PWA Compliance Specialist (PR26050)
 TMEIC Corporation | |
 United States, Texas, Houston | |
| 2901 Wilcrest Drive (Show on map) | |
 Jul 02, 2026 | |
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Develop, manage, and continuously improve the Company's prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) compliance programming and activities ensuring labor compliance readiness across a growing portfolio of projects Role Accountabilities * Manage prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements for current and future projects, as required in collaboration with project management, field operations, legal, finance, commercial, HR, and clients * Advise internal stakeholders on PWA compliance strategy, requirements, and impacts to project execution * Develop internal PWA processes that ensure the Company's PWA obligations are met * Monitor and maintain ongoing compliance with prevailing wage requirements, including classification accuracy, pay rates, and supporting documentation according to legal requirements and client obligations * Manage apprenticeship compliance requirements including tracking labor hour thresholds, monitor apprenticeship participation and ratio requirements * Submit Department of Labor classification and prevailing wage rate requests by project and scope, and maintain documentation of wage determinations * Track and coordinate all prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements by project * Coordinate apprenticeship job postings and searches as required * Maintain documentation to evidence of good faith efforts, when applicable * Serve as the point of contact with registered apprenticeship programs * Coordinate the submission of certified payroll records with the finance department and project management team * Maintain compliance files by project, contractor and reporting period * Monitor PWA requirements, regulatory updates, and enforcement guidance, and implement changes as necessary * Identify opportunities to improve PWA processes, reporting, and compliance tracking * Identify and manage the services of PWA vendors, as needed * Develop and deliver training on PWA compliance, including associated company processes and expectations, as needed General Employee Accountabilities * Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager * Give manager best advice * Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified * Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager * Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment * Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws * Recommend viable improvements proactively * Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes Develop, manage, and continuously improve the Company's prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) compliance programming and activities ensuring labor compliance readiness across a growing portfolio of projects Role Accountabilities * Manage prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements for current and future projects, as required in collaboration with project management, field operations, legal, finance, commercial, HR, and clients * Advise internal stakeholders on PWA compliance strategy, requirements, and impacts to project execution * Develop internal PWA processes that ensure the Company's PWA obligations are met * Monitor and maintain ongoing compliance with prevailing wage requirements, including classification accuracy, pay rates, and supporting documentation according to legal requirements and client obligations * Manage apprenticeship compliance requirements including tracking labor hour thresholds, monitor apprenticeship participation and ratio requirements * Submit Department of Labor classification and prevailing wage rate requests by project and scope, and maintain documentation of wage determinations * Track and coordinate all prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements by project * Coordinate apprenticeship job postings and searches as required * Maintain documentation to evidence of good faith efforts, when applicable * Serve as the point of contact with registered apprenticeship programs * Coordinate the submission of certified payroll records with the finance department and project management team * Maintain compliance files by project, contractor and reporting period * Monitor PWA requirements, regulatory updates, and enforcement guidance, and implement changes as necessary * Identify opportunities to improve PWA processes, reporting, and compliance tracking * Identify and manage the services of PWA vendors, as needed * Develop and deliver training on PWA compliance, including associated company processes and expectations, as needed General Employee Accountabilities * Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager * Give manager best advice * Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified * Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager * Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment * Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws * Recommend viable improvements proactively * Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Preferred Qualifications * 3 years' experience with prevailing wage and apprenticeship, or Davis-Bacon compliance programs * Demonstrated experience with Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) specific PWA compliance, clean energy, or federally funded projects * Experience in a dynamic, high-growth, global engineering services organization or industry served by the Company * Demonstrated experience with a foreign-owned business, preferably Japanese * Demonstrated experience working with a field service organization * GPHR or SPHR Hiring Range: $89,520-$128,685 Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer | |