Senior Water & Wastewater Project Leader

Tarlton Corporation; Illinois; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Long-term career growth

Job summary

Tarlton Corporation, a leading contractor, is hiring for project managers to lead civil construction projects across Central Illinois and Southern Iowa. The successful candidate will manage project teams, budgets, and schedules while fostering strong client relationships.

This opportunity involves immersion in our St. Louis office culture before transitioning to leadership roles in regional projects. Tarlton promotes a safety-first culture and provides competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction project management experience with increasing responsibility.
• Experience leading water, wastewater, utilities, or infrastructure-related construction projects.
• Demonstrated success managing complex budgets, schedules, contracts, and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex water, wastewater, and other civil construction projects from preconstruction through closeout.
• Manage project teams, client relationships, budgets, schedules, contracts, and operational execution.
• Coordinate with field leadership, subcontractors, clients, engineers, and regulatory stakeholders.

Skills

Project leadership

Operational management

Communication

Problem-solving

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6 Scheduling

Bluebeam

Job description

Tarlton Corporation, a leading contractor, is hiring for project managers to lead civil construction projects across Central Illinois and Southern Iowa. The successful candidate will manage project teams, budgets, and schedules while fostering strong client relationships.

This opportunity involves immersion in our St. Louis office culture before transitioning to leadership roles in regional projects. Tarlton promotes a safety-first culture and provides competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and career growth opportunities.