TRA / 1F0D3 Verified Nov 4
NCDOT Roadway Design Lead opportunity with McAdams in Asheville, NC, focused on transportation work.
Salary disclosed on application
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in North Carolina for Civil Engineers
What the North Carolina board asks for, what North Carolina employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
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JOBS IN NORTH CAROLINA
JOBS IN NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina licenses professional engineers through the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCBELS). This site currently lists 21 open civil engineering jobs in North Carolina: 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.
North Carolina PE licensing at a glance
- Experience
- 4 years of progressive engineering experience after an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering bachelor's, 8 years after an ETAC/ABET or related-science bachelor's, 4 years after a qualifying master's and 2 years after an engineering doctorate.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- Yes. Once you meet the education requirement and pass the FE, you can take the PE, then apply for the license when your experience is complete.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
- References
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Renewal
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Continuing education
- 15 PDH each renewal period, at least 1 in ethics or the Rules of Professional Conduct. Up to 15 extra PDH can carry forward.
Jobs in North Carolina by license
- All civil engineering jobs in North Carolina21
- PE civil engineering jobs in North Carolina6
- EIT civil engineering jobs in North Carolina0
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
TRA / 75CBC Verified Nov 4
NCDOT Roadway Design Lead opportunity with McAdams in Charlotte, NC, focused on transportation work.
Salary disclosed on application
TRA / FF68B Verified Nov 4
NCDOT Roadway Design Lead opportunity with McAdams in Raleigh, NC, focused on transportation work.
Salary disclosed on application
TRA / 01A2D Verified Nov 4
NCDOT Roadway Design Lead opportunity with McAdams in Winston-Salem, NC, focused on transportation work.
Salary disclosed on application
WAT / 3F2DF Verified Nov 4
Water Resources Designer II opportunity with McAdams in Raleigh, NC, focused on water resources work.
Salary disclosed on application
LAN / 0796C Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineering - Project Manager (PM/Sr PM) - Land Development - Civil Engineering opportunity with BGE, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, focused on land development work.
Salary disclosed on application
ABOUT THIS PAGE
How we built it.
The licensing summary paraphrases the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCBELS)'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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