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