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