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