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