What is a transportation planning engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a transportation planning engineer

1. Explore transportation planning engineer education requirements

   Most common transportation planning engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   65.5 %

   Master's

   21.8 %

   Associate

   5.5 %

   Show more

2. Start to develop specific transportation planning engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   IP	19.19%
   Transportation Planning	17.84%
   SONET	13.47%
   DCS	12.38%
   DACS	12.27%

   Show more

3. Research transportation planning engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Manage multiple projects involving both internal and vendor resources affecting national production infrastructure.
   • Use of GPS for surveying and mapping to incorporate in planning and in a GIS database.
   • Resolve delivery issues by redesigning interfacing DACs or media gateways so as to fulfill commit SLA installation date and accuracy.
   • Coordinate with contractors, vendors and site personnel for procuring material and manpower by utilizing optimization and total quality management techniques.

4. Apply for transportation planning engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a transportation planning engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams