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