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R-2 Contractors

Builds civil infrastructure for power projects

Payroll Manager

Full-TimePosted on 10/22/2026
$75k - $130k/yr
Mid
Prineville, OR, USA
In PersonOn-site at the Prineville, Oregon office; Monday-Friday, 10-hour workdays.
AccountingPayroll Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-state payroll operations, preferably in civil construction.
  • Working knowledge of union payroll, collective bargaining agreements, and fringe benefit reporting.
  • Experience with prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and certified payroll requirements.
  • Knowledge of payroll tax compliance, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.
  • Ability to lead payroll staff and work collaboratively across departments.
Responsibilities
  • Manage weekly payroll processing for more than 250 employees across multiple states.
  • Administer payroll under multiple union collective bargaining agreements, including wage rates and fringe benefit programs.
  • Oversee prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and certified payroll requirements.
  • Support compliance with applicable Inflation Reduction Act prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.
  • Manage payroll tax filings, audits, garnishments, year-end processing, and W-2 reporting.
  • Maintain payroll controls, reconciliations, and payroll-related general ledger accounts.
  • Lead and develop payroll staff and identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.
  • Maintain current wage and fringe benefit rates for applicable labor agreements.
  • Coordinate union remittances, audits, and required reporting.
  • Implement negotiated wage changes and contract updates accurately and on time.
  • Verify labor classifications, wage determinations, and fringe benefit compliance.
  • Prepare and submit accurate, timely certified payroll reports.
  • Support public works and governmental labor audits.
  • Maintain documentation supporting applicable Inflation Reduction Act labor compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate with Compliance, Human Resources, and Project Management teams.
  • Monitor regulatory changes affecting payroll and related reporting.

About the company

R-2 Contractors builds civil and underground infrastructure for utility-scale power projects across the United States, including renewable generation, transmission lines and substations. Its crews prepare sites, construct access roads and install foundations and buried conduits that carry and protect electrical cables. Customers hire the contractor for construction work spanning site preparation, excavation and grading through concrete structures, underground systems and grounding, with crews carrying out the work on project sites. Its portfolio also includes civil work for highway lighting and traffic signals, and the company is headquartered in Prineville, Oregon.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Prineville, OR

Founded

N/A

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What believers are saying

  • Estimators shape internal systems: R2's Prineville role includes improving estimating tools, processes and project handoffs.
  • Mechanic benefits reward tenure: R2 lists union retirement and a five-year employment appreciation bonus.
  • Project managers get training access: R2 accepts willingness to learn its construction and scheduling tools.

What critics are saying

  • Bids bring pressure: R2's Prineville estimator role describes a demanding workload and tight deadlines.
  • Mechanics supply their own tools: R2 provides specialty tools only.
  • Schedules face outage constraints: R2's live substation retrofits must fit customers' shutdown windows.

What makes R-2 Contractors unique

  • Deployment stays in-house: R2 owns both equipment and trucking fleets.
  • Difficult ground stays in-house: R2 performs directional drilling and rock sawing itself.
  • Union trades work together: R2 signs agreements covering electrical workers, operating engineers and laborers.

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