transport engineer
Transport engineers design and set the engineering specifications for the construction and development of roadways and transport infrastructure. They apply engineering concepts and knowledge for developing sustainable and efficient modes of transportation ranging from roads to canals, railways, and airports.
Also called: transportation engineering specialist, transportation engineering consultant, transportation project engineer, transportation infrastructure engineer, transport infrastructure engineer, transportation engineering adviser, traffic engineer, transport projects engineer
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- essential skills
- 13
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
20- adjust engineering designs
- apply transportation management concepts
- approve engineering design
- civil engineering
- construction methods
- design principles
- design transportation systems
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- manage budgets
- mathematics
- promote the use of sustainable transport
- road transport legislation
- technical drawings
- transportation engineering
- transportation methods
- urban planning
- use technical drawing software
Optional skills
13- analyse transport studies
- develop efficiency plans for logistics operations
- environmental engineering
- execute feasibility study
- green logistics
- health and safety regulations
- multimodal transport logistics
- promote innovative infrastructure design
- safety engineering
- simulate transport problems
- traffic engineering
- urban planning law
- use CAD software
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