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