<p>Trying for a Masters isn’t really going to help you because your GPA is so low and most schools may not accept you unless they are a middle or lower tier graduate school. Since you want to do civil, definitely make sure you take and pass the EIT. It is more important in civil than any other engineering field. Having that will help but won’t necessarily get you into anywhere automatically. It is just something you should do anyway.</p>
<p>Your dilemma isn’t really where the jobs will go and when. Your dilemma is deciding how best to strengthen your overall resume/profile so that you can start making up for that low GPA.</p>