Transportation Engineer Job Description
Transportation engineer
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Transportation Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective transportation engineer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included transportation engineer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Working knowledge of Civil 3D or Microstation
Reviewing Roadway plans and designs for consistency with current Design Standards including, SCDOT, AASHTO, MUTCD
Plans and coordinates complex assignments and special projects within and/or across departments
Monitors and coordinates accounting and other data analysis activities as appropriate, and prepares internal reports for management
Perform transportation design and traffic engineering work relating to roadway design
Establish design calculations and ensure that plans correspond to the guidelines, the code prescriptions, and other regulations
Be directly involved in the completion of technical deliverables, including but not limited to preliminary studies, detailed design, and providing specifications for tender documents
Projects range from land development to water/sewer projects, and transportation
Leads resolution of transportation issues for impacted property owners and new subway buildings (construction and post-construction access, parking impacts )
May function as individual researcher or technical specialist
Transportation Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Transportation Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: EIT, PE, AICP, OSHA, PTOE, II, IMSA, EI, LSIT, CAL
Education for Transportation Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the transportation engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering, Education, Science, Design, Construction, Graduate, Technical, Management, Economics
Skills for Transportation Engineer
Desired skills for transportation engineer include:
Industry standard computer software for the position
AutoCAD
Highway construction practices and principles
MicroStation
Practical application of engineering principles
Practices and techniques
Fundamental transportation standards
VISSIM
Experience using CADD/Design software
HEC-RAS
Desired experience for transportation engineer includes:
Desire to be part of a collaborative environment, desire to mentor, teach and lead teams
Allocation of full time and temporary staff to multiple construction sites, including co-ordination of all necessary safety training before staff enter work site
Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering
Bachelor’s degree or greater in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or similar field with a strong emphasis on transportation planning or engineering
Transit service operations and planning practices, transit priority assessments
5 - 15 years experience in street and highway design
Transportation Engineer Examples
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Transportation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a transportation engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for transportation engineer
- Comply with all the corporate rules, policies and ethics practice
- Prepare cost estimates, reports and technical memos
- As a Staff Transportation Engineer, you will lead and direct the development and design of infrastructure projects for roadways, including intersections, collector streets, urban arterials, rural and urban expressways, interstates and interstate interchanges
- Assume task-lead assignments and lead a team of engineers and technicians to complete engineering plans, specifications, cost estimates, and design reports
- Support of connected vehicle pilot program development and project design elements
- Support Traffic Operations Center and Communications/Public Relations to ensure unverified incidents have been reviewed and that traveler information is updated as needed
- Complete complex engineering mathematical calculations accurately (by utilizing but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Calculators, and Civil 3D) such as quantities, elevations, and distances
- Perform Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD and Civil 3D software) and manual delineation on different media types for project plans, design drawings, displays, plots, and other mappings
- Performs work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials or procedures, or difficult coordination requirements
- Completing warrants for traffic signal control, auxiliary turn lanes
Qualifications for transportation engineer
- Capable of working with clients and support staff to prepare bid documents and reports
- Iowa PE or ability to obtain within 6 months
- Engineering degree with professional designation
- Prior professional experience, including transportation master plan studies, regional and urban transportation studies, travel demand forecasting, corridor and route selection study, traffic data collection/analysis, traffic impact studies, functional planning and design, access and parking study, transit planning/design, safety studies and safety audits
- Experience with travel demand modeling software
- Practical knowledge of MUTCDC and TAC design guidelines
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Transportation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a transportation engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for transportation engineer
- Comply with corporate policies and safety protocols and identification of general safety, and HSE requirements
- Aids in the development of Transportation work in the Atlantic Region including municipal, highway and traffic planning
- Provide technical support in Transportation, Municipal, Highway, Traffic Planning and Bridge work
- Experience with Federal, Municipal and Provincial clients
- Experience in underground municipal infrastructure design such as storm and sanitary systems would be an asset
- Experience in Traffic management and intersection design would be an asset
- Aids in the production of engineering documents such as, technical or design reports, cost estimates and construction specifications
- Prepare proposals by determining concept
- Perform as either the design field engineer or as the clients field engineer representative and be responsible for Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) supervision on Civil projects
- Interface with project teams to develop and implement multi-disciplinary project and proposal strategies
Qualifications for transportation engineer
- Proficient with using the Geopak/Microstation platform and the Iowa DOT project development system
- Sound understanding of a system engineering approach to project design, implementation, and documentation
- Proficient in Microstation V8i and Geopak
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent organizational skills
- Diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas related to highway geometric design, intersection design, utilities, infrastructure, earthwork, drainage and streetscape
- Experience in roadway design or INDOT and Indiana LPA projects
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of transportation engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for transportation engineer
- Project execution and ensure that projects are undertaken to a quality management system, to high professional & technical standards, within budget and programme
- Guidance and mentoring of junior staff
- Business development – support tender pursuits and/or proposals for roads projects
- Performing production associated activities for design projects including drawings and specifications through different submittal phases and assist with the resolution of design and construction related problems
- Performing conceptual or detailed designs and development of plans and drawings which may include the development of preliminary layout and/or detailed drawings
- Preparing designs within CADD and Engineering design software systems and be able to function in 3D design environment
- Performing field observations when appropriate
- Performing other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary
- Provide effective client liaison, maintain and improve relationships with key clients and local authorities
- Assist with the management of the local office
Qualifications for transportation engineer
- Indiana PE
- Familiarity with INDOT’s Design Manual, standards, and specifications
- Engineer in Training Licensure and capable of acquiring a professional engineer's license with 6 months
- Familiarity with FDOT delivery process and the various design needs and expectation differences among stages 0 vs
- Experience with signal analysis and timing
- University degree in Civil Engineering and carry a designation as a P.Eng
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Transportation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of transportation engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for transportation engineer
- Engineering design for numerous roadway drainage projects including collector streets, urban arterials, rural and urban expressways and interstate, bridge replacements
- Assist in all aspect of roadway design including bridge hydraulic studies, culvert design, closed drainage system design, post construction water quality structures design and erosion and sedimentation control
- Must be able to provide input into traffic management plans to minimize congestion and incorporate traffic enhancements into design plans have experience developing data collection plans and performing HCS analyses
- Assist in all aspect of roadway drainage design including bridge hydraulic studies, culvert design, closed drainage system design, post construction water quality structures design and erosion and sedimentation control
- Providing professional design services for highway improvement projects for the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and other transportation agencies
- Developing design plans including horizontal and vertical alignment, and cross section
- Developing design plans, including horizontal & vertical alignments, cross-sections, construction staging/traffic control plans, signing & pavement marking plans, etc
- Traffic control and pavement marking design, crash analysis, traffic impact studies, maintenance and protection of traffic design, detour design, signing plans, report preparation and technical writing, CADD design and drafting
- Preparation of PennDOT related plans and studies, and be able to navigate through PennDOT's ECMS system
- Use of traffic engineering software programs such as HCS and Synchro
Qualifications for transportation engineer
- The ability to manage multiple projects and work independently with minimal supervision
- Civil, Transportation, P.Eng, E.I.T
- Considerable skills and knowledge in specialized areas of engineering, applied mathematics, physics, and computer science
- Bachelor degree in Engineering or other relevant field and a minimum 8 years experience in the surface transportation industry
- Capable of traveling up to 10% domestic
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Urban Planning, or other relevant field and a minimum 10 years experience in the surface transportation industry
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Transportation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of transportation engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for transportation engineer
- A salary range based on experience
- A flexible benefits package that fits your needs, including Health, Dental, Flex Account, STD, LTD and Life Insurance
- Contribution to your RRSP with a company matching program
- Vacation based on your years of experience
- Assist traffic engineers and project managers on projects related to traffic capacity analysis, feasibility studies, traffic modeling, signal design, signal timing, signal systems, ITS, traffic operations, safety analysis, traffic impact analyses, bicycle and pedestrian studies and other related traffic engineering work
- Design alternatives for intersections and other transportation improvements based upon guidance from senior staff, client requirements and industry standards
- Compile, process and assess a variety of data to identify trends and draw conclusions that can be used to enhance operations/maintenance of transportation infrastructure
- Participate in client meetings to discuss project requirements, explain work, etc
- Perform drainage analysis and design
- Design roadways and intersections including horizontal and vertical alignments
Qualifications for transportation engineer
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Statistics, or other relevant field
- Previous experience in design-build projects is an asset
- Must possess sound judgement, strong negotiating skills, effective written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with traffic safety audits
- Working knowledge of current design/drafting software including Civil 3D
- Development and interrogation of strategic and micro-simulation transport models including Cube, VISUM, TransCAD and VISSIM