Northeast Regional Payroll Specialist and HR Support

Breen & Sullivan Mechanical Services Inc., a leading New England mechanical contractor, seeks a Northeast Regional Payroll Specialist and HR Support professional. In this role, you will manage multi-state construction payroll, timekeeping, and deductions for field and office staff while supporting day-to-day HR operations. Responsibilities include prevailing wage and certified payrolls, union reporting, onboarding documentation, benefits enrollments, and maintaining accurate employee records. You'll partner with leadership to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, drive process improvements, and provide responsive support to a tight-knit, safety-focused workforce across the region.

Responsibilities

• Process multi-state construction payroll accurately and on schedule

• Administer prevailing wage and certified payroll reports

• Maintain timekeeping, deductions, and payroll records for field and office staff

• Support HR onboarding, terminations, and employee data changes

• Coordinate benefits enrollment and updates with employees and vendors

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour regulations

• Prepare union reports and other labor-related payroll documentation

• Maintain secure and organized HR and payroll files

• Respond to employee payroll and benefits questions promptly

• Recommend and help implement payroll and HR process improvements Required Skills

• Payroll processing

• Multi-state payroll

• Construction/union payroll

• Prevailing wage and certified payroll reporting

• HRIS and timekeeping systems

• Benefits administration

• Employee onboarding and offboarding

• HR and payroll compliance

• Excel and payroll reporting

• Documentation and recordkeeping