Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays if work permits.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Position Overview

 As the Compliance Manager, Asset Management, you will be responsible for leading a team with ownership for Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship (PWA) compliance across Invenergy’s operating portfolio. The Manager role will be heavily focused on leading a team of 1-2 associates to drive compliance milestones and deliverables, ensuring information integrity, ensuring processes within the department follow company standards, establishing new processes where they do not exist, and leading key initiatives. This is a highly visible role requiring clear communication, curiosity, organization, and strong coordination across multiple facets of the organization—including Asset Management, Operations, Human Resources, Tax, Legal, and Procurement, among others.

 General Responsibilities:

• Lead PWA compliance initiatives for a portfolio of operations projects, ensuring project deliverables are met to the required scope and schedule.
• Lead team members to manage project deliverables across multiple contractors and scopes to ensure adherence to project schedule.
• Represent the company in discussions with stakeholders, third party consultants and the projects customer/owner.
• Escalate project and portfolio roadblocks to senior leadership; work with direct reports to remove identified roadblocks to maintain project scope, budget and schedule.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manage the collection of wage reports from contractors across the portfolio of operating projects and facilitate the review by outside consultants, ensuring the timely completion to deliver the required reports and certificates before project deadlines and minimizing penalties.
• Track the timely completion and documentation of cure and penalty payments.
• Draft, submit, defend, and negotiate wage determination submissions. Track the project-specific contract effective dates and required wage determination renewals. Provide inputs to economic analyses based on wage rates.
• Support the tax and finance team with the preparation of PWA-related forms for annual tax filings.
• Manage consultant relationships, invoicing, and allocation of costs to the projects.
• Establish and lead regular portfolio and project meetings and status updates to ensure compliance deliverables are met.
• Develop and improve upon first-of-a-kind compliance processes and associated procedures with an emphasis on accuracy and scalability. Drive the implementation of best practices and lessons learned.
• Review regulations, rules, and contracts governing PWA-related items to interpret requirements and translate them into business processes.
• Provide internal training and support regarding compliance requirements and best practices. Serve as the subject matter expert on PWA compliance related topics. Provide training and support to clients and contractors.
• Ensure records are adequately kept and sensitive or confidential information is managed per company document management policies.
• Evaluate contracts and proposals for appropriate compliance language; provide edits and feedback to internal stakeholders, third party consultants and contractors as needed to support compliance goals.
• Onboard new construction and repower projects as they enter into PW operations, and maintain a forecast of upcoming projects.
• Other duties as may be assigned to support Asset Management, Procurement, and Operations Support.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of related experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to apply structure and judgment to complex issues. 
• Strong oral and written communication skills – able to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively with tact and diplomacy.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent organizational abilities.
• In-depth understanding of federal, state, and local regulations related to prevailing wage, apprenticeship programs, Davis-Bacon Act, and local requirements. 
• Prior experience managing a team.
• Proficient in document control systems and auditing methodologies. 
• Familiarity with underlying data systems that generate PWA-related data.
• Excellent solution-seeking, teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset and sound professional judgment, with a track record of driving continuous improvement, process enhancement, and disciplined execution.
• Highly organized and strategic thinker, capable of prioritizing competing demands.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision, while effectively collaborating across functions in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment.

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.
 
In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
 
Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.