Transportation EngineeringCareers in the

Development, Delivery, and Preservation

of Transportation Projects

Transportation Engineers

• Analyze movement of persons and goods.

• Plan, design, construct, maintain and operate various transportation modes (e.g., highway, railway, air, water, etc.).

• Design traffic management systems.

Engineering Process

IDEA

PLANNING

DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION

MAINTENANCE

Transportation Projects—Development & Delivery Process

Planning

• Find problem areas that need improvement

• Gather input from the public.

• Set the criteria for the design.

Design

• Creates the “RECIPE” for the Project– Ingredients & Instructions

Construction

• Follows the “recipe” from design to build the solution to the problem.

Operations/Maintenance

Takes care of the structure of the system.

Takes care of the users of the system using signs, signals, and striping.

TRAFFIC

RETIREMENTS

SMALLER HIRING POOL

NEW SKILL REQUIREMENT

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The Perfect Stormas a Perfect Opportunity?

Why do we do what we do?

• SERVICE– Helping people travel safely and on time– Help Communities improve and grow– Work with people

• ENJOY PROBLEM SOLVING WORK & LEARNING NEW THINGS

• PERSONAL BENEFITS– Travel—a career in transportation takes you places, literally.– A Decent Wage– Job Security (We will always be moving)

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The Future Face of Transportation Engineering

Can you picture yourself among these future Engineers?

In conclusion……

• Whatever your job in transportation engineering, it’s more than a good salary and a long-term career. It’s a public service that benefits you, your children, your children’s children, everyone around you!