IRA Compliance Specialist - Renewable Energy Projects

Paycom - ATS; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gridworks, a leading EPC contractor for utility-scale solar, seeks a Compliance Specialist to manage project-level IRA labor standards compliance, focusing on prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements across multiple renewable energy projects.

You will collect subcontractor data, monitor wage determinations, maintain audit-ready logs, generate internal and client reports, and support tool integrations with payroll and project management systems.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in compliance/payroll for construction or renewable energy.
• Union certified payroll experience preferable.
• Strong MS Excel and BI tool experience (PowerBI) and data management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect and verify subcontractor data on workforce participation, hours worked, and labor classifications across projects.
• Monitor wage determinations and ensure workers are paid at or above prevailing wage rates.
• Track project-specific IRA apprenticeship requirements and journeyman-to-apprentice ratios.
• Maintain audit-ready compliance logs and documentation for each project.
• Generate internal and client-facing compliance reports using Excel and BI tools; support system integrations.

Skills

Excel

Power Query

Pivot Tables

PowerBI

Data integrity

Attention to detail

Tools

Procore

Payroll Systems

Payroll Software

Job description

Gridworks, a leading EPC contractor for utility-scale solar, seeks a Compliance Specialist to manage project-level IRA labor standards compliance, focusing on prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements across multiple renewable energy projects.

You will collect subcontractor data, monitor wage determinations, maintain audit-ready logs, generate internal and client reports, and support tool integrations with payroll and project management systems.