Prevailing Wage Rate Compliance Specialist

Role Overview

• Independently affect compliance through enforcement among Oregon businesses and political subdivisions of the state of all wage and hour laws administered by the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
• Conduct investigations pertaining to a variety of wage and hour statutes and administrative rules, with a focus on prevailing wage rate laws, to either resolve claims/complaints or to make final determination regarding disposition of cases and whether further action is warranted.
• Investigate complaints filed against public agencies for failure to comply with the state’s least-cost contracting policy.
• Devise the investigative plan for obtaining evidence and essential facts needed to make a final determination regarding the legitimacy and resolution of the matter.
• Interpret and apply relevant law, rule, and policy to findings of fact.
• Prepare the investigative file for the administrative hearing process or referral of case for litigation by the Department of Justice.
• Research, analyze, amend, and apply past precedents relating to construction duties, equipment, and materials to determine correct classifications of work and correspondence Prevailing Wage Rates.
• Conduct impromptu on-site prevailing wage inspections to ascertain status of compliance with prevailing wage and wage and hour laws on multi-employer sites of work.
• Conduct outreach activities and educate external stakeholders and interested parties on the complexity of related regulatory issues as they relate to Wage and Hour and Prevailing Wage Rate Laws.

Requirements

• Four years experience doing administrative research that included compiling and evaluating facts to recommend management action, or to decide compliance with program guidelines and regulations.
• Two of the four years must be above the technical support level.
• Note: college-level course work may substitute for experience on the basis of 45-quarter units per year, up to a maximum of three years.
• Experience with managing multiple priorities, including documentation review and calendar management, with a keen eye for details
• Experience providing technical support with a customer-service oriented approach
• Experience in interpreting laws, rules, policies and procedures, and applying interpretations to specific situations
• Ability to learn and navigate a complex and technical field while liaising with various stakeholders
• Experience in performing technical or administrative support functions requiring independent judgement, decision making and problem resolution
• Demonstrated knowledge of M365 suite, including knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

• Work/life balance, vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays a year, and personal days off
• Competitive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental
• Pension and retirement programs
• Advancement opportunity within BOLI and other State agencies
• Opportunity to expand your technical and professional skills
• Work with others who are passionate about public service
• Make a difference in the lives of Oregonians
• Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program