California Labor Compliance & Payroll Specialist

siliconbeachrecruiter.com; Eagle (ID); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Leading Construction Contractor seeks a Labor Compliance Coordinator with California experience to support multiple active projects and ensure full compliance with prevailing wage, certified payroll, and labor requirements.

This position maintains audit-ready files, processes payroll, manages certified payroll reporting, and drives corrective action when compliance issues arise, coordinating with project teams and site leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in prevailing wage compliance, certified payroll, labor compliance, or construction payroll administration required.
• Strong knowledge of federal, California, and local prevailing wage regulations.
• Proven experience processing payroll and preparing certified payroll reports.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation and file management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee labor compliance for assigned projects, including initial, ongoing, and final compliance reviews.
• Review subcontractor submissions for compliance with prevailing wage laws, certified payroll requirements, and contract obligations.
• Identify deficiencies, document findings, and issue follow-up requests to drive corrective action.
• Perform recurring compliance reviews on active and previously audited projects until full compliance is achieved.
• Monitor high-risk issues and elevate concerns based on regulatory exposure and project impact.
• Ensure projects are compliant prior to final payroll approval and closeout.
• Process weekly payroll for laborers in coordination with superintendents and project teams.
• Collect, verify, and reconcile labor hours for payroll processing.
• Prepare, review, and submit certified payroll reports in accordance with agency requirements.
• Maintain complete supporting payroll documentation for internal review and external audit purposes.
• Track labor hours and maintain accurate records for CAC reporting.
• Manage compliance-related communication, including deficiency notices, corrective action requests, and follow-up correspondence.
• Coordinate with project management and internal leadership to resolve payroll and compliance issues.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and audit-ready compliance and payroll files.
• Provide regular updates on compliance and payroll status and help prioritize work based on deadlines and risk exposure.

Skills

Prevailing wage

Certified payroll

Payroll processing

Documentation

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Leading Construction Contractor seeks a Labor Compliance Coordinator with California experience to support multiple active projects and ensure full compliance with prevailing wage, certified payroll, and labor requirements.

This position maintains audit-ready files, processes payroll, manages certified payroll reporting, and drives corrective action when compliance issues arise, coordinating with project teams and site leadership.