Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage Specialist

Thompson Concrete Management LTD; Kentucky; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Training

Employee Development

EAP

Job summary

Thompson Concrete is seeking a Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage Coordinator to ensure compliance on active construction projects. The role will interpret wage requirements, administer certified payroll reporting, and collaborate with payroll, accounting, and project teams to resolve issues.

Ideal candidates have hands-on prevailing wage experience, knowledge of local regulations, and the ability to review wage determinations and payroll documentation accurately.

Qualifications

• Prior hands-on prevailing wage and certified payroll experience.
• Working knowledge of state & local prevailing wage requirements.
• Experience reviewing wage determinations, employee classifications, fringe benefits, overtime, deductions, and certified payroll documentation.

Responsibilities

• Review determinations to identify applicable fringe benefits, overtime, and reporting requirements for all prevailing wage employees.
• Interpret federal, state, and local regulations that pertain to prevailing wage.
• Prepare, review, and submit accurate payroll reports and compliance statements.
• Verify employee classifications, hours, base rates, fringe benefits, deductions, overtime, and project allocations against the applicable wage determination.
• Review subcontractor certified payrolls and supporting labor records; identify discrepancies, obtain corrections, and maintain complete compliance files.
• Coordinate with payroll, accounting, project managers, subcontractors, customers, and contractors to gather information and resolve compliance questions.
• Maintain prevailing wage rates, project requirements, payroll submissions, correspondence, approvals, and audit-ready supporting documentation.
• Monitor contract changes and communicate their impact to affected teams.
• Support agency by retrieving records and explaining calculations and findings.
• Develop and improve procedures that promote compliance across active projects.

Skills

Prevailing wage experience

Certified payroll

Wage determinations review

Employee classifications

Tools

LCPtracker

Elation

e-Builder

eMars

Job description

Thompson Concrete is seeking a Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage Coordinator to ensure compliance on active construction projects. The role will interpret wage requirements, administer certified payroll reporting, and collaborate with payroll, accounting, and project teams to resolve issues.

Ideal candidates have hands-on prevailing wage experience, knowledge of local regulations, and the ability to review wage determinations and payroll documentation accurately.