Project Engineer - Retaining Walls & Field Construction

6 Degrees Search; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

6 Degrees Search is seeking a hands-on Project Engineer to support retaining-wall projects from early design through permitting, construction, and closeout in the Raleigh, NC area.

You will collaborate with clients, contractors, and engineering partners to develop code-compliant solutions for segmental walls and related site conditions, ensuring constructability and practical field execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain technical issues to field personnel and stakeholders.
• Experience with retaining walls, foundations, earth-retention systems, reinforced soils, slopes, drainage, land development.
• Ability to prepare and interpret engineering calculations, construction drawings, specifications, geotechnical reports, and site-development plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review engineering calculations, plans, details, specifications, and submittals for segmental block retaining walls and related site improvements.
• Evaluate project drawings, grading plans, geotechnical reports, soil parameters, surcharges, utilities, drainage, and construction constraints.
• Perform or coordinate analyses involving stability, bearing capacity, sliding, overturning, settlement, global stability, reinforced soils, and wall drainage.
• Translate engineering requirements into clear, buildable construction documents for estimating and field teams.
• Coordinate with clients, developers, general contractors, civil engineers, geotechnical consultants, architects, municipalities, suppliers, and inspectors.
• Support permitting, design revisions, RFIs, substitutions, value-engineering reviews, and construction-phase questions.
• Visit active project sites to review conditions, observe installation, troubleshoot field issues, and document conformance.
• Help prepare project scopes, budgets, schedules, material quantities, and technical proposals.
• Maintain organized design files, calculation packages, revision records, inspection documentation, and project correspondence.
• Identify technical or construction risks early and recommend practical solutions that protect safety, quality, and cost.

Skills

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Field safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

6 Degrees Search is seeking a hands-on Project Engineer to support retaining-wall projects from early design through permitting, construction, and closeout in the Raleigh, NC area.

You will collaborate with clients, contractors, and engineering partners to develop code-compliant solutions for segmental walls and related site conditions, ensuring constructability and practical field execution.