For Semi-Retired AEC Professionals

Your 35 years of experience
doesn't have to retire
when you do.

Buildtal connects retiring and semi-retired AEC professionals with firms that need expertise — on your schedule, your terms. One project at a time. At a rate that respects what you know.

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Free to join. No exclusivity. No minimum hours.

$95–$250
Typical hourly rates
3 types
Of consulting work
100%
You set the rate

From the Platform

"Retired from HDR after 33 years. Didn't want to stop working — just wanted to stop going to 14 status meetings a week. Buildtal lets me take the work I actually want."
RH
Robert H., PE
Bridge/Structural · 33 years AEC
★★★★★
"I'm 63, still licensed, still sharp, and I'll do 15 hours a week on structural peer reviews. Buildtal gets that. My old firm's HR portal did not."
CW
Carol W., PE, SE
Structural · 29 years practice
★★★★★
Project-based — no long-term commitment
You set your rate, visible to employers upfront
Accept only the work you want
Your credentials front and center
How It Works For You

Three ways to work.
All on your terms.

Decades of AEC experience is rare and valuable. You get to decide how much of it to share, when, and at what rate. These are the engagements semi-retired professionals take most.

🏗️

Project-Based Consulting

Spec review, constructability assessment, peer review, expert witness — bounded engagements with a clear scope. You know what you're signing up for before you say yes. Rate your expertise by the hour, the day, or the project.

Defined scope & rate
📋

Fractional / Part-Time

Some firms need a 20-hours-a-week structural advisor or a Friday-only safety director. Fractional means no full-time commitment: you pick your hours, you pick your days, and you keep everything else you've built.

No full-time commitment
🎓

Mentorship & Advisory

The AEC industry is losing a generation of institutional knowledge. Some of the most valuable work a 35-year veteran can do is run a mentorship program, coach a young PM through their first major project, or sit on an advisory board.

High-leverage, low-hours
Getting Started

From profile to first
engagement in three steps.

1

Create Your Expert Profile

Add your credentials, specializations, 30+ years of experience, and the rate you want to charge. Your PE, SE, CCM, or CSP license is verified and displayed as a badge — not buried in a resume.

2

Set Your Availability

Choose how you want to work: advisory only (a few hours a month), part-time (up to 20 hrs/week), or project-based (as needed). You're not "open to full-time" — you're open to the right thing.

3

Get Matched with Firms

Employers who specifically need experienced consulting talent find you on Buildtal. They see your credentials and rate upfront — they already know what they're getting before they reach out.

Real Feedback

What semi-retired AEC
professionals actually say.

I spent 30 years as a project manager at large GCs. When I scaled back, I expected to be invisible to the market. Three engagements in four months, all remote-friendly, all at my rate.
JT
James T., CCM
Construction Mgmt · 30 years
★★★★★
The platform shows my PE and my sector specializations — airports, transit — front and center. That's what gets me the right calls. Not my LinkedIn summary that nobody reads.
MK
Margaret K., PE
Civil/Transportation · 27 years
★★★★★
Expert witness work, peer reviews, training programs — I do all three through Buildtal now. The employers are real, the rates are posted, and nobody wastes my time with lowball offers.
PW
Philip W., SE, PE
Structural Engineering · 34 years
★★★★★
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semi-retired AEC professionals already on Buildtal — PEs, SEs, CCMs, architects, and construction managers doing the work they want, at the rate they deserve.

Your experience is rare.
Treat it that way.

Create your expert profile, set your rate, and start getting found by employers who understand what 30 years in AEC actually means.

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✓ Free to join
✓ Set your own rate
✓ No exclusivity
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