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