Land Development · Consulting Engineering · Nationwide

The USA's leading land development talent partner.

CiviSearch is a specialist recruitment partner to the US civil engineering consulting market, connecting exceptional professionals with firms where they can make a genuine impact.

I'm hiring → I'm a candidate →
100%Land development focused
5+Years dedicated to the market
50+Placements made
PM → VPEvery seat level delivered
03 — The lifecycle we live in

From raw ground
to grand opening.

  1. Due Diligence

    A raw parcel and a hundred unknowns — feasibility, constraints, yield.

    We place: due-diligence engineers, land planners, feasibility analysts.
  2. Entitlements & Infrastructure

    Approvals won. Roads, utilities and stormwater find their lines.

    We place: entitlement managers, civil PMs, stormwater leads.
  3. Site Design & Platting

    The plan becomes parcels — grading, lot fit, the geometry of community.

    We place: design engineers, senior PMs, department leaders.
  4. Delivery

    Pads pour, trees go in, families move through the front door.

    We place: construction-phase leaders, directors, the VPs who run it all.

Every phase runs on people. We find the ones who make it run.

Phase 01 — Due Diligence
Ryan Rayner — Founder & Lead Recruiter, CiviSearch Founder & Lead Recruiter
The Founder

Every search runs through Ryan.

CiviSearch isn't a database operation. It's one specialist recruiter with years dedicated to the US land development market, a nationwide network, and his name on every search the firm takes on.

Read his story — and what the market says about working with him.

Meet Ryan →
Who we are

Specialist recruitment for the US civil engineering consulting market

We connect exceptional professionals with firms where they can make a genuine impact — and we do it in one market, so we do it properly.

For Candidates

We provide confidential access to opportunities that often never reach a job board — along with honest insight into compensation, culture, leadership and career progression. We help you understand the market and make the right move, not simply the quickest one.

For Clients

We deliver access to high-performing engineers and leaders who are rarely actively applying. Every search is mapped thoroughly, qualified carefully and executed with speed, discretion and precision.

The Goal

Simple: stronger careers, stronger teams and partnerships built to last. One discipline, one standard, and a network that compounds with every placement we make.

Our services

Three ways to hire. One standard of delivery.

01 — RETAINED SEARCH

Retained Search

For critical appointments your business cannot afford to get wrong. Retained Search provides a dedicated, exclusive campaign built around your market, objectives and growth strategy. We map the full talent landscape, engage proven passive professionals and provide clear market intelligence throughout the process. Ideal for leadership, confidential and difficult-to-fill positions requiring complete focus and certainty of delivery.

02 — CONTINGENT SEARCH

Contingent Search

A fast, flexible solution for active hiring requirements. Using our specialist network, CiviSearch introduces carefully qualified professionals aligned with your technical needs, culture and commercial goals. You only pay a fee when you successfully hire — giving you immediate access to the market with minimal upfront commitment.

03 — TEAM BUILD

Team Build & Office Launch

For firms opening a new office, entering a new market or scaling an existing team at pace. Rather than filling one seat at a time, CiviSearch builds the whole team around a clear structure and hiring plan. We start with the market itself: who is out there, who leads it, what they earn and where the talent is concentrated. From there we build in the right order, securing the senior figure who anchors the office first, then layering the project managers, engineers and technical staff underneath them. One point of contact, one coordinated campaign, and consistent quality across every hire rather than a scattered process across multiple agencies.

Our mission

The right person does more than fill a vacancy. They win clients, develop teams, deliver communities and change the trajectory of a business.

The right firm offers more than a new job. It gives an ambitious professional the platform, support and opportunity to build something meaningful.

Our mission is to bring those two together.

We give land development professionals honest market insight and confidential access to career-defining opportunities. We give consulting engineering firms access to proven talent capable of strengthening teams, expanding markets and shaping their future.

We do not simply make placements. We create partnerships that move careers and businesses forward.

What the market says

Trusted by the professionals we place

Real recommendations from land development professionals and leaders CiviSearch has represented. Swipe or use the arrows to browse.

Contact us

One conversation is all it takes to see the difference a specialist makes.

(813) 285-4385 info@civisearch.com LinkedIn →