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