payroll process. Ensure all increases and changes based on Wage Determinations are maintained, communicated, and documented.
• Review all public works jobs, contracts, and requirements to stay compliant, and question projects not marked as PW to prevent any misclassifications.
• Ensure all compliance documentation, processes, and procedures are followed for public works projects.
• Review daily Time Logs, Labor entries for any discrepancies applicable to PW projects (classifications, certifications, apprentice ratios, STW, etc.).
• Drive FileMaker Pro and/or other ERP System enhancements to benefit company-wide use.
• Cooking and living wage order compliance applicable to projects.
• Provide Prevailing Wage costs to Sales and Estimation requests.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS)
• Minimum 5 years of prevailing wage compliance experience and understanding of the California Labor Code.
• MS Office.
• Excellent verbal, written, and math skills.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Ability to successfully communicate issues and work toward resolution with various parties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Union experience.
• Successful DIR or DOL PW experience with responding to audits and/or CWPAs.
• 3-5 Years preferably in the same or similar industry.
• Experience with: CA DIR Portal, LCP Tracker, Excel, and File Maker Pro.

We Offer

• Competitive pay: $80,000.00/yr. (DOE)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) matching program