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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”
- Model transportation scenarios to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new development or to identify possible solutions to transportation problems.
- Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.
- Present data, maps, or other information at construction-related public hearings or meetings.
- 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 final project layout drawings that include details such as stress calculations.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
- Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.
- Participate in contract bidding, negotiation, or administration.
- Supervise the maintenance or repair of transportation systems or system components.
- Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure safety or compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- Design transportation systems or structures, using sustainable materials or products, such as porous pavement or bioretention structures.
- Analyze environmental impact statements for transportation projects.
- Develop or assist in the development of transportation-related computer software or computer processes.
- Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.
- Review development plans to determine potential traffic impact.
- Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.
- Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.
- Estimate transportation project costs.
- Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.
- Direct the surveying, staking, or laying-out of construction projects.
- 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.
- 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.
- Evaluate traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.
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- Microsoft Word
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