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