Prevailing Wage Specialist

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Vestas is a prominent wind turbine manufacturing company with significant operations in the United States.

Prevailing Wage Specialist

This role involves coordinating with customer project execution entities within the business to ensure compliance with prevailing wage laws in areas where Vestas operates. Additionally, the specialist conducts periodic reviews of prevailing wage work data and archives it for future audits. Some travel to active construction sites is required for program orientations and to support site teams with data reviews.

Responsibilities:

• Compliance Oversight - Ensure adherence to prevailing wage regulations and standards on projects, support with audits to guarantee compliance at both state and federal levels.
• Policy Development - Communicate established prevailing wage policies and procedures to project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of requirements.
• Training and Education - Conduct training sessions for project personnel to enhance awareness and understanding of prevailing wage laws, facilitating diligent compliance throughout project lifecycles.
• Documentation Management - Support projects with the accurate and timely completion of prevailing wage documentation, wage rate determinations, and related records, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Audit Preparedness - Work with projects to implement developed system for maintaining meticulous records to ensure readiness for external audits, conduct quality reviews and archive documentation for future access by auditing entities.
• Risk Assessment - Identify potential risks related to prevailing wage compliance and implement strategies to mitigate those risks, keeping abreast of legislative changes and industry best practices.
• Collaboration - Collaborate with the PWA manager, site managers, project managers, human resources, legal, and finance teams to seamlessly integrate prevailing wage compliance into project planning and implementation.
• Dispute Resolution - Notify PWA manager if any prevailing wage-related disputes arise, maintain open channels of communication with team and relevant stakeholders to facilitate resolution of any disputes.
• Process Development - Evaluate prevailing wage implementation processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and overall effectiveness of compliance efforts.
• Communication - Serve as project teams' primary point of contact for prevailing wage data tracking and archiving process, maintain communication with PWA manager regarding project team's adherence to the established PWA program.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources, Legal Studies).
• Proficiency in working within teams, high degree of readiness to handle diverse tasks & flexibility, keen on learning new skills & knowledge, solid work ethic, trustworthiness & accountability to team/company, personal desire/value to produce quality work, and ability to perform with little supervision.
• Experience in the construction of wind projects.
• Knowledgeable in contract review and familiarity with legal technical language.
• Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal and active listening skills to promote effective team collaboration.
• Familiarity with Sales Force and SAP time recording software.
• Proficient with Procore Project Management Software
• Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions, correspondence, and technical documents.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

Competencies:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Experience creating spreadsheets and maintaining data in Excel.
• Remain abreast of applicable labor and employment law including prevailing wage, and any other applicable state and federal law.
• Familiarity with preparing and reviewing Certified Payroll submissions.
• Willing to work in a collaborative team environment with emphasis on project support.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on documentation accuracy and reporting.
• Effective organizational and time management skills are essential.
• Ability to manage own tasks with minimal direction.
• Able to complete responsibilities in a timely, professional, and quality manner.
• Flexibility with daily tasks and changing priorities.

What We Offer:

We offer an exciting position with great development opportunities in an inspiring environment at the world's number one wind turbine producer. We value initiative, responsibility, and accuracy. You will become part of an international environment with a focus on sustainability and safety and you will work among colleagues that take care of each other.

• Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry
• Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
• Generous Paid Time Off policies 
• Great 401(k) plan (with employer match)
• Tuition assistance

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognise the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 30,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.