Certified Payroll Coordinator

Socket.dev; Haltom City (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401k

Job summary

TRP Infrastructure is seeking a Certified Payroll Coordinator to support prevailing-wage and public-works payroll requirements. You will manage wage classifications, project coding, and compliance deadlines across multiple sites, ensuring audit-ready documentation and timely reporting.

You will partner with payroll, operations, project teams, and HR to resolve discrepancies, track submission calendars, and support audits and information requests in a practical, high-accountability environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll experience with direct certified payroll/prevailing-wage responsibility preferred.
• Knowledge of Davis-Bacon, state/local prevailing-wage concepts, and certified payroll reporting strongly preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail, documentation, and deadline management.
• Experience with construction/infrastructure payroll and project coding is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and submit certified payroll reports for assigned projects and jurisdictions.
• Validate employee classifications, wage rates, fringe requirements, hours, and project coding against applicable requirements.
• Maintain prevailing-wage documentation, payroll records, and project-specific compliance files.
• Research discrepancies and coordinate corrections with payroll, operations, project teams, and HR.
• Track project requirements, submission calendars, missing information, and compliance deadlines.
• Support audits, contractor/subcontractor documentation, and agency information requests.

Skills

Certified payroll

Davis-Bacon knowledge

Attention to detail

Construction payroll

Job description

Build what matters - including the team behind the work.

The Opportunity

TRP Infrastructure is seeking a Certified Payroll Coordinator with strong attention to wage rates, classifications, project coding, and compliance deadlines. You will support prevailing-wage and public-works payroll requirements, maintain audit-ready documentation, and partner with payroll and operations to resolve issues quickly.

What You Will Do

• Prepare, review, and submit certified payroll reports for assigned projects and jurisdictions.
• Validate employee classifications, wage rates, fringe requirements, hours, and project coding against applicable requirements.
• Maintain prevailing-wage documentation, payroll records, and project-specific compliance files.
• Research discrepancies and coordinate corrections with payroll, operations, project teams, and HR.
• Track project requirements, submission calendars, missing information, and compliance deadlines.
• Support audits, contractor/subcontractor documentation, and agency information requests.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of payroll experience with direct certified payroll/prevailing-wage responsibility preferred.
• Knowledge of Davis-Bacon, state/local prevailing-wage concepts, and certified payroll reporting strongly preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail, documentation, and deadline management.
• Experience with construction/infrastructure payroll and project coding is a plus.

What You Can Expect

• A role with direct visibility to business and HR leadership.
• The opportunity to help build scalable HR practices for a growing, multi-site infrastructure organization.
• Cross-functional partnership with field operations and corporate teams.
• A practical, high-accountability environment focused on service, consistency, and measurable results.

Compensation

Actual pay will depend on location, experience, scope, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Benefits and other compensation are subject to applicable plan terms and company policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity

TRP Infrastructures Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k