Senior Human Resources Generalist Service Human Resources

The Compliance Specialist is responsible for the administration, monitoring, and management of prevailing wage and related project compliance requirements across the Company's federal, state, commercial, and other applicable projects.

The position serves as the subject-matter resource for Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), Service Contract Act (SCA), applicable state prevailing wage requirements, apprenticeship requirements, Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP), Owner-Supplied Insurance Programs (OSIP), and related project compliance obligations.

The role works closely with Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, Contracts, Legal, Procurement, Project Management, Field Operations, and project leadership to ensure employees and projects are properly classified, paid, documented, and administered in accordance with contractual, statutory, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Prevailing Wage Administration

• Serve as the primary administrator and subject-matter expert for prevailing wage compliance across federal, state, commercial, and other applicable projects.
• Review contracts, solicitations, wage determinations, project specifications, and contractual documents to identify applicable wage and labor requirements.
• Determine appropriate wage determinations, labor classifications, fringe benefit requirements, and other compensation obligations.
• Establish and maintain project-specific prevailing wage requirements within HR, payroll, and compliance systems.
• Monitor changes to wage determinations and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Payroll and HR to ensure employees are paid correctly based on project assignment, classification, hours worked, and applicable prevailing wage requirements.
• Review certified payroll and related payroll records for accuracy and compliance.
• Identify and coordinate correction of underpayments, classification issues, missing fringe benefits, incorrect deductions, and other deficiencies.
• Maintain documentation supporting prevailing wage determinations and compliance decisions.
• Support internal and external audits and government or customer inquiries.

Federal Contractor Compliance

• Administer compliance requirements associated with federal projects, including applicable DBA, SCA, FAR provisions, wage determinations, and apprenticeship requirements.
• Work with Contracts and Legal to identify labor-related compliance obligations during contract review and project mobilization.
• Maintain a centralized repository of federal project wage determinations, classifications, and requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting prevailing wage administration.
• Support responses to Department of Labor, contracting agency, customer, or governmental inquiries.

Apprenticeship Compliance

• Manage apprenticeship compliance requirements associated with federal, state, and other applicable projects.
• Verify that apprentices are properly registered in qualifying apprenticeship programs where required.
• Maintain records of apprenticeship registrations, classifications, wage progression, hours, ratios, and program requirements.
• Monitor apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios and project-specific apprenticeship requirements.
• Coordinate with HR, Payroll, Operations, and apprenticeship programs to ensure apprentices are appropriately classified and compensated.
• Monitor applicable state and local apprenticeship requirements.

OCIP / OSIP Compliance

• Coordinate the Company's administrative responsibilities associated with Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP), Owner-Supplied Insurance Programs (OSIP), and similar project-specific insurance arrangements.
• Review project requirements and ensure applicable employees, subcontractors, and project activities are appropriately addressed.
• Coordinate with Risk Management, Project Management, Procurement, HR, and insurance representatives regarding enrollment, reporting, claims, payroll exposure, and related requirements.
• Maintain project records supporting insurance program compliance.
• Assist with project audits, insurance reporting, payroll reconciliation, and closeout activities.
• Identify and escalate potential gaps between project insurance requirements and actual project activity. 

Project Compliance Management

• Establish compliance requirements during project mobilization.
• Develop and maintain project-specific compliance checklists and tracking mechanisms.
• Conduct periodic reviews of active projects to identify compliance risks.
• Partner with Project Managers, Superintendents, Field Supervisors, HR, Payroll, and Finance to resolve issues.
• Track corrective actions through completion.
• Support project closeout, including final payroll reviews and compliance documentation. 

Auditing and Reporting

• Conduct periodic internal compliance audits.
• Review projects, employees, payroll records, classifications, wage determinations, apprenticeships, and supporting documentation.
• Develop compliance reports and dashboards identifying project status, open issues, corrective actions, and emerging risks.
• Establish controls to identify compliance issues proactively.
• Analyze recurring issues and recommend process improvements.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation. 

Training and Stakeholder Support

• Provide guidance and training to HR, Payroll, Project Management, Operations, Procurement, Contracts, and other stakeholders.
• Develop practical guidance, procedures, tools, and training materials.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for routine prevailing wage, apprenticeship, OCIP/OSIP, and project compliance questions.
• Promote consistent application of compliance requirements across the organization.

Compliance Governance and Continuous Improvement

• Develop and continuously improve prevailing wage and project compliance processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate compliance monitoring, reporting, and data validation.
• Maintain compliance procedures, templates, checklists, and reference materials.
• Stay current on applicable federal and state regulatory developments.
• Escalate significant compliance risks to HR leadership, Legal, Contracts, or other appropriate stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Compliance, or related discipline preferred, or
• 3–5+ years of experience in prevailing wage, government contracting, payroll compliance, construction/project compliance, labor compliance, or a related field.
• Practical knowledge of the Davis-Bacon Act and prevailing wage administration.
• Working knowledge of federal contracting requirements and applicable FAR provisions.
• Experience interpreting wage determinations and labor classifications.
• Understanding of apprenticeship requirements.
• Experience reviewing payroll and/or certified payroll records.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret contractual and regulatory requirements and translate them into practical processes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a federal government contractor.
• Experience with the Service Contract Act.
• Experience with LCPtracker or similar labor compliance/certified payroll systems.
• Experience with OCIP, OSIP, or other controlled insurance programs.
• Experience with state prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.
• Experience in construction, engineering, manufacturing, field service, or industrial projects.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll, project management, or compliance systems.
• Relevant professional certification.

Core Competencies

•  Prevailing Wage Expertise

• Regulatory and Contract Interpretation
• Compliance Risk Management
• Data and Payroll Analysis
• Audit Readiness
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Project Management
• Communication and Influencing
• Confidentiality and Professional Judgment
• Continuous Improvement

 Key Performance Indicators

 Success in this role will be measured through:

• Accuracy of prevailing wage determinations and employee classifications.
• Timely implementation of new or revised wage determinations.
• Reduction in payroll and prevailing wage compliance errors.
• Timely identification and resolution of compliance issues.
• Accuracy and completeness of certified payroll and supporting documentation.
• Apprenticeship compliance and documentation.
• OCIP/OSIP compliance and timely project administration.
• Audit results and resolution of audit findings.
• Completeness of compliance documentation across active projects.
• Timeliness of project mobilization and closeout compliance.
• Effectiveness of compliance reporting and risk identification.

Scope of Role

This is intended to be a dedicated project and labor compliance role, rather than a general HR compliance position.

The primary purpose is to establish strong centralized ownership of prevailing wage and associated project compliance requirements and to ensure compliance is managed proactively throughout the project lifecycle—from contract award and project mobilization through payroll administration, ongoing monitoring, audit, and project closeout.

The position should have appropriate access to HR, Payroll, Contracts, Finance, Project Management, and project information to identify compliance risks and coordinate corrective action.

Reporting Relationship

Reports to: Global Human Resources Director / Federal Program Leader.

Key Internal Partners: HR, Payroll, Finance, Contracts, Legal, Procurement, Project Management, Operations, Field Service, Risk Management, and Executive Leadership.

External Interfaces: Department of Labor, federal contracting agencies, customers, insurance program administrators, apprenticeship programs, auditors, and other regulatory or project stakeholders.