Sam77-- Congrats on passing the PE examination! This will help you if/when you are able to find an academic or industry position. Tell me if I am wrong, however, I suspect that you continued through school without many breaks for experience getting your graduate training? If so, you are now about 32 years old, probably worked about 5 years total outside of some academic setting and now are trying to parlay that experience and skill set into a job that pays money, right?As mentioned previously, you are seriously overqualified for an entry level position-- no reason to even look there. You will "spook the herd" even trying, then the hiring authority will worry if you fit in, are willing to do entry level tasks, etc. I know, I have been there.
Here is how you need to proceed, in my opinion. I don't know anything about civil engineering, however with your background, qualifications and skill set, either look at consulting or government work. Both are very honorable. Consulting is great work, the travel schedule can be brutel if you have a family and small children, hoewver, the money is good. Government work is equally challenging and very exciting. Government work is challenging, different and stimulating-- I spent 30 years of Air Force work and enjoyed almost every minute of it!
Teaching is good work, if you can get it. Keep trying--I have had mentees do well in academia-- however, there is some of "Who you Know" that counts as well.
What about your PhD advisor? What does he/she say? Who do they know that can help? What about career services at the college? I think that you really need to ascertain what you want to do at this point in your life. Hell, you might enjoy teaching 8 grade math and science-- nothing wrong with that--we need good STEM teachers as well. You need to ascertain, quite carefully what you wish to do, then build a gameplan to accomplish that.
If you need help, don't hesitate to contact me.