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