Prevailing Wage Compliance Advisory - Manager

About the role

CohnReznick is a hybrid firm with a focus on advisory, assurance, and tax services. This position is remote and supports the Construction Audit and Prevailing Wage Compliance team in the GovCon Advisory practice.

Responsibilities

• Participate in lead generation and initial client inquiries
• Research potential clients and prepare summaries for sales team
• Participate in sales calls / presentations with clients
• Aid in management of pipeline
• Aid in preparation of financial model
• Aid in team in prospective client follow-up
• Aid in management of staffing plans/models
• Lead engagement teams on consulting engagements / wage monitoring engagements
• Review contract agreements for IRA PWA compliance related items
• Develop review process for client/contractor wage compliance programs
• Conduct interviews of relevant personnel
• Perform detailed testing of documentation provided by client/contractor for compliance with IRA PWA regulations
• Prepare recommendations/enhancements to programs
• Draft client reports
• Interact with client and contractors
• Aid in development of training materials
• Serve as an wage tracking software application administrator (training available)
• Absorb client contractors in onboarding process including:
• Review employee classifications and mapping to proper classification
• Review applicable wage schedules and provide guidance to contractors
• Address contractor inquiries
• Work with wage tracking software applications and contractors to finalize payroll upload process
• Absorb client/contractors with preparing Wage Conformance Requests (SF 1444)
• Search Sam.gov databases to obtain appropriate prevailing wage determinations for projects
• Review prevailing wage determination schedules and enter into wage tracking software applications
• Review client trade contractor agreements to:
• Assess scope of work relative to trade classifications
• Determine beginning of physical construction (excluding preconstruction services)
• Assist client with identification of appropriate State Registered Apprenticeship Programs
• Generate reports from wage tracking software applications to assess prevailing wage compliance
• Analyze subcontractor workforce to determine apprentice requirements
• Generate reports from wage tracking software applications to assess apprentice hours participation
• Analyze subcontractor submittals for accuracy and compliance
• Work with Data & Technology team on PowerBI reports
• Normalize data and perform analytics
• Update weekly/biweekly progress reports
• Draft monthly/quarterly reports of findings and remediations as needed
• Absorb IRA PWA research as needed
• Aid in creation/maintenance of training materials

Requirements

• BS/BA or equivalent years of relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience with prevailing wage compliance or construction audit/construction compliance
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Solid organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping organizations grow and building strong client relationships
• Strong research skills

Skills

• Client service and communication skills
• Written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Organizational skills
• Research skills

Benefits

Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

Pay

In Virginia, the salary range for an Advisory Manager is $120,000 to $180,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.

Schedule

This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.