Ops Payroll Rep
Date: Dec 10, 2025
Location:
Naperville, IL, US, 60563
Company: NPL Construction (S4)
Description:
Who We Are
Centuri Group is comprised of a family of companies that make up a utility infrastructure enterprise, operating throughout the US and Canada, committed to safely delivering gas, electric and utility services to our customers and the community. We help you build your career on Solid Ground by investing in your development and valuing your unique skills, perspective, and background. Employees are the lifeblood of our organization, and we're committed to providing a stable foundation to continuously grow and thrive. We've got work for the next 100 years - All we need is you!
As an Operations Payroll Representative you will support the office, operations, and accounting services team by ensuring accurate processing and recording of all company payroll including union and non-union payroll. Participating in daily data entry, payroll processing, and work closely with multiple departments to ensure accurate payroll operations.
What You'll Do
Entering Time and Reviewing Hours
Per Diem/Rig Rent/Truck Pay/Boot Pay Entry
Overrides for Correct Rates/Unions/Taxes
EDF's for EE Changes, Layoffs, Terms, and Movement
Compiling Steward Reports and Sending Check Stubs for Operations/Corporate Union Benefits. Including all trades (UA, Teamsters, Operators, and Laborers), reports are sent per each job
Previous Period Adjustments for Missed Hours, Per Diem/Rig Rent/Truck Pay/Boot Pay, Wrong Job Hours, etc.
Separate Check Requests for 798 Welders on all pipeline projects (Per Union Agreement)
Check Requests for any layoffs, corrections needed, or missed entry
Running Zero Hours Reports and sending to Operations notifying of employees having zero hours entered for the week
Work with employees that reach out with missed hours, incorrect rates of pay, incorrect taxes, W-4 changes, updated personal information (addresses/change of bank accounts), overpayments/underpayments, or questions on benefits/fringes.
Union Issues - missing benefits (Health & Welfare, Pension, Vacation Fund, etc.), incorrect/missing hours reported, funds going to wrong addresses. Gathering information on our end as far as # of employees affected, where they are working, union/rate of pay, fringe information, and working with the Union Benefits Team/Union to resolve.
Prepare and send termination EDF's for employees that have been on layoff over six months
Sending New Hire/Re-Hire Information to the HR Team for Onboarding (including name, classification, rate, trade, cost center, state, area, etc.) and tracking the information
Checking/Tracking if Union Dues are taken out for all Union employees on a weekly basis and following up with Operations to obtain missing forms/Corporate on why dues were not taken out
On specific customer related jobs (Hegewisch and Fusion) comparing the daily progress reports (DPR's) to the employees hours/rates of pay/per diems/rig rent/truck pay/boot pay for each day to ensure that DPR's/Time balanced to what we were submitting to the customer
Assisting with yearly updates to rates/fringes including: contacting unions for new agreements/rate sheets to be in accordance with members updates, new rate setups, and answering Union Benefits questions on our Great Lakes Unions
Communicate and confirm information with the appropriate business leaders
Cross train and work with team members as needed with daily workflow
Perform other responsibilities as requested by leadership
What You'll Have
High School Diploma or equivalent is required
Prior experience with multistate union and non-union payroll with movement between different unions is required
Strong knowledge of payroll procedures for union and non-union is required
Tech savvy to learn new computer applications and software quickly; SAP, Excel, Adobe, and Success Factors experience is preferred
What You'll Get
Benefit Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
401K w/ Company Match
Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays
Potential Bonus Opportunities
Career Development Opportunities
Employee Discounts
Weekly Payroll
Work Environment
Work is performed in a typical indoor office environment
Flexibility to work various schedules and stay late when necessary with little or no notice
Seeing: Must be able to read reports and use computer.
Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers.
Talking: Must be able to express and exchange ideas by means of spoken words.
Sitting: Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must be able to stand to open files and operate office machines. Must maintain mobility between departments and to attend meetings of employees and managers.
Bending/Reaching/Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Must be able to bend, reach, or stoop to obtain office supplies and operate office equipment.
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Light physical effort under 10 pounds.
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Major portions of daily work require application of manual skills involving motor coordination and finger dexterity.
Legal Stuff
Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify
Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment
This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management's assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant's race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.
