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