Senior Prevailing Wage Compliance Lead - Remote

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Indiana; Remote; USD 85,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Vacation

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Prevailing Wage Compliance Specialist to lead labor compliance across national projects, overseeing classifications, wage determinations, apprenticeships, and PLA compliance for complex utility-scale work.

The role is remote with travel to offices or sites as needed. You will partner with project teams, audits, and regulators to ensure accurate certified payroll and timely reporting while staying current on evolving labor laws.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in compliance on federal/state funded construction projects.
• Experience in a lead or supervisory capacity, with responsibility for guiding, mentoring, and overseeing other compliance professionals.
• Advanced, working knowledge of federal/state labor laws and regulations including DBRA and DOL, prevailing wage enforcement, apprenticeship standards, skilled and trained workforce mandates, and public works compliance.
• Proven expertise in prevailing wage enforcement, certified payroll auditing, risk assessment, and labor compliance investigations, including resolution of findings and corrective action implementation.
• Experience managing compliance activities across multiple projects, contractors, and geographic regions, with accountability for outcomes and deadlines.
• High level of professional judgment, discretion, and integrity when handling sensitive compliance, audit, and regulatory matters.
• High proficiency with labor compliance and payroll monitoring systems (e.g., LCPTracker) and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including professional correspondence, audit responses, and leadership-level reporting.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall labor compliance leadership for all national geographic regions, overseeing compliance activities across multiple active projects and contractors simultaneously.
• Independently manage complex prevailing wage compliance obligations for internal self-perform work and multi-tier subcontractors.
• Review, analyze, and audit all DOL classification requests and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws.
• Interpret and apply complex labor compliance requirements, including prevailing wage determinations, fringe benefit compliance, apprenticeship utilization, skilled and trained workforce mandates, and Project Labor Agreements (PLA), Tri-Trade, and Two-Trade Agreements.
• Conduct proactive compliance audits and risk assessments to identify, mitigate, and resolve potential findings, underpayments, or reporting deficiencies.
• Serve as point of contact for client, third-party, and government audits, reviews, and inquiries, preparing documentation and responding to findings in coordination with senior leadership.
• Monitor regulatory changes and provide expert guidance on evolving labor compliance laws, wage determinations, and enforcement trends, with a focus on any state’s union and public works requirements.

Skills

Labor compliance

Prevailing wage

Payroll auditing

DBRA/DOL knowledge

Compliance leadership

Education

Associate’s degree

Tools

LCPTracker

Microsoft Office

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Prevailing Wage Compliance Specialist to lead labor compliance across national projects, overseeing classifications, wage determinations, apprenticeships, and PLA compliance for complex utility-scale work.

The role is remote with travel to offices or sites as needed. You will partner with project teams, audits, and regulators to ensure accurate certified payroll and timely reporting while staying current on evolving labor laws.