Senior Wage Compliance Specialist (Remote)

SOLV Energy•Remote - CA, NV

7d•$85,009 - $106,261•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Prevailing Wage Compliance Specialist provides national labor-compliance leadership and advanced oversight for complex, regulated utility-scale construction projects. The role is the escalation resource, subject matter expert, and accountability owner for prevailing-wage compliance across all geographic regions and assigned projects, including work under preparation, negotiation, or underway after award. It requires autonomy and sound professional judgment to maintain consistent labor-compliance standards, audit readiness, and adherence to federal, state, and local requirements. The specialist oversees compliance across multiple projects and contractors, manages complex requirements for self-perform work and multi-tier subcontractors, audits classification requests and supporting records, and interprets prevailing-wage, fringe-benefit, apprenticeship, workforce, and labor-agreement requirements. The position conducts audits and risk assessments, supports audits and inquiries, tracks regulatory changes, and provides technical guidance and training. It also collaborates with project teams, legal, payroll, clients, contractors, unions, and government representatives to address documentation and compliance issues, manage certified payroll submissions, and meet reporting deadlines. This is a fully remote position that may require travel to SOLV Energy offices or jobsites. Location details and travel expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant professional experience, training, and demonstrated labor-compliance expertise.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible compliance experience on federally or state-funded construction projects, including complex multi-project environments.
Experience in a lead, senior, or supervisory capacity, guiding, mentoring, and overseeing other compliance professionals.
Advanced working knowledge of federal and state labor laws and regulations, including DBRA and DOL requirements, prevailing-wage enforcement, apprenticeship standards, skilled and trained workforce mandates, and public-works compliance.
Expertise in prevailing-wage enforcement, certified payroll auditing, risk assessment, labor-compliance investigations, resolving findings, and implementing corrective actions.
Experience managing compliance across multiple projects, contractors, and geographic regions, with accountability for outcomes and deadlines.
Professional judgment, discretion, and integrity in handling sensitive compliance, audit, and regulatory matters.
High proficiency with labor-compliance and payroll-monitoring systems such as LCPTracker, plus strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including 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 work effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability construction environment.

Responsibilities

Provide labor-compliance leadership across national geographic regions and oversee compliance activities for multiple active projects and contractors.
Manage prevailing-wage compliance obligations for internal self-perform work and multi-tier subcontractors.
Review, analyze, and audit DOL classification requests and supporting documentation.
Interpret and apply labor-compliance requirements, including prevailing-wage determinations, fringe benefits, apprenticeship utilization, skilled and trained workforce mandates, PLAs, and Tri-Trade and Two-Trade Agreements.
Conduct proactive compliance audits and risk assessments to identify and resolve potential findings, underpayments, or reporting deficiencies.
Serve as a point of contact for client, third-party, and government audits, reviews, and inquiries; prepare documentation and coordinate responses with senior leadership.
Monitor regulatory changes and provide guidance on labor-compliance laws, wage determinations, enforcement trends, and state union and public-works requirements.
Provide escalation support and technical guidance for the Prevailing Wage Compliance Program, including troubleshooting and addressing customer needs with federal, state, and local representatives.
Support program development and facilitate compliance training requested by SOLV clients, departments, contractors, or agents.
Participate in scheduled one-on-one meetings to review workload, compliance status, audit readiness, and adherence to processes.
Maintain visibility into potential and awarded projects and respond to third-party audits to meet deadlines and compliance requirements.
Review public and private contracts for labor-compliance requirements and collaborate with project teams, legal, payroll, and external stakeholders on monitoring and reporting strategies.
Request missing, corrected, or revised documentation and work with government or contractor representatives to resolve compliance issues.
Use labor-compliance systems such as LCPTracker to review, approve, and manage certified payroll submissions and compliance documentation.
Ensure timely and accurate submission of labor-compliance records to clients and federal, state, and local agencies.
Maintain organized, audit-ready digital files and update compliance tracking tools and SharePoint repositories.
Build and maintain working relationships with clients, project teams, contractors, unions, and other third parties.
Perform other related compliance and leadership duties as assigned.