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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”
- Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.
- Develop or assist in the development of transportation-related computer software or computer processes.
- Investigate or test specific construction project materials to determine compliance to specifications or standards.
- Participate in contract bidding, negotiation, or administration.
- Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.
- 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.
- Present data, maps, or other information at construction-related public hearings or meetings.
- Analyze environmental impact statements 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.
- Evaluate traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
- Model transportation scenarios to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new development or to identify possible solutions to transportation problems.
- Design transportation systems or structures, using sustainable materials or products, such as porous pavement or bioretention structures.
- 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 compliance with environmental regulations.
- Estimate transportation project costs.
- Direct the surveying, staking, or laying-out of construction projects.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure safety or compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- Prepare final project layout drawings that include details such as stress calculations.
- Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.
- Evaluate transportation systems or traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
- Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.
- Review development plans to determine potential traffic impact.
- Evaluate construction project materials for compliance with environmental standards.
- Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
- Supervise the maintenance or repair of transportation systems or system components.
- Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Mobile radios
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Computer laser printers
- Personal computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Bentley MicroStation
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Citilabs Cube
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Project
- Trafficware SimTraffic
- Microsoft Office
- Visual Solutions VisSIM
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Structured query language SQL
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- SIDRA INTERSECTION
- Bentley InRoads Suite
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- McTrans TRANSYT-7F
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- McTrans TSIS-CORSIM
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- McTrans HCS+
- Microsoft Word
- Trafficware SynchroGreen
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management