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