Lecture 1
Transportation Engineering
Job Opportunities as
Transportation Engineer
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Dr. S.K. Patil
Ph.D. CSRE, IIT, Bombay; ME Civil Env. Engg, WCE
HOD Civil, Gharda Institute of Technology, Ratnagiri

Course Outcomes:
Student should be able to
■ To get an insight of the development in all the fields of highway engineering
and familiarized with different surveys required to be carried out for the
implementation of the highway project;
■ To understand the phase of engineering which deals with the planning and
geometrics design of streets, highways and abutting land in the context of
safe and convenient traffic operations thereon.
■ To know the required properties of the different materials to be used in the
construction of highways and other allied structures, and understand
characterization of the materials and to evaluate their suitability; along with
principle of soil stabilization in the construction of highway and allied
structures
■ To understand the classification of different types of pavements, factors to be
considered in the design of pavements, approaches for designing the
different types of pavements and can the flexible and rigid pavements be
using IRC Specifications.
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Design
Or
Construction
Or Operation
Struc
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Economica
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Equi
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Efficient
Syste
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Sustainabl
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In short :
Our WHOLE World is Outcome of Engineering: Infra
Application
of
scientific &
systematic
approach
in

Infrastructure around us
We as a society depend on
infrastructure development, operation &
maintenance
for the transportation of people & products.
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■ Roads, rails
■ Structures,
■ Bridges,
■ Pipelines,
■ Channels,
■ Traffic signal
■ Communications
cabling/conduit,
■ Water collection &
storage
■ Water treatment
■ Water lines &
distribution
network,
■ Drainage &
sewer/sanitary
pipes,
■ storm drains
“depend”
Exploit this !!

A (*CIVIL*) Engineering can work at
1) A Desk Job
– Brain
– Hybrid
– Limited Space for upward
movement
■ Design
■ Data analysis/interpretation
■ Material/Stocks
■ Site-Office interactions
■ Scheduling
■ CAD
■ HR
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A (*CIVIL*) Engineering can work at
2) A field Job
– Back Bone
– Specialized exposure
– Huge scope for
promoting
■ On Site work
■ Execution
■ Investigation,
■ Data Acquiring
– Survey
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A (*CIVIL*) Engineering can work at
3)
■ Research Centre
■ University/College
■ Own business
■ Freelance consultant
■ Government/Private Firm
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■ Intellectuals
■ Allied fields
■ Financial
Freedom takes
time

Transportation Engineering
Infra-structure
Highway Engineering
Railway Engineering
Airport Engineering
Tunnel Engineering
Bridge Engineering
Docks/Harbor Engineering

Why Infrastructure field may click
■ COVID‘’19
■ Economy in down turn
■ Slow down
■ Recession
■ Government Measures
– Rate of Interest decrease
– Spending's on Public works
■ Default development fields
■ Although, funding required is huge but indirect
benefit is high
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Highway Engineering
■ Highway Engineer -Supervision
■ Be a Highway Engineering Consultant
– Design Freeways, Mass Transit, Rail or Street
Projects
– Design Traffic Signal, Striping or Traffic Control
Plans
– Design High Tech Intelligent Transportation
Systems
■ Autonomous Cars – Is it the future
■ Work in a Traffic Management Control Centre
– Conduct Traffic & Parking Studies
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Opportunities in Government
Sector
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• Indian Engg Services
Exam (IES)
• CPWD
• Railways
• Water Resources
• Military
UPSC
(Central
Govt)
• MESE
• PWD
• Water Resource
• MJP
MPSC
(State
Govt

IES (Indian engineering services)
■ Indian Railway Service of
Engineers
■ Indian Railway Stores
Service
■ Central Engineering Service
■ Military Engineering Service
– Building & Roads Cadre
■ Central Water Engineering
■ Assistant Executive Engineer
■ Survey of India Service
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√ What this list means
√ Find sites
√ Use Google
√ Set RSS feed
√ Subscribe
√ Periodical check
√ Stay updated
√ Apply

Opportunities in Public Sector
■ Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)
– BHEL, BEL, Coal India, HPCL, EIL, BPCL,
Mazagon Dock, MECON, NACL, NLC, NMDC, SAIL,
NTPC, IOCL, ONGC, Power Grid, Railtel, RITES,
– Railway &
– Banking sector
– offers huge employment opportunities for
engineering freshers and experienced engineers.
■ Posts
– Junior Engineers
– Graduate Apprentices / Graduate Engineering
Trainees (GET)
– Senior Engineers
– Executive Trainees
– Prokect Managers
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Opportunities in Transportation
■ Local & State Funding Increased —Need for
Engineers
■ Many are Retiring—Leaving a Gap in Engineering
■ Development Projects Still Active—Economy Affects
■ Early Management Opportunities Likely
■ Qualified Engineers to Help Recommend
Standards
■ Diverse Career & Unique Transportation
Challenges
■ Salaries on the Rise
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How to Grab Opportunities
■ Graduate level
– Internship
– Practical exposure
– Sound knowledge of Survey, Quantity
estimation, etc
– Intra personal skills
– Research
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Masters in Transportation Engineering
■ GATE score
– Admission at IIT/NIT
■ M.E. (Highway Engg.)
– Bangalore University
– Punjab Engineering College - University of Technology
■ M.E. (Transportation Engineering)
– Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
– Andhra University College of Engineering
– Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)
– Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya
– Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology
– Samrat Ashok Technological Institute
– Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
– B.M.S. College of Engineering
– College of Engineering Trivandrum
– Anna University
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Skill sets needed from highway engineer
■ preparing and checking project design and assessment calculations, and
drawings
■ preparing reports DPR
■ preparing contract documents
■ checking drawings and calculations
■ undertaking work on site such as bridge inspections and contract supervision
■ communicating with suppliers, clients, contractors, the public and other engineers
within company
■ analysing problems and developing innovative solutions
■ compliance with Health & Safety, environmental and managerial procedures
■ presenting/ representing your specific technical work (presentations / meetings).
■ assigning and checking the work of technicians/administrative staff
■ delivering specifically assigned tasks to time and cost
■ Design of highways(national/state) using MX-roads/ inroads and preparation of
DPRs. Consultancy experience is preferred.
■ inspect the pavement rehabilitation and repair works to be undertaken
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Job profile of Airport Engineer
■ Experience in design, construction or modifications of aerodromes
and its elements (runway, ATC tower, passenger buildings, etc.).
■ Knowledge of aircraft operational characteristics and the uses of
traffic forecasts, landing and take-off criteria and procedures,
runway, taxiway and apron strengths and widths, drainage, access
routes and roads.
■ Supervise the execution of foundation works for the runway and
terminal building structures.
■ Organize work in the laboratory to ensure proper evaluation of soils,
materials, and conformity with provisions in contracts.
■ Supervise collection and testing of all soil/material samples and
cross-check test results prepared by contractors/consultants, and
advise possible technical recommendations in works on expansive
soils.
■ Assess the current capacity and service-level conditions of the main
airport facilities and equipment: airside, passenger and cargo
buildings, landside and access, complementary systems.
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Job profile of Dock/Harbor Engineer
■ Survey, design, construction and maintenance
of civil works
■ budgeting, preparation of estimates,
■ Maintenance and functioning of Port colony
■ Maintenance of sewer line, sewage pumps
■ Checking design of civil & marine structures
specially buildings, bridges, berthing
structures
■ Assist for preparation of design, estimates,
tendering and execution of various civil
engineering works
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Internships… way ahead than others
■ Obtain Engineering Internships (NCS)
– Volunteer when possible
■ Participate through Engineering students chapters
– It helps to network !! (facebook vs linkedin)
■ Interact with Teachers & Professionals in the Field
■ Ask Questions & Take Advice
■ Create rapport with Students & Beyond
■ Move out of fresher loop : Get Experience
■ Intra Personal Skill , Communication Verbal & Writing
■ Listen to the body and mind !!!
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Websites to track
Few Examples…..
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Best of Luck !
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