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