Description
Support transportation engineers on surface transportation projects under supervision. Assist with preparing designs, specifications, and estimates; collecting and analyzing traffic data; and planning modifications to improve safety and traffic flow. Perform drafting, modeling, field documentation, and project support in accordance with engineering standards and state or federal policies.
- • Assist in preparing plans, specifications, and estimates for transportation projects.
- • Draft plan sheets, details, and cross-sections in CAD to agency standards.
- • Collect and summarize traffic data, including counts, speeds, and turning movements.
- • Model traffic operations and scenarios using approved analysis tools.
- • Prepare maps, exhibits, and figures for reports and public meetings.
- • Create spreadsheets or simple scripts to automate data processing and QA.
- • Support review of development plans for potential traffic impacts.
- • Perform quantity takeoffs and preliminary cost estimates.
- • Help evaluate signs, signals, pavement markings, and lighting for needed modifications.
- • Participate in field inspections and site visits; document conditions with notes and photos.
- • Assist with construction observation checklists to verify compliance with plans and standards.
- • Compile material submittals, test results, and certifications for engineer review.
- • Draft administrative, technical, and statistical sections of reports.
- • Update project schedules and budget trackers under supervision.
- • Coordinate meeting logistics and draft agendas and minutes.
- • Support surveying activities, staking requests, and as-built markups.
- • Check drawings and basic calculations for completeness and accuracy under guidance.
- • Help prepare permit applications and environmental documentation summaries.
- • Assist with drainage, erosion, and sediment control calculations and details.
- • Research and summarize sustainable design options and products.
- • Contribute to demolition or deconstruction plan development by compiling quantities and constraints.
- • Support environmental compliance documentation and closeout for completed projects.
- • Maintain project files, QA/QC logs, and version control.
- • Assist with bid document preparation, addenda, and bid tabulations.
- • Coordinate with contractors, utilities, and agencies by drafting correspondence.
- • Support asset inventories and minor maintenance planning tasks for transportation systems.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
