Timekeeper

United States Digital Space LLC; Santa Fe Springs (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The project timekeeper will perform timekeeping and craft payroll activities for the Thacker Pass project in Nevada. The role requires confidentiality, a professional demeanor, and a strong customer-service orientation with deadlines in mind.

Overtime and weekend work are common, with occasional travel to other offices as needed. The position is located at the Thacker Pass/Winnemucca jobsite in Nevada and may require travel to Houston or other offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree related (or international equivalent) and 1-2 years of timekeeping/payroll experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime and weekends/holidays.
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Strong customer service background and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Labor Relations to input payroll information for craft professionals.
• Enter new hires, terminations, rate and classification changes in systems.
• Onboard project new hires and badging for site personnel.
• Verify daily craft attendance using the eTrack system.
• Balance and export daily time records for craft employees.
• Maintain replacement badging and time clock systems.
• Create and distribute daily/weekly reports (force reports, infractions, timesheets).
• Distribute weekly payroll checks/direct deposits.
• Process time off requests and daily call-ins for craft employees.
• Maintain craft employee files and retention scanning.
• Maintain crew timesheets as directed by supervision.
• Gate watch for personnel at the project site and provide payroll-related service.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Word

Outlook

Flexible hours

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Customer service

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree related or international equivalent

Tools

eTrack timekeeping system

Job description

Job Details

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Grade: 22
• Position to be Panel Interviewed? No
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Thacker Pass,NV
• Salary Range: $50,130 - $76,450 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers′s objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

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Project Overview:

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far - enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.

As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, the company is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services. Earthworks began in 2023, and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.

The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.

Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.

the company is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Timekeeping Supervisor, the Project Timekeeper will perform timekeeping and craft payroll activities for the Project. The position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality with a strong ethical behavior in workplace practices, a customer-service orientation with a demonstrated professional demeanor and communication style, flexibility, and commitment to meeting deadlines. The position requires overtime on a weekly basis. The timekeeping team works when the craft professionals work. Ability to work many Saturdays, occasional Sundays and some holidays required. Coverage of swing shift or night shift may also be required to fill in for colleagues assigned to those shifts.

The position will be located at the Thacker Pass/Winnemucca jobsite in Nevada and may be required to travel to other project office locations on occasion (e.g., the Houston Home Office) when performing this role. #LI-NP1

Major Responsibilities:

• Coordination with Labor Relations to ensure prompt input of all required payroll information for Craft Professionals into project timekeeping and payroll systems.
• Data entry includes but is not limited to new hire information, terminations, rate and classification changes, etc.
• Onboarding of project new hires to include badging for all site personnel.
• Verification of daily craft attendance using the project electronic timekeeping system (eTrack).
• Review, balancing (reconciliation) and exporting of daily time records for craft employees.
• Replacement badging and time clock maintenance/troubleshooting.
• Creation and distribution of daily/weekly reporting such as force report, attendance infractions, timesheet completion, etc.
• Sorting, validation and distribution of weekly craft payroll checks/direct deposit slips.
• Processing of requests for time off and daily call-ins for craft employees.
• Maintenance of craft employee files to include scanning for records retention.
• Crew timesheet maintenance as directed by construction supervision.
• Gate watch (badge scanning) for personnel at the project site.
• Provide payroll-related customer service to craft professionals.
• Any other related activities as assigned by the Timekeeping Supervisor or Project Finance and Accounting Manager.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree related (or international equivalent) and 1-2 years of timekeeping/payroll experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime and weekends/holidays.
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Strong customer service background.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently to identify and resolve routine problems.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, the company has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, the company has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at the company Total Rewards

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We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

At the company, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

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Please note that the overtime designation for this position might differ from your current position even if the position is at the same grade level. Please speak with your TA Specialist to understand the overtime eligibility for this role.