HR/Compliance Solutions for Construction Companies

At Rivas HR/Construction Compliance Consulting, the goal is to provide tailored consulting services for construction organizations in California. With over two decades in the heavy civil construction industry, Jesse R. provides precise insights and effective solutions for your small to medium-sized business in California.

Our Services

  • Providing a comprehensive overview of human resources services specifically designed for California's small to medium-sized construction organizations.

    Develop processes focused on compliance with labor laws, regulations, and industry standards. Compliance strategies often begin with appropriate policies that support all HR functions.

    Preparation can mitigate compliance issues such as grievances, complaints, workplace investigations, and disciplinary matters.

    Helping leadership understand the complexities of evolving DEI regulations. Offer solutions on employment law, including complaints such as union grievances or discrimination/harassment complaints and conducting workplace investigations.

    Provide detailed processes on preparing for and managing EEO audits and reports and compliance with state and federal governing bodies such as EEOC, Cal/OSHA, Fed/OSHA, OFCCP, DIR, DOL, and the Civil Rights Department.

    Ensuring organizational policies align with Caltrans specifications, FARS, county and local government specifications, hour and wage laws, state and federal prevailing wage regulations, and union requirements.

    Understanding the complexity of employing a union staff and the various agreements that impact your organization.

  • Ensuring safety policies are in compliance with Cal/OSHA, Fed OSHA, and contract specifications. Develop Site Specific Health and Safety Programs (SSHSP), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), Heat and Illness Prevention Progam (HIPP), and Code of Safe Practices.

    Prepare OSHA logs and reports. Provide guidance on OSHA inspections and citations.

    Assist with Heavy Job (HCSS) setup, processes, and maximizing its functions.

  • Ensure policies are in place to mitigate risk for the organization. Managing workers’ compensation matters, insurance matters covering auto and property/equipment claims. Ensure risk policies align with HR and Safety policies.

  • Training for all levels of staff to ensure the organization is performing effectively and efficiently. Ensuring all policies and procedures and communicated throughout the organization. Providing workflows for the field and office to ensure compliance with organizational policies and processes.

Meet the Owner

Jesse J. Rivas
Founder

With over 20 years of experience in the heavy civil construction industry, I bring a knowledge base based on a combination of project/field experience, experience as a senior-level manager, and an education that includes a BS in business management and an MBA. These experiences and education allow me to help resource-challenged businesses meet the compliance challenges that every construction organization faces.

With vast experience in the heavy civil construction sector, I have held roles that include Sr. Manager, Controller, HR Manager, Risk and Safety Manager, Operations and Compliance, Contracts Manager, Payroll Manager, Sr. Business Manager, EEO Officer, and Office Manager. The various roles I have held and becoming a leader in my organization and in my field provides the foundation of knowledge that I offer to my clients.

Whether your organization requires someone to fill a role temporarily, provide consulting services to fill in gaps in your HR/Risk/Safety departments, or you want your organization to be as effective and efficient as it can be to be a successful organization, please allow me the opportunity to meet with you and provide more detail on my experience and what I can offer your organization and team.

Overview of Services:

Assisting:

Construction Employers – associated firms

Union Contractors

Public Works – Prevailing Wage projects

California / Federal funded projects

Operations

Ensure compliance with Caltrans specifications, FARS, County, and local government specifications.

Develop/refine operational processes such as document control processes and record keeping, ensuring compliance.

Organizational structure, process development, and field/home office and field protocols.

Ensuring compliance with GC specifications/requirements.

Assisting with PSL’s, and union compliance.

Experience

This is an overview of the experience and services I provide. My 20 + years in the heavy civil construction industry have included experience that exceeds the list above. I also know about union payroll regulations and State of California wage and hour laws. I am happy to collaborate with you on your priority needs to ensure your organization functions efficiently, effectively, in compliance, and profitably. I aim to charge reasonable rates so you can utilize my expertise without straining your resources to a breaking point. Further, I want to bridge the gap in your organization when HR, Safety, or Risk Management staff are not currently part of your organization. I will also train leadership and your staff so they can grow the organization with the foundation of services I can provide.

I will gladly provide my CV with more details about my career.

Human Resources:

Developing effective strategies and processes specifically for small to medium-sized organizations. These strategies include building processes to ensure compliance with the following:

Human Resources, labor laws, regulations, industry standards.

Guidance on handbooks and associated policies.

Guidance on the shifting landscape of DEI, what it means to your organization, and how to navigate these evolving regulations.

Onboarding and offboarding processes, training and development, performance management, succession planning, retention, and talent acquisition.

Support with employee relations issues such as grievances, complaints, workplace investigations,

Disciplinary procedures for union and non-union employees.

Prepare for and/or manage EEO audits and EEO-1 reports.

Ensure compliance with State and Federal governing bodies such as EEOC, OFCCP, DIR, DOL, Civil Rights Department, and other local government entities.

Employment law, hour and wage laws, State and Federal prevailing wage regulations, SoCal and NorCal unions (laborers, operators, carpenters, pile drivers, cement masons, iron workers, teamsters).

Provide guidance on employment law issues such as discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination.

Processes for good faith efforts (GFE), EEO, and Title VII requirements.

Safety and Risk Management

Assess organizational risks.

OSHA inspections and citations, OSHA 300 logs and reporting.

Develop/refine safety programs, including IIPP, Code of Safe Practices, HIPP, and Site-Specific Health and Safety Plans (SSHSP), among others.

Provide training and develop HCSS (Heavy Job) processes.

Assist with insurance claims for auto, property and equipment, and worker’s compensation. Guide preparation, mitigation, and protocols. 

Cal/OSHA, Fed/OSHA

Guidance on workers’ compensation matters.

Assist with insurance claims such as auto, equipment & property, and general liability claims.

Ensure insurance claims processes are in place to minimize risk and align with safety programs.

Drug testing policy, program, and procedures.

Contact Us

You can schedule an appointment by completing the Contact Us form or emailing me at the address on the next page. I am happy to explore your organizational needs and how I can help you meet those needs.