Over the years, there has been an underrepresentation of Black males in the Geotechnical Engineering field in the United States. White men have dominated the Geotechnical Engineering sector, and that practice continues today. According to Fatourou et al. (2019), the disparity of Blacks in the engineering workforce is a universal matter that speaks to race discrimination. Since the 20th century, Blacks have been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions (Fatourou et al., 2019). Therefore, the purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to explore geotechnical engineering employee recruitment and retention of Black engineers in the Midwest region of the United States, particularly in the transportation department. The study utilized Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, Maslow's Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory, and the Critical Race Theory as the underpinning frameworks for this study. A snowball sampling technique was used to identified the nine participants for the study. The researcher also conducted one focus group interview with the employers of the Black engineers as part of this phenomenological inquiry. The findings revealed five major themes that contribute to the underrepresentation of Black engineers. The themes include a lack of mentors and role models, inadequate workplace support, lack of network opportunities, exclusive hiring and recruitment practices, and lack of diversity in the workplace. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]