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