Job Description
SUMMARY Mortenson is currently seeking a Finance Compliance Manager—Prevailing Wage and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to lead a team responsible for the company’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance program for applicable construction projects, ensuring accurate pay classification, fringe benefit treatment, certified payroll support, and audit ready documentation in alignment with DavisBacon/DBRA requirements and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) prevailing wage and apprenticeship provisions. This role partners closely with Legal, Payroll, HR, and project teams to reduce compliance risk across union and nonunion work across multiple states in the energy sector. Work Location MN-Minneapolis-Headquarters RESPONSIBILITIES Own the prevailing wage and IRA apprenticeship compliance program for applicable projects, including procedures, controls, documentation standards Review contract, grant, and customer requirements to determine prevailing wage/IRA applicability; translate requirements into clear project setup, workflows, and responsibilities Directly manage and develop team members through hiring/onboarding, work allocation, training, quality review, coaching, and performance management Set team goals and service-level expectations; manage capacity planning, prioritization across projects, and escalation paths for high-risk issues Partner with project teams to ensure compliant contract documents including pay determinations (classifications, base wage rates, fringes), for union and nonunion scenarios and multistate requirements Oversee certified payroll and customer/agency reporting processes (as applicable), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and reconciliation to source payroll and project records Maintain an audit ready compliance file for each project, including correspondence, determinations, evidence, and decis