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Construction Certified Payroll Specialist

$28 - $38 per hour

JLM Strategic Talent Partners

Benefits:

  • 401(k) matching
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
WHO IS JLM STRATEGIC TALENT PARTNERS & WHAT IS OUR ROLE

We partner with National & International prime contractors to provide them with qualified talent they can trust.


We accomplish this by sourcing & vetting high level career seeking candidates in the industry and match them with our partners current open roles. Our objective is to help our general contractor partners build out project teams for high level infrastructure projects across the US.

We aspire to partner with candidates who are eager to learn, grow, and progress in their career path while deepening their knowledge in their given field.

We deeply value our partnerships and place great emphasis on maintaining strong relationships and long term hires.This is reflective in our competitive offerings to our hires including:
  • Ongoing HR support
  • Competitive benefits packages including- Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
  • Our very own JLM Rewards incentive program
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
  • The ideal candidate has a proven track record of working in construction and/or transportation.
  • They thrive in a fast paced and a team oriented environment.
  • They get excited about construction projects as well as completing assignments on time.
  • An individual who will do well in this position is self oriented, organized, a great communicator, and approachable.
  • Comfortable working within a team environment at the project site.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/SKILLS
  • Collecting and recording weekly certified payroll reports from home office for employees and from subcontractors working on heavy/civil construction projects.
  • Reviewing and approving subcontractor documents including certified payroll, apprentice records, monthly employment utilization reports and union benefit reports. Periodic audits, and a final audit of all CPR and labor compliance documents when subcontractor reports final CPR.
  • Responsible for onboarding new subcontractors and ensuring they understand the steps to complete their certified payroll submittals which include numerous one-time documents that are required. This includes emails and phone calls with subcontractors with varying levels of computer skills.
  • Running monthly reports and submitting to management for tracking of labor hours on the project.
  • Notifying management when a subcontractor is significantly behind in reporting.
  • If required, uploading JV certified payroll to DIR website and tracking the subcontractors that have also met this state requirement.
  • Other duties as assigned

PERKS OF JOINING JLM

We offer a competitive compensation package as well as benefits including Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, Life, and Paid Time Off!

Compensation: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour


JLM is a DBE-accredited agency specializing in finding world-class talent and managing infrastructure project staffing needs.

As the industry leader in staffing for architecture, engineering, and construction projects, JLM has 18,500+ pre-vetted, highly-skilled, and available people ready to power your project within 7 days.
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