Payroll & Human Resources Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead payroll workstreams for BEI’s payroll/timekeeping software implementation, including configuration support, testing, parallel payroll, data validation, reporting, training, and post-launch stabilization.
• Oversee accurate, timely weekly payroll for union and non-union employees, including regular payroll, off-cycle payroll, adjustments, final pay, deductions, garnishments, reimbursements, and employee changes.
• Supervise and support the Payroll Specialist; assign priorities, review work, resolve escalations, and maintain consistent payroll procedures and controls.
• Partner with the Controller and Accounting team on payroll funding, payroll taxes, job costing, labor allocation, reconciliations, reporting, audits, internal controls, and system-related process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with wage and hour requirements, union rules, prevailing wage, certified payroll, public works requirements, payroll tax rules, recordkeeping, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Resolve payroll discrepancies, timekeeping issues, employee pay questions, agency notices, and related payroll inquiries.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive payroll, HR, or related leadership experience, including hands-on payroll management.
• Experience with complex payroll environments required; construction, union payroll, prevailing wage, certified payroll, public works, multi-rate, or multi-state payroll experience strongly preferred.
• Payroll software implementation, system conversion, timekeeping implementation, HRIS implementation, or major process improvement experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, wage and hour requirements, payroll taxes, deductions, garnishments, timekeeping, final pay, recordkeeping, and audit practices.
• Working knowledge of HR compliance, employee relations, benefits, recruiting, onboarding, policy administration, employee records, and California employment practices preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, discretion, judgment, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with payroll systems, timekeeping platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, and Excel required.
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant payroll/HR certifications preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.

About Us

BEI Construction is a growing multi-jurisdictional union construction firm specializing in electrical construction projects, technology infrastructure, underground construction, and renewable energy solutions. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran status, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other status protected by local, state, or federal law.