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Job Description
Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2051.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Transportation Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Transportation Engineers
- Transportation Engineer
- Traffic Operations Engineer
- Transportation Planning Engineer
- Transportation Design Engineer
- Transportation Consultant
- Transportation Analyst
- Traffic Engineer
- Roadway Engineer
- Project Manager
- Highway Engineer
- Civil Transportation Engineer
- Airport Engineer
Tasks for “Project Manager”
- Present data, maps, or other information at construction-related public hearings or meetings.
- Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, or roadway lighting.
- Supervise the maintenance or repair of transportation systems or system components.
- Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.
- Participate in contract bidding, negotiation, or administration.
- Review development plans to determine potential traffic impact.
- Analyze environmental impact statements for transportation projects.
- Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
- Model transportation scenarios to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new development or to identify possible solutions to transportation problems.
- Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.
- Develop plans to deconstruct damaged or obsolete roadways or other transportation structures in a manner that is environmentally sound or prepares the land for sustainable development.
- Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure safety or compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.
- Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.
- Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.
- Prepare final project layout drawings that include details such as stress calculations.
- Evaluate traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
- Evaluate transportation systems or traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
- Investigate or test specific construction project materials to determine compliance to specifications or standards.
- Estimate transportation project costs.
- Design transportation systems or structures, using sustainable materials or products, such as porous pavement or bioretention structures.
- Develop or assist in the development of transportation-related computer software or computer processes.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Direct the surveying, staking, or laying-out of construction projects.
- Evaluate construction project materials for compliance with environmental standards.
Related Technology & Tools
- Photocopying equipment
- Personal computers
- Computer laser printers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Digital cameras
- Mobile radios
- Desktop computers
- Citilabs Cube
- Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- SIDRA INTERSECTION
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Structured query language SQL
- Bentley InRoads Suite
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- McTrans TRANSYT-7F
- Microsoft Office
- Trafficware SynchroGreen
- Web browser software
- Trafficware SimTraffic
- Microsoft Word
- Bentley MicroStation
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Microsoft Project
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Visual Solutions VisSIM
- McTrans TSIS-CORSIM
- McTrans HCS+