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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”
- Investigate or test specific construction project materials to determine compliance to specifications or standards.
- Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.
- Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
- 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.
- Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.
- Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.
- 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.
- 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.
- Develop or assist in the development of transportation-related computer software or computer processes.
- Model transportation scenarios to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new development or to identify possible solutions to transportation problems.
- Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.
- Review development plans to determine potential traffic impact.
- Evaluate transportation systems or traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure safety or compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- 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.
- Analyze environmental impact statements for transportation projects.
- Evaluate construction project materials for compliance with environmental standards.
- 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.
- Participate in contract bidding, negotiation, or administration.
- Direct the surveying, staking, or laying-out of construction projects.
- Estimate transportation project costs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Computer laser printers
- Laptop computers
- Digital cameras
- Mobile radios
- Personal computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Trafficware SimTraffic
- Web browser software
- SIDRA INTERSECTION
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Citilabs Cube
- McTrans TSIS-CORSIM
- Bentley MicroStation
- Bentley InRoads Suite
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Trafficware SynchroGreen
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Visual Solutions VisSIM
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Structured query language SQL
- McTrans TRANSYT-7F
- McTrans HCS+