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