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.
<ul><li>Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.</li><li>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.</li><li>Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.</li><li>Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.</li><li>Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.</li><li>Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.</li><li>Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.</li><li>Prepare final project layout drawings that include details such as stress calculations.</li><li>Present data, maps, or other information at construction-related public hearings or meetings.</li><li>Estimate transportation project costs.</li><li>Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.</li><li>Evaluate transportation systems or traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.</li><li>Review development plans to determine potential traffic impact.</li><li>Evaluate traffic control devices or lighting systems to determine need for modification or expansion.</li><li>Inspect completed transportation projects to ensure safety or compliance with applicable standards or regulations.</li><li>Participate in contract bidding, negotiation, or administration.</li><li>Direct the surveying, staking, or laying-out of construction projects.</li><li>Model transportation scenarios to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new development or to identify possible solutions to transportation problems.</li></ul>