Payroll Services Specialist - Large Project - Temple, TX

Job summary

Job Description The Payroll Services Specialist ensures the timely capture, review, and preparation of accurate, payroll-ready time and pay data for craft and administrative employees within assigned business units.

Qualifications

• As the primary local, employee-facing payroll resource, the Payroll Services Specialist supports field and office employees with pay-related questions, timekeeping guidance, and routine issue resolution.
• Candidate can be based in any location that DPR*** has an office.
• Weekly travel or relocation to project location in Temple, TX.
• is required.
• Competitive per diem and travel incentives offered!
• Compensation Range - $52,500-$90,000
• Perform first-pass review of time entries to identify and resolve anomalies, including overtime, double time, and leave hours prior to payroll submission.
• Support craft mobility within established guidelines and policies, including payroll coordination for employee movement between projects or entities.
• Participate in in-person craft meetings or field discussions as needed to provide payroll guidance and reinforce timekeeping expectations.
• Prepare and submit payroll corrections to Shared Services Payroll, including coordination of payroll overpayment repayments as needed.
• Serve as the primary local payroll point of contact for craft, administrative employees and regional field teams, responding to pay-related inquiries and supporting issue resolution.
• Communicate payroll deadlines,

Responsibilities

• Include But Are Not Limited To
• Collect, review, and approve employee time across approved timekeeping systems (e.g., paper, Rhumbix, Smart Sheet), ensuring entries are complete, accurately classified, and submitted by payroll deadlines.
• Support of craft worker attestation process and

Skills

Degrees

Languages

Work schedule

Travel

Industry

Security clearance

Relocation