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