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Senior Payroll Specialist Prevailing Wage & Certified Payroll Heritage MEP – Metro East St. Louis / Greater St. Louis Full-Time | In-Person

Compensation & Benefits

$55,000–$65,000 base salary Comprehensive benefits package Full-time, stable opportunity with a growing platform Exposure to multiple operating companies and career growth opportunities

Location / Work Setup

In-person role based in the Metro East St. Louis / Greater St. Louis area. Travel to operating company locations as needed.

Job Summary

Heritage MEP is hiring a Senior Payroll Specialist to support payroll, prevailing wage compliance, and certified payroll reporting across a growing group of mechanical services companies.

This is a hands-on role for someone who knows payroll inside and out, is strong in Excel, and can keep large amounts of payroll data accurate across multiple systems. You will help ensure employees are paid correctly and on time, certified payroll reports are completed accurately, and payroll data ties cleanly into accounting and job costing.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in construction, mechanical, contracting, or field services who is comfortable working in a fast-moving, detail-heavy environment.

What You’ll Do

Process weekly and biweekly payroll across multiple operating companies

Review hours, pay rates, overtime, deductions, and job allocations for accuracy

Manage prevailing wage payroll compliance, including classifications and fringe calculations

Prepare and submit certified payroll reports for government-funded projects

Maintain supporting documentation for audits and compliance reporting

Use Excel to reconcile payroll data, identify discrepancies, and prepare uploads/corrections

Prepare CSV files for system imports, bulk updates, and payroll adjustments

Assist with payroll journal entries and payroll-related reconciliations

Help ensure payroll costs are properly recorded by job and department

Partner with HR, accounting, and operations teams across the platform

Support payroll process improvements and standardization as the business grows

What We’re Looking For

4+ years of payroll experience in construction, mechanical, contracting, or field services

Direct experience with prevailing wage payroll and certified payroll reporting

Experience with LCPtracker or a similar certified payroll platform

Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliations, and large data sets

Experience working with payroll data across multiple systems

Strong attention to detail and compliance discipline

Ability to manage multiple deadlines and shifting priorities

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Sage Intacct

Experience with ServiceTitan, BuildOps, or similar systems

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation

Experience in a multi-entity environment

Experience supporting payroll during acquisitions or system changes

Why Join Heritage MEP

Heritage MEP is building a strong platform across the mechanical services industry, and payroll is a critical part of that growth. This role offers the chance to be part of a growing organization where your work will directly impact compliance, accuracy, and operational scalability.

If you are highly organized, strong with payroll data, and ready to take ownership in a growing business, we’d love to hear from you.