Payroll/Labor Compliance Coordinator

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<div class="isg-job-description“>The Pacific Companies, named by AHF Magazine as a national, Top 10 Affordable Housing Developer, and proud to be in The Idaho Statesman’s Top 100 Private Companies, is seeking an enthusiastic, productive, organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team. This person will work closely with our Labor Compliance Team to ensure compliance with the Davis – Bacon Act and/or California State Prevailing Wages on multiple construction projects.
position Summary
The Payroll/Labor Compliance  Coordinator is responsible for ensuring adherence to prevailing wage, certified payroll, and project-specific labor compliance requirements across multiple active construction projects. This position serves as a key check point for compliance with direct responsibility for payroll processing, certified payroll reporting, and enforcement of corrective actions to maintain audit-ready compliance files.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Project Compliance Oversight

• Conduct comprehensive compliance reviews for assigned projects, including initial, ongoing, and final project audits.
• Analyze and verify subcontractor submissions for compliance with prevailing wage laws, certified payroll requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Identify compliance deficiencies, document findings, and initiate corrective action through formal follow-up.
• Perform recurring follow-up reviews on previously audited projects every 3–4 weeks until full compliance is achieved.
• Monitor flagged compliance issues and escalate high-risk items based on regulatory exposure and project impact.
• Ensure all projects are fully compliant prior to final payroll approval and project closeout.

Payroll Processing & Certified Payroll Reporting

• Process weekly payroll for laborers in coordination with internal superintendents and project staff, including the collection, verification, and reconciliation of reported labor hours.
• Prepare, review, and submit all required Certified Payroll Reports for the organization, in accordance with governing agency requirements.
• Maintain complete supporting payroll documentation suitable for agency review or audit.
• Track labor hours and maintain accurate records for CAC reporting.

Communication & Enforcement

• Manage compliance-related correspondence, including deficiency notices, corrective action requests, and follow-up communications.
• Issue and monitor follow-up requests to subcontractors and internal teams to enforce submission deadlines and corrective actions.
• Respond to ongoing compliance and payroll issues requiring immediate attention and resolution.
• Maintain clear, professional, and authoritative written communication with subcontractors, superintendents, and internal team.

Documentation & Record Management

• Maintain organized, complete, and audit-ready compliance and payroll files for all assigned projects.
• Ensure all documentation is accurately logged, retained, and readily accessible for internal review or external audits.

Reporting & Coordination

• Provide regular compliance and payroll status updates during team meetings.
• Recommend project review and payroll prioritization based on compliance risk, reporting deadlines, and regulatory exposure.
• Coordinate with project management, and compliance leadership to ensure alignment and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to process payroll
• Working knowledge of federal and state wage regulations.
• Exceptional attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with strict regulatory deadlines.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to issue clear, enforceable compliance directives.
• Proficiency in payroll systems, compliance tracking platforms, and document management tools.
• Demonstrated experience in construction payroll, prevailing wage compliance, certified payroll, labor compliance, or payroll administration, preferred, but not required

 

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