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