Retaining-Wall Design Engineer — Civil/Geotechnical

Confident Search Consultants; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a hands-on Civil Design Engineer to support retaining-wall projects from early design and estimating through permitting, construction, and closeout. This role is ideal for a civil/geotechnical/structural engineer who enjoys moving designs from calculations to field implementation.

The engineer will work with clients, contractors, suppliers, field teams, and licensed partners to develop practical, code-compliant solutions for segmental block walls and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, geotechnical, or structural engineering.
• Experience with retaining walls, earth-retention systems, and related site design.
• Ability to prepare and interpret calculations, drawings, specs, and geotechnical reports.
• Knowledge of building codes, permitting, and construction practices.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or Civil 3D and standard tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review calculations, plans, details, specs, and submittals for segmental block retaining walls and related site improvements.
• Evaluate project drawings, grading plans, geotechnical reports, soil parameters, and construction constraints.
• Perform or coordinate analyses for stability, bearing capacity, sliding, and wall drainage.
• Translate requirements into clear construction documents for estimating and field teams.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, engineers, architects, municipalities, and inspectors.
• Support permitting, design revisions, RFIs, substitutions, and value-engineering reviews.
• Visit active project sites to observe conditions, install, troubleshoot, and document conformance.
• Prepare project scopes, budgets, schedules, material quantities, and technical proposals.
• Maintain organized design files, calculations, revision records, and project correspondence.
• Identify technical or construction risks early and propose practical solutions.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Constructability awareness

Field/site observation

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

North Carolina PE preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a hands-on Civil Design Engineer to support retaining-wall projects from early design and estimating through permitting, construction, and closeout. This role is ideal for a civil/geotechnical/structural engineer who enjoys moving designs from calculations to field implementation.

The engineer will work with clients, contractors, suppliers, field teams, and licensed partners to develop practical, code-compliant solutions for segmental block walls and