“My billable rate was $90 an hour out of school. Twenty years later, with a master's and licenses in eleven states and thousands of projects behind me, I still get pushback when I ask for $150.”
Civil engineer, 20 years in practice
01 - Civil Engineers
The trusted network where civil engineers match to your project needs.
Civil engineers are behind every road, bridge, water system, and public project. Only 150,000 are actively stamping, covering over $400 billion in public construction annually. Each generates $300,000–$700,000 in design fee revenue per year, but takes home a fraction of that as salary. The firm owns the client list, the margin, and the enterprise value. You carry the seal.
VOICE FROM THE FIELD
“Take your fresh grads, chain them to the desk, and turn them into CAD monkeys. Building what you design and seeing the shortfalls of the decisions made in the office is the best way for young engineers to develop into skilled designers.”
Project Engineer, PE
“Civil engineering consulting firms have been selling low-paying hours for my entire 49-year career.”
Bridge engineer, 49 years in practice
From public LinkedIn discussions among civil engineering professionals.
01 - ROLE IN THE NETWORK
You are the center of the project network.
List your PE license, specialties, availability, and project experience so municipalities, utilities, community districts, architects, and project partners can find the right NCEES-verified fit.
- Define the project need and technical path
- Invite the right collaborators into the work
- Coordinate expertise across planning, design, delivery, and monitoring
- Turn field knowledge and professional judgment into project leverage
02 - WHAT YOU BRING
What you bring
- Licensure and technical discipline
- Project and field experience
- Specialized tools and software knowledge
- Professional judgment tied to public safety
What you get back
- More visible expertise
- Better-fit infrastructure opportunities
- A project network that travels with you
- A stronger path to relationship-based project work
03 - PROJECT PHASES
Where civil engineers connect to the work.
01
Plan
02
Design
03
Specify
04
Procure
05
Construct
06
Monitor
04 - THE FLAGSHIP ROLE
Civil Match starts with the engineer's judgment.
The platform is designed around the engineer who understands the technical need, the field reality, and the network required to make the project succeed.
05 - ALL ROLES
Explore the rest of the Civil Match network.
12 - JOIN CIVIL MATCH
Join Civil Match
Match project needs with:
- Project needs matched around trust
- Verified civil engineers matched faster
- Municipalities, utilities, community districts, and architects connected to trusted project partners
- A safe, fast, secure network that protects your project data
- Cross-firm teams that scale around the right specialist for each phase
Match civil engineers to project needs faster.
Connect. Introduce. Build. Deliver. Return.
Civil engineers work in teams across firms, not confined to one firm's staff. Civil Match helps the right specialist form around each phase without the overhead of one large bench.