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