Lead and evolve payroll strategy to support rapid growth, geographic expansion, and project-based labor models.
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing payroll team with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and service.
Establish payroll policies, procedures, controls, and documentation aligned with best practices.
Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for salaried and hourly employees across multiple states.
Ensure accurate processing of wages, overtime, per diem, bonuses, commissions, retro pay, and off-cycle payments.
Manage payroll calendars, cutoffs, approvals, and audit readiness.
Partner with HRIS, IT (Time & Attendance), Labor Compliance, and Finance to ensure clean upstream and downstream data.
Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local wage and hour laws.
Oversee payroll compliance related to: Prevailing wage and certified payroll reporting.
Union and non-union labor requirements.
Multi-state taxation and local jurisdiction rules.
Manage payroll audits, internal controls, and SOX-aligned processes.
Stay current on regulatory changes impacting payroll and labor compliance.
Own payroll systems and vendor relationships (e.g., ADP, Workday, CMiC, or similar).
Lead payroll system implementations, upgrades, and M&A integrations.
Drive automation, standardization, and process efficiencies across payroll operations, including acquisitions.
Partner with IT and HRIS teams on data governance and system optimization.
Collaborate closely with: Field Operations and Project Controls on labor forecasting and reporting.
Finance on reconciliations, accruals, and payroll costing.
People & Culture on employee experience, onboarding, and offboarding.
Act as a trusted advisor on payroll implications for new projects, acquisitions, or workforce changes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership of payroll teams.
Deep experience with multi-state payroll in a high-volume, hourly workforce environment.
Strong knowledge of wage and hour laws, payroll tax compliance, and labor regulations including California pay rules.
Experience supporting construction, EPC, energy, or similarly complex project-based industries.
Ability to travel as required to support teams across SOLV’s corporate offices and other locations.
CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) designation.
Experience with prevailing wage and certified payroll reporting.
Experience in both union and non-union environments.
Payroll system implementation or transformation experience.
Public company or SOX-controlled environment experience.
Strategic mindset with strong operational execution.
High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Ability to operate in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Continuous improvement and problem-solving orientation.

Benefits

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingmulti-state payrollwage and hour lawspayroll tax complianceprevailing wage reportingcertified payroll reportingpayroll system implementationSOX compliancedata governanceprocess automation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementattention to detailstrategic mindsetoperational executionproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementaccountabilityservice orientation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in BusinessCertified Payroll Professional (CPP)