Transportation Engineer

Job Duties:

• Review design computations and drawings
• Review project submittals and coordinate various design schedules
• Prepare and review project specifications and written technical reports
• Maintain appropriate documentation of work and project records.
• Develop technically accurate, clean, and deliverable drawings.
• Perform quality work while adhering to project budgets.

General Characteristics

• Applies thorough knowledge of current principles and practices of engineering related to the variety of aspects affecting their organization.

• Applies progressively acquired expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.

• Keeps informed of new methods and developments affecting their organization and recommends new practices or changes in emphasis of programs.

• Leads programs of moderate complexity and scope or leads a major project.

• Analyzes complex problems across specialty areas appropriate to the practice of engineering.

• Analyzes ethical dilemmas to determine appropriate courses of action.

Technical Responsibilities

• Serves as the technical advisor for the organization in the application of advanced concepts and methods in an assigned area.

• Keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes in programs or applications.

• Develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products.

• Values and analyzes sustainable performance of complex engineering projects from a systems perspective.

Project and Task Management

• Oversees a project team of engineers and technicians.

• Plans, schedules, and coordinates the preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects or is responsible for an entire program of an organization.

• Analyzes project management plans for complex engineering projects.

• Understands project delivery uncertainties and uses risk management principles to address them.

• Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies and performance measures.

Communication, Teamwork and Leadership

• Applies principles of formal strategic and persuasive communications.

• Represents their area of specialty within the organization and liaises with related individuals and organizations.

• Routinely interacts with organizational leaders, clients, officials, contractors, and others.

• Integrates concepts of effective teamwork and leadership, including justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and advocates for application of these concepts.

• Considers social equity and environmental impact of engineering decisions.