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Transport engineer

Other names

traffic engineer, transportation project engineer, transport infrastructure engineer, transportation engineering adviser, transportation engineer, highways engineer, transportation engineering consultant, chartered transport engineer, roads engineer, transportation engineering specialist, transport projects engineer, transport project engineer

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

Transport engineers design and set the engineering specifications for the construction and development of roadways and transport infrastructure.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, or roadway lighting.

  2. 2

    Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.

  3. 3

    Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur infrastructures de transport/ingénieure infrastructures de transport
español
ingeniero de transportes/ingeniera de transportes
العربية
مهندس النقل / مهندسة النقل
português
Engenheiro de transportes/Engenheira de transportes
Deutsch
Verkehrsingenieur/Verkehrsingenieurin
italiano
ingegnere dei trasporti

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