Prevailing Wage Rate Compliance Specialist (CS2)

State of Oregon • Salem, OR

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity. We welcome members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQIA2S community members, and others to apply. BOLI has an opening for two PWR (Prevailing Wage Rate) Compliance Specialist (Compliance Specialist 2) positions in the Wage and Hour Division. This position is hybrid with some in-person requirements for meetings, site visits outside of the office, and other in-office related duties. The successful candidate will be eligible to work a hybrid schedule out of the Portland, Salem, or Eugene BOLI office. This is a permanent, full-time, SEIU represented position. This recruitment may be used to fill additional vacancies as they occur. What's In It For You Permanent, full-time employment Work/life balance, vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays a year, and personal days off Competitive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental Pension and retirement programs Advancement opportunity within BOLI and other State agencies Opportunity to expand your technical and professional skills Work with others who are passionate about public service Make a difference in the lives of Oregonians Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program What You Will Be Doing Below is a sample of job duties. It is not meant to encompass all duties. The primary purpose of this position is to independently affect compliance through enforcement among Oregon businesses and political subdivisions of the state of all wage and hour laws administered by the Bureau of Labor and Industries. These laws include, but are not limited to, administration of the state’s minimum wage and prevailing wage, overtime, wage collection, child labor laws, Wage Security Fund, working conditions provisions such as rest and meal period requirements, expression of milk in the workplace regulations, sick time law, and labor contractor licensing requirements.

Requirements

• Four years experience doing administrative research that included compiling and evaluating facts to recommend management action, or to decide compliance with program guidelines and regulations.
• Two of the four years must be above the technical support level.
• Note: college-level course work may substitute for experience on the basis of 45-quarter units per year, up to a maximum of three years.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with managing multiple priorities, including documentation review and calendar management, with a keen eye for details
• Experience providing technical support with a customer-service oriented approach
• Experience in interpreting laws, rules, policies and procedures, and applying interpretations to specific situations
• Ability to learn and navigate a complex and technical field while liaising with various stakeholders
• Experience in performing technical or administrative support functions requiring independent judgement, decision making and problem resolution
• Demonstrated knowledge of M365 suite, including knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations pertaining to a variety of wage and hour statutes and administrative rules, with a focus on prevailing wage rate laws, to either resolve claims/complaints or to make final determination regarding disposition of cases and whether further action is warranted.
• Investigate complaints filed against public agencies for failure to comply with the state’s least-cost contracting policy.
• Devise the investigative plan for obtaining evidence and essential facts needed to make a final determination regarding the legitimacy and resolution of the matter.
• Interpret and apply relevant law, rule, and policy to findings of fact.
• Prepare the investigative file for the administrative hearing process or referral of case for litigation by the Department of Justice.
• Research, analyze, amend, and apply past precedents relating to construction duties, equipment, and materials to the Commissioner’s Definitions of Covered Occupations for Public Works Contracts in Oregon in order to determine correct classifications of work and correspondence Prevailing Wage Rates.
• Conduct impromptu on-site prevailing wage inspections to ascertain status of compliance with prevailing wage and wage and hour laws on multi-employer sites of work. This may include interviewing all potential witnesses while simultaneously collecting all other evidence available at project’s worksite.
• Conduct outreach activities and educate external stakeholders and interested parties on the complexity of related regulatory issues as they relate to Wage and Hour and Prevailing Wage Rate Laws.

Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment
• Work/life balance, vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays a year, and personal days off
• Competitive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental
• Pension and retirement programs
• Advancement opportunity within BOLI and other State agencies
• Opportunity to expand your technical and professional skills
• Work with others who are passionate about public service
• Make a difference in the lives of Oregonians
• Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed