Senior Prevailing Wage Specialist

RK Industries, LLC; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k)

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

RK Industries in Aurora, CO seeks a Senior Prevailing Wage Specialist to ensure accurate, compliant payroll across 70+ projects and multiple states. You will oversee certified payroll reporting, wage determinations, and related compliance activities while collaborating with Operations, General Contractors, and government agencies.

You will implement process improvements, maintain templates, and support year-end reconciliations, leveraging Excel and industry tools to strengthen payroll accuracy

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant payroll experience in certified or prevailing wage administration.
• Strong knowledge of Davis-Bacon and state/federal prevailing wage rules.
• Proficiency in multi-state payroll and tax procedures.
• Advanced Excel for complex spreadsheets and reporting.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly certified payroll reporting for Davis-Bacon and other prevailing wage requirements.
• Create and maintain craft/class templates, fringe schedules, and weekly payroll submissions.
• Upload transcripts to LCP Tracker, review and resubmit reports as needed.
• Coordinate with Operations, General Contractors, owners, and agencies on wage questions and determinations.
• Oversee RAPIDS apprenticeship enrollments and required uploads.
• Support year-end and tax reconciliations, W-2/W-3 reporting, and audit requests.
• Prepare spreadsheets, surveys, fringe calculations, and external reports.
• Understand overrides, pay codes, and journeyman-to-apprentice ratios; drive improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce risk and boost efficiency.
• Develop payroll training materials and mentor backups.

Skills

Prevailing wage

Davis-Bacon

Multi-state payroll

Excel proficiency

Independent work

Tools

Viewpoint

LCP Tracker

eMars

eComply

Job description

Senior Prevailing Wage Specialist

Aurora, CO

$95,000-$110,000 + Annual Incentive Bonus Eligibility

Protect Compliance. Strengthen Payroll Accuracy. Support Every Project.

Join RK Industries as a Senior Prevailing Wage Specialist, where you'll help ensure accurate, compliant payroll across multiple states and more than 2,000 employees. You'll oversee certified payroll reporting, support Davis-Bacon and prevailing wage requirements, and partner with Operations, General Contractors, and government agencies to keep projects compliant. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented payroll professional who understands prevailing wage regulations and enjoys improving processes in a fast-paced, growing organization.

What You'll Do

• Manage weekly certified payroll reporting for projects subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and other federal prevailing wage requirements.
• Create and maintain craft/class templates, fringe schedules, and weekly payroll submissions, ensuring accuracy across 70+ prevailing wage projects.
• Upload certified payroll transcripts into LCP Tracker, eMars, and eComply, and review, correct, and resubmit rejected reports as needed.
• Partner with Operations, General Contractors, owners, and agencies to resolve prevailing wage questions, maintain accurate wage determinations, and track wage anniversaries.
• Manage apprentice enrollments, renewals, and changes through the RAPIDS Department of Labor program, including required certificate uploads.
• Support year-end and tax reconciliations, including taxable and gross wage tie-outs, W-2/W-2C/W-3 reporting, tax deposits, wage reports, and audit requests.
• Prepare spreadsheets, annual surveys, fringe calculations, and reports for internal teams and external auditing agencies.
• Maintain a strong understanding of payroll overrides, shift and overtime differentials, pay codes, craft/class assignments, and journeyman-to-apprentice ratios.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce risk, increase productivity, and strengthen payroll processes and systems.
• Develop payroll training documentation, identify and train designated backups, and mentor team members.

What You'll Bring

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in payroll, certified payroll, Davis-Bacon, or prevailing wage administration.
• Required experience with certified payroll and prevailing wage regulations.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payroll and tax processes, including multi-state payroll requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including developing and maintaining detailed spreadsheets.
• Experience with Viewpoint preferred, but not required.
• Strong attention to detail and data-entry accuracy, with the ability to meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Construction industry experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, exercise sound judgment, and recommend process improvements.

Why Build Your Career at RK?

Build bigger. Join a growing, second-generation family-owned company supporting diverse construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services operations.

Have a voice. Take ownership of compliance processes and help improve systems that support payroll accuracy and reduce risk.

Work as one team. Collaborate with payroll, Operations, General Contractors, and external agencies to keep projects and reporting on track.

Grow your expertise. Strengthen your knowledge of prevailing wage regulations, certified payroll, and multi-state payroll processes while helping develop others on the team.

Build for the long term. Become part of a company that values accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and quality.

• Health Insurance with a $100 wellness incentive
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Discount Program through PerkSpot

Protect the details. Strengthen compliance. Build your future at RK.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.