Sr. Labor Compliance Operations Specialist

Description Title: Senior Labor Compliance Operations Specialist Title: Senior Labor Compliance Operations Specialist Department: Labor Compliance

Location:
Houston, TX Supervisor: Sr. Manager of IRA Compliance FLSA Status: Exempt Position Status: Permanent, Full-time Work Status: Hybrid SENIOR LABOR COMPLIANCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Houston, TX, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future. Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Development, Module, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the US, including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere. As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea. Summary The Sr. Labor Compliance Operations Specialist. Serves as the operational backbone of the labor Compliance departments, responsible for developing and maintaining the systems, processes, reporting tools, data controls, and quality assurance practices necessary to support consistent labor compliance execution across Qcells USA’s EPC portfolio. This role focuses on operational excellence, standardization, data quality, reporting, automation, system administration, quality assurance, process implementation, and departmental performance measurements. The senior labor compliance operations specialist works closely with labor compliance leadership, senior labor compliance specialists, Labor compliance coordinators, project teams, and other internal stakeholders to ensure compliance processes are scalable, documented, measurable, and consistently executed. A key objective to this position is to provide centralized operational support so project and owner facing compliance. Leads can remain focused on project execution, subcontractor management, regulatory requirements, and owner audit engagement. This position reports to the Sr. Manager of IRA Compliance or another management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is hybrid, based out of our Houston, TX office, requiring up to 4 days per week in the office. Standard

working hours
are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 20%. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Essential Job Function & Responsibilities Labor Compliance Operations & Process Management Develop, maintain, and continuously improve Labor Compliance Department standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflows, templates, checklists, and process documentation. Establish standardized processes across projects to promote consistency in labor compliance execution. Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and recurring compliance issues and develop scalable solutions. Support implementation of new compliance requirements, project procedures, owner requirements, and departmental initiatives. Maintain departmental process maps, responsibility matrices, and operational guidance. Coordinate process changes across Labor Compliance personnel and affected project teams. Support onboarding and operational training for Labor Compliance personnel. Compliance Systems Administration Serve as a primary operational administrator and subject matter resource for labor compliance systems and platforms utilized by the department. Support configuration, implementation, and ongoing administration of certified payroll and labor compliance platforms. Maintain standardized system configurations, user access, project setup requirements, reporting structures, and data standards