Senior Construction Payroll Lead - Multi-State Compliance

AppleOne Employment Services; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical insurance

Employer-paid dental insurance

Employer-paid vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Sr. Construction Payroll Specialist in the San Marcos area. You will manage multi-state construction payroll, certified payroll reporting, and wage compliance across multiple projects.

Ideal candidates understand union payroll, prevailing wage rules, and tools like LCPtracker, eMars, and Elations, while supporting project accounting and field-office collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years payroll experience, 4–6 years construction payroll preferred.
• Strong certified payroll, prevailing wage and union payroll knowledge.
• Experience with multi-state construction payroll and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Process accurate, timely multi-state payroll for construction teams.
• Review timesheets, adjustments, deductions, and status changes.
• Prepare certified payroll reports (LCPtracker, eMars, Elations).
• Apply union agreements, wage determinations and compliance rules.
• Support job cost and project accounting functions as needed.

Skills

Multi-state payroll

Certified payroll

Prevailing wage

Union payroll

Excel

Word

Outlook

Tools

LCPtracker

eMars

Elations

Sage 100 Contractor

QuickBooks

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Sr. Construction Payroll Specialist in the San Marcos area. You will manage multi-state construction payroll, certified payroll reporting, and wage compliance across multiple projects.

Ideal candidates understand union payroll, prevailing wage rules, and tools like LCPtracker, eMars, and Elations, while supporting project accounting and field-office collaboration.