Labor and Compliance Manager

Serve as McCarthy’s Compliance Manager for prevailing wage and labor compliance issues.

As a Compliance Manager, this role reports to the Director of Labor Compliance and will focus their efforts on managing day-to-day issues pertaining to:

• Certified Payroll Programs, such as:
• Davis Bacon and Related Acts

• Apprenticeship Programs
• Skilled and Trained Workforce (CA) / OJT is DBA/DBRA training programs

• Interacting with project teams, providing additional oversight of administrative staff on issues pertaining to certified payroll, including:
• Responding to questions regarding federal, state, and local prevailing wage requirements
• Along with replying to questions, the Compliance Manager will support and evaluate the type of questions asked, looking for trends or patterns
• Provide guidance by sharing best practices and conducting training targeted towards programmatic solutions
• Assess employment program data for key performance indicators, such as:
• Issue tracking and follow up related to LCPtracker
• Conducting remote compliance checks to verify projects and regions are meeting regulatory requirements
• Managing the resolution of assessment findings and corrective actions
• Regulatory Interaction (e.g., Regulatory visits, inspections, and results)
• Managing project staff in addressing subcontractor questions or concerns
• Tasks will include subcontractor training sessions as well as on improperly submitted or delayed payrolls
• Support in the management of Federal and Federally Funded projects’ administrative staff on compliance related issues

Additional duties will include:

• Managing a compliance calendar, noting dates for submittals, training as well as internal schedules for assessments.
• Monitor and research employment-related legislative and regulatory actions:
• Attend conference sponsored by government agencies as well as private organizations
• Conduct online research and establish social media alerts for compliance matters
• Prevailing Wage
• Assist in the oversight and management of project teams in the reporting of certified payroll
• Ensure project team has a working knowledge of McCarthy’s LCPtracker databases or in some instances Client specific data base or tools
• Verify project implementation, including:
• Project start up training
• Delivery of tools to project teams (e.g., Summary of eDocs, Review of Box Account, jobsite visits.)
• Assist in the implementation, maintenance, oversight, and adjustment of McCarthy’s Prevailing Wage Program
• Assist in the development, implementation, oversight and maintenance of McCarthy’s Policies and Procedures for Davis Bacon related compliance. Including the development of standardized eDocuments for Federal and Federally Funded projects
• Assist in the creation, implementation, and management of an onboarding plan for new certified payroll projects.
• Manage McCarthy’s public works project details
• Manage compliance issues
• Assist with regulatory visits and audits

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business management, law or related field.
• Minimum 3 years experience with certified payroll
• Working knowledge of construction industry compliance requirements and standards.
• Proficiency in compliance management software such as Paradigm 3, Intellect Compliance, and LCPtracker.
• Advanced analytical abilities.
• Effective research and processional networking skills
• Ability to travel up to 30%

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

NOTICE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRMS: McCarthy’s Talent Acquisition Team is the only authorized representative permitted to engage with external search firms, staffing agencies, or other third-party recruiting partners.

McCarthy maintains an Approved Agency List for recruiting partners, which is reviewed and updated annually.

McCarthy will only consider submissions from agencies with a signed fee agreement in place for the current year.

McCarthy does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate submissions, or referrals from agencies that do not meet these requirements.

If a candidate is submitted without an active agreement, McCarthy will have no obligation to pay any fees and reserves the right to contact, engage, interview, or hire such candidate(s) without any financial or other responsibility to the submitting agency.

Unsolicited resumes, including those sent directly to hiring managers or other employees, will be considered the property of McCarthy.

For California locations only, the salary range for this position is: $90,000 – $119,000 depending on location.

This does not include a possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation.

offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.