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