Description
Plan and engineer multimodal surface transportation systems through corridor studies, long-range plans, and project development consistent with engineering standards and state and federal policy. Prepare concept designs, planning-level specifications, and cost estimates for transportation facilities and programs. Analyze traffic operations, safety, land use, and environmental constraints to recommend modifications to existing streets, highways, or multimodal corridors that improve mobility, reliability, and access. Coordinate stakeholder engagement, funding strategies, and regulatory reviews to prioritize and advance projects.
- • Present data, maps, and alternatives at public meetings and hearings for transportation plans and projects.
- • Review development proposals and traffic studies to determine potential multimodal and network impacts.
- • Prepare technical and statistical reports on traffic operations, safety, and travel demand.
- • Evaluate transportation systems, traffic control, and lighting to identify needs for modification or expansion at the planning level.
- • Model transportation scenarios to evaluate impacts of new development and test solutions to congestion and safety issues.
- • Develop or assist in developing transportation analysis tools, GIS datasets, and modeling processes.
- • Prepare planning-level project budgets, schedules, and specifications.
- • Prepare concept layouts, typical sections, and preliminary geometric designs for proposed improvements.
- • Plan modifications to existing streets, highways, and corridors to improve flow, safety, and multimodal access.
- • Participate in scoping, procurement, negotiation, and administration of planning and design consultant contracts.
- • Investigate traffic problems and recommend policy, operational, or geometric improvements.
- • Coordinate with contractors, utilities, transit agencies, MPOs, and government partners to discuss plans, standards, and schedules.
- • Check design submittals and cost estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformity with planning objectives and standards.
- • Analyze environmental impact statements and constraints for transportation plans and projects.
- • Direct traffic counts, field inventories, and other data collection to support planning studies.
- • Prepare planning-level capital and operations and maintenance cost estimates for project alternatives.
- • Design concept plans for multimodal facilities, such as transit corridors, complete streets, and bicycle or pedestrian networks.
- • Incorporate drainage, resilience, and stormwater considerations into corridor and project planning.
- • Develop transportation plans and projects that apply sustainability and complete streets principles.
- • Prepare strategies to deconstruct or repurpose obsolete transportation facilities consistent with community goals.
- • Screen projects for environmental compliance and sustainability during planning and programming.
- • Monitor implemented projects and conduct post-project evaluations for safety, operations, and compliance with plan objectives.
- • Evaluate transportation system performance and recommend maintenance, ITS, or operational strategies for improvement.
- • Prepare grant applications and funding justifications to support project development and programming.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
