Civil Engineering Recruiter
Jacksonville, FL
Across Jacksonville and North Florida, we recruit the bridge, drainage, and transportation engineers supporting the highway, resiliency, and port programs of the region's largest city.
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Metro Associates focuses exclusively on engineering, architecture, and construction careers. We specialize in connecting qualified professionals with opportunities nationwide.
Specialized staffing for Jacksonville infrastructure
We're a specialized civil engineering recruiter for Jacksonville and North Florida, placing licensed Professional Engineers (PE), project managers, and technical specialists on the work that supports FDOT, federal agencies, and private development locally.
From major corridors to municipal and resiliency projects, we match vetted talent to the operational, regulatory, and performance demands of publicly funded capital programs.
2026 Jacksonville civil engineering hiring
In 2026, the North Florida market is defined by long-term federal infrastructure funding and a sharp focus on climate resiliency. Remote collaboration has widened the talent pool, but demand for on-site licensed PEs and project leads across FDOT programs remains at an all-time high.
Pay for these roles moves with local cost of labor and project mix, so we publish ranges nationally rather than implying a Jacksonville-specific figure we have not measured. See the national civil engineering compensation ranges, or ask us what we are seeing in Jacksonville right now.
Supporting Jacksonville infrastructure programs
What civil engineering in Jacksonville actually involves
Jacksonville is a low, flat, coastal city built around a tidal river, and that combination puts drainage and storm resilience at the center of its civil engineering. Storm surge reaches well inland along the St. Johns, the water table is high, and much of the older city drains through systems sized for a different era, so conveyance upgrades, pump stations and shoreline work are continuous rather than episodic.
The port and the road network carry the rest of the market. Container and vehicle traffic drive heavy-load pavement, rail connection and interchange work, and the region's outward growth keeps arterial extension, utility trunk mains and a long-running program of converting septic areas onto the public sewer system busy. Sandy soils and high groundwater complicate every excavation that gets deep.
Who lets the work
The public owners behind most Jacksonville civil programs. Experience on their projects is the shorthand hiring managers here read first.
- FDOT District 2
- City of Jacksonville Public Works
- JEA
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- JAXPORT
- St. Johns River Water Management District
Hardest Jacksonville roles to fill
Where demand in this metro runs ahead of supply, and the local reason why, which is usually a feature of the work itself rather than of the job market.
Drainage & storm resilience engineers
Low elevation, high water table and tidal surge make conveyance and pumping design a permanent regional need.
Water & sewer extension engineers
Converting septic areas onto public sewer is a sustained utility program with steady design volume.
Roadway & freight corridor engineers
Port traffic keeps heavy-load pavement, interchange and rail connection work continuously funded.
Geotechnical engineers
Sandy soils with shallow groundwater make dewatering and foundation design a recurring project risk.
Licensure & prequalification in Florida
Florida licenses through the Board of Professional Engineers, and comity on an NCEES record is the standard route for an out-of-state PE. FDOT prequalifies consultants by work type and the district here lets a large share of the regional program, so prior FDOT delivery is usually checked alongside the license. Coastal construction also falls under the state's coastal construction control line permitting, which is its own body of knowledge.
What else is being built in Jacksonville
Our other practices are working the same metro. The programs below are what they are staffing in Jacksonville right now, useful context if your project sits across more than one discipline, which most of them do.
- Mayo Clinic & academic medical center MEP
- Port and industrial-facility electrical
- Hospitality and high-rise mixed-use systems
- Septic-to-sewer conversion program (St. Johns River basin)
- Buckman & District WWTP upgrades
- Lead service line replacement
- I-95/I-295 interchange resident engineering
- JAXPORT channel deepening inspection
- St. Johns River bridge inspection
- Septic-to-sewer conversion capital program
- Site plan review for annexation-driven growth
- Street resurfacing & drainage capital program
Civil engineering recruiting in Jacksonville, FAQ
Do you place civil engineers in Jacksonville, FL?
Yes. Metro Associates recruits civil engineering talent for Jacksonville and the wider North Florida market, licensed PEs, project managers, and technical specialists working on transportation, bridge, water, and construction programs.
What civil engineering roles do you recruit for in Jacksonville?
Common searches in Jacksonville include Civil Project Manager (PE), Senior Transportation Engineer, Structural/Bridge Engineer, Water Resources Engineer, Traffic/ITS Engineer, and Geotechnical Engineer, whether it's one hire or a full project team.
Which civil engineering roles are hardest to fill in Jacksonville?
Drainage & storm resilience engineers, Water & sewer extension engineers, Roadway & freight corridor engineers, Geotechnical engineers. Low elevation, high water table and tidal surge make conveyance and pumping design a permanent regional need. These are the searches where a national pipeline matters most, because the local market alone rarely clears them.
Which agencies run civil engineering work in Jacksonville?
Most publicly funded work in the metro is let by FDOT District 2, City of Jacksonville Public Works, JEA, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, JAXPORT and St. Johns River Water Management District. We screen for experience on those programs specifically, because prior work under an owner is what shortens a candidate's ramp-up on the next project for them.
What licensure does a civil engineer need to work in Florida?
Florida licenses through the Board of Professional Engineers, and comity on an NCEES record is the standard route for an out-of-state PE. FDOT prequalifies consultants by work type and the district here lets a large share of the regional program, so prior FDOT delivery is usually checked alongside the license. Coastal construction also falls under the state's coastal construction control line permitting, which is its own body of knowledge.
How quickly can you fill a civil engineering position in Jacksonville?
Most Jacksonville searches move fast: our pre-vetted national pipeline typically produces a qualified shortlist within days of the brief.
Do you recruit licensed PEs for FDOT and public infrastructure projects?
Yes. We understand NCEES comity and multi-state PE licensure, and we recruit specifically for FDOT, federal agencies, and publicly funded capital programs throughout Florida.
Hiring civil engineers in Jacksonville?
Tell us about the role. We'll deliver a vetted shortlist of licensed FL talent, screened against Florida licensure requirements.
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