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