Civil Engineering Project Manager, PE opportunity with Lumos & Associates in Boise, ID, focused on geotechnical work.
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in Idaho for Civil Engineers
What the Idaho board asks for, what Idaho employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
JOBS IN IDAHO
Idaho licenses professional engineers through the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (IPELS). This site currently lists 12 open civil engineering jobs in Idaho: 6 require a PE license and 0 ask for an EIT.
The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.
Idaho PE licensing at a glance
- Licensing board
- Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (IPELS)
- Experience
- Set out in the Board's online application and its Law and Rules Compendium.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- You apply for the license after passing the NCEES PE exam.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
- References
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Renewal
- Tied to your birth month. The late fee is 50% of the renewal amount for each month late.
- Continuing education
- Continuing professional development is required. You keep your records and produce them only if audited.
Jobs in Idaho by license
- All civil engineering jobs in Idaho12
- PE civil engineering jobs in Idaho6
- EIT civil engineering jobs in Idaho0
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
Civil Designer, Civil 3D opportunity with Lumos & Associates in Boise, ID, focused on transportation work.
Civil Engineering Practice Leader, PE opportunity with Lumos & Associates in Boise, ID, focused on transportation work.
Civil/Environmental Engineer opportunity with MacKay Sposito in Kellogg, ID, focused on environmental work.
Senior Structural Engineer (Hydraulic Structures) opportunity with Morrison-Maierle in Boise, ID, focused on water resources work.
Senior Water Resources Engineer - Team Lead (H&H/Irrigation & Stormwater) opportunity with Morrison-Maierle in Boise, ID, focused on water resources work.
ABOUT THIS PAGE
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The licensing summary paraphrases the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (IPELS)'s published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.
Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.
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