Prevailing Wage Consultant

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Prevailing Wage Consultant advising Points North customers and teams on Davis-Bacon and prevailing wage compliance. Translating regulations into practical guidance, training, and scalable product processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a prevailing wage expert for customers and internal teams
  • Advise Support, Implementation, Managed Services, Product Management, and other teams on prevailing wage requirements, the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts, and applicable state and local requirements
  • Research complex questions and document practical recommendations
  • Help customers navigate wage determinations, worker classifications, fringe benefits, apprentices, certified payroll reporting, and related documentation
  • Support escalated compliance questions and distinguish jurisdiction-specific requirements
  • Identify when clarification from an agency or legal counsel is needed
  • Monitor federal, state, and local regulatory developments, agency guidance, wage determination updates, and industry trends
  • Deliver internal briefings and training on regulatory changes, affected parties, and recommended actions
  • Create and maintain internal reference guides, FAQs, decision frameworks, and best-practice resources
  • Translate compliance needs into business requirements, workflows, and educational materials with Product, Engineering, Implementation, Support, and other teams
  • Review processes and proposed product changes for prevailing wage considerations
  • Identify gaps and recommend improvements supporting accuracy, consistency, and scalability
  • Coordinate with awarding bodies, labor compliance authorities, industry associations, and union representatives to clarify requirements and inform guidance

Requirements:

  • 5+ years’ experience in prevailing wage compliance, consulting, labor compliance, or public works payroll administration
  • Expertise demonstrated with the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts
  • 1+ year of hands-on experience supporting payroll, certified payroll, or construction compliance software, preferred
  • Excellent communicator, able to turn complex information into simple and digestible content for teams from the C-Suite to early career individual contributors
  • Practical experience researching and applying wage determinations, classifications, fringe benefit requirements, and certified payroll reporting
  • Ability to advise and train internal stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of state-level prevailing wage law and public works requirements, including researching and applying state and federal Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) guidance and wage determinations, highly preferred
  • Experience interpreting union wage schedules, collective bargaining agreements, fringe benefit contributions, and rate changes, highly preferred
  • Experience working with unions, awarding bodies, or federal, state, and local labor compliance authorities, highly preferred
  • Client-centric communication and strong consulting skills
  • Proactive, detail-oriented approach to research and problem-solving
  • Sound judgment regarding ambiguity, source reliability, and when to escalate questions
  • Collaborative, solution-oriented mindset
  • Willing to travel up to 10% for company meetings, team trainings, and other internal company needs

Benefits:

  • Hourly rate for all work completed with or for Points North
  • Independent Contractor/1099 arrangement
  • Energizing, ambitious, and supportive workplace
  • Contributions make a real impact