Senior Project Engineer - Healthcare

About the role

Tarlton Tarlton is a St. Louis-based general contractor and construction manager specializing in complex, technically demanding projects across the Midwest. With deep regional roots and a reputation built on trust, teamwork, and repeat clients, we are known for taking on challenging work and delivering it safely, predictably, and with pride. We conduct our business with safety, quality, integrity, and enthusiasm—and our core values include building a safe and caring environment.

Responsibilities

• Support healthcare construction projects with heightened coordination, documentation, and quality requirements while ensuring work aligns with regulatory and client standards.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, and documentation for healthcare projects.
• Cook up with field teams, designers, consultants, and owner stakeholders.
• Aid in schedule updates, work sequencing, and constraint removal.
• Maintain cost tracking, change documentation, and closeout.
• Keep professionalism and discipline in occupied/sensitive environments.

Requirements

• Experience supporting complex projects with strong documentation control.
• Ability to coordinate across many stakeholders and maintain composure under pressure.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and client service.
• Experience 3–7+ years supporting complex construction projects; healthcare/occupied environments strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating inspections and sensitivity requirements as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).
• Tools & Software: Procore and Microsoft Office proficiency; experience with project controls/document tools preferred (e.g. Bluebeam, BIM coordination tools).
• Specialized Project Experience: Healthcare / occupied or sensitive environments (hospitals, labs, clinical spaces); phased work and infection-control coordination as applicable.

Skills

• Strong documentation control.
• Coordination across many stakeholders.
• Composure under pressure.
• Safety, quality, and client service commitment.
• Experience in complex projects, especially healthcare/occupied environments.
• Inspection and sensitivity requirements coordination.

Benefits

Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career growth.

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Work Location, Environment & Travel Requirements

• Office and active project site/jobsite trailer; may include work in occupied or sensitive environments where coordination and professionalism are critical.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and site walking required; work hours may vary by project and milestones.
• This role may require shifts or extended hours depending on project demands, including evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Travel may be required based on project assignment.
• Projects are primarily within the St. Louis region, with flexibility and readiness to support work outside the local market as Tarlton expands.

Tarlton Competencies

• Leadership & Team Development: Provides clear direction, sets expectations, holds others accountable, and develops team members through coaching and support.
• Stand Behind Our Word and Work: Follows through on commitments, takes ownership of results, and ensures work meets high standards of quality and professionalism.
• Cultivate Clients for Life: Builds trust-based relationships through responsiveness, clear communication, and understanding of client needs.
• Build a Safe and Caring Environment: Promotes a safety-first culture, proactively manages risks, and looks out for others.
• Gets the Job Done: Takes ownership, removes obstacles, prioritizes effectively, and drives work forward to achieve results.
• Communication and Collaboration: Communicates clearly and works effectively across teams to build trust and alignment.
• Develops and Adapts: Seeks feedback, learns from experience, and adjusts to changing conditions and project needs.

Why You’ll Like Working Here

• Complex, high-impact projects with experienced teams.
• Strong partnership between field and project management.
• Safety-first culture and high standards of quality.
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career growth.
• A company proud to be STLMade and invested in the region.
• Let’s Build Together.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tarlton is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.