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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”
- Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.
- Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.
- Analyze environmental impact statements for transportation projects.
- Develop or assist in the development of transportation-related computer software or computer processes.
- Estimate transportation project costs.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Investigate or test specific construction project materials to determine compliance to specifications or standards.
- 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.
- 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.
- Evaluate transportation systems or traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
- Supervise the maintenance or repair of transportation systems or system components.
- Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.
- Participate in contract bidding, negotiation, or administration.
- Direct the surveying, staking, or laying-out of construction projects.
- 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.
- Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
- Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.
- Design transportation systems or structures, using sustainable materials or products, such as porous pavement or bioretention structures.
- Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.
- Evaluate construction project materials for compliance with environmental standards.
- Present data, maps, or other information at construction-related public hearings or meetings.
- Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.
- Review development plans to determine potential traffic impact.
- 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.
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
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- Autodesk Land Desktop
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