Signal Operations Engineers undertake and review traffic signal schemes from inception to operation, including site surveys, design, installation, validation, scope, design, and manage the implementation of traffic signal systems. Signal Engineers also assist traffic signal workers in installation, modification, maintenance and repair of all types of traffic signals, actively participate in the technical functions of the Electrical Section, with a particular focus on improving the current traffic signal systems, manage contracts, and carry out technical specification writing and tender analysis. Lastly, Signal Operations Engineers ensure all traffic signal projects are completed on time, within budget and as per specifications, ensure traffic signals are functional at all times practical, develop the technical solution for a situation using fundamental principles and theory, and identify technological solutions pertaining traffic signals for suitability.
Moderate
Engineer/Technologist/Programmer
Engineers/Technologists/Programmers build on the work of software developers and engineers and write instructions to computers in code language so that they can perform the functions stipulated by software. They may also have to troubleshoot the programs to ensure that computers do what they’re instructed to do. Sometimes a engineer/technologist/programmer is also called on to act as a software developer by planning and designing software programs and their implementation.
Urban Planning Assistant
Urban Planning Assistants develop planning studies and reports in support of new and updated plans and programs and regulations, review or assist in the review of moderately difficult development proposals and site plans for conformance with codes, plans, and regulations, and prepare and present detailed reports on development proposals to government bodies. Planning Assistants also collects a variety of statistical data and prepare reports and maps on topics such as census information, land use, tax base data, and occupancy rates. The position also includes valuing or assisting in the evaluation of zonings, ordinance amendments, site plans, special use permits, variances and other proposals. Finally, Urban Planning Assistants acts as liaisons between community groups, government agencies, developers and elected officials in developing neighborhood plans, and assist in resolving citizen and customer issues.
Transportation Safety Data Analyst
A Transportation Safety Data Analyst supports data-driven transportation safety improvements by ensuring that transportation and other relevant organizations collect, manage, and share high quality data in an efficient and coordinated manner to support transportation safety decision-making and resource allocation. They assist others in identifying relationships and trends in data; use techniques to display results of analyses; review data for accuracy, quality, and completeness; establish protocols for data management and security; and utilize multiple strategies to integrate safety data and analysis into transportation decision-making processes.
Other responsibilities typically include:
- Developing systems and establishing processes to ensure data quality and type of data elements are properly collected and validated to enable robust safety analysis.
- Working with stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to establish interoperability between different data sources to support transportation safety data analytics.
- Developing data analysis and data visualization tools, and user interface systems to facilitate data access, user friendly data queries, and data system functionality.
- Using advanced predictive analytics, computational methods, and modeling and simulation techniques to identify and mitigate safety risk.
Human Factors Engineer
A Human Factors Engineer focused on transportation safety utilizes human factors principles to evaluate the interaction between the human element and transportation system elements to identify systemic risk and to design safety solutions. Human Factors Engineers must be able to recognize the capabilities and limitations of road users in terms of behavior choices and reactions to system elements, as well as how demographics influence safety outcomes. Based on knowledge of human factors principles, they investigate, design, and implement transportation system safety solutions; and utilize multiple strategies to integrate road safety and human factors data and analysis into transportation planning and design.
Other responsibilities typically include:
- Utilize psychological and other scientific research methods based on principles related to human behavior and performance to assess safety impacts of behavioral decision-making as well as appropriate mitigation measures.
- Analyze and integrate human performance or human factors related data and knowledge into transportation system design activities.
- Diagnose design deficiencies based on real-world driver behavior.
- Apply knowledge of environmental, cultural and other factors that influence behavior to the design and implementation of behavior change and safety culture enhancement strategies.
- Apply modeling and simulation skills as well as appropriate qualitative, quantitative, user-centered design, and predictive analytics methodologies to identify safety issues and to design solutions, including safety-enhancement devices and technologies.
Civil Engineer (Transit)
A civil transit engineer will develop, analyze, inspect, and/or design transit infrastructure, transit stations, buildings, underground structures, or elevated structures or bridges. A civil transit engineer will often perform field surveys, develop transit plans, secure permitting for transit infrastructure, prepare engineering design reports, prepare constructions plans, respond to structural emergencies, and/or prepare contract documents for rail or transit engineering projects. A civil transit engineer will often participate in on-site reviews of project locations to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety standards. A civil transit engineer may also perform transit/traffic analysis, transportation operations, ITS and safety concepts, and pedestrian improvement plans. A civil transit engineer may utilize AutoCAD or Civil 3D software in plans for transit facility designs, diagrams, or models, and to execute engineering tasks. A civil transit engineer will coordinate with local officials to ensure compliance of design in accordance with transit agency standards and specifications. A civil transit engineer with project management duties will also develop and manage a transit project’s design scope, proposal, schedule, and resource estimates, as well as coordinate efforts of the design team or supervises related support staff.