Renee Gleason High School Scholarship Chair

WTS - Women’s Transportation Seminar (founded in 1977) has 46 chapters worldwide

Mission: Transforming the transportation industry through the advancement of women

Scholarships (applications due Nov. 9, and winners selected in December) – in 2011, we awarded over $30,000 in scholarship money to young women

Events (lunch programs, annual scholarship dinner, mentorship program, and more!)

About Us

About Women in Transportation“Women are an essential part of today's labor force, yet women are still underrepresented in the technology areas. There are more than 60 million women in the labor force today, yet women make up only 8 percent of engineers; 18 percent of engineering technicians; and 30 percent of natural scientists (which includes chemists and geologists).”

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/wit/page1.htm)

What is a career in transportation?

State gov’t – legislature creates policy

Regional gov’t (counties) – approves projects and programs the schedules and dollar amounts for

each project

Local gov’t (cities) – manages the

implementation of the approved projects

Phase 1 - Policy and Funding

Legislative affairs (BA Political Science,

$80,262)

Policy maker (BS, $107,420)

Legal /attorney (BA + JD, $112,720)

Contracting (BS Business + Certification,

$135,000)

Business Development (BA Marketing or BA in

Discipline, $85,000)

Phase 1 - Policy and Funding Types of Jobs

Phase 2 – Project Management

Budget Schedule

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (checks

& balances)

Staff Risks

Fast-growing field of qualified people to manage all aspects of a transportation project, such as:

Phase 2 – Project Management Types of Jobs

Project Managers (BS Engineering +

Certification , $83,860

Accountants (BS in Accounting,

$61,690)

Human Resources (BA Industrial

Relations or HR, $52,690 )

Information Technology (BS

Computer Science, $69,160)

Health & Safety (BS + Certification,

$64,660)

Coordinate w/ the project team; i.e.

PMs, accountants, engineers, scientists, community planners,

the media, public agencies, etc. (gatekeeper of

information about the project)

Environ-mental scientists survey/study the

project area & produce reports (air quality

spec., archaeologists, geologists,

hydrogeology/water quality specialists, wildlife biologists)

Read the environmental

science reports & gain a thorough

understanding of possible impacts

Write a comprehensive

document disclosing possible impacts that could result

from project construction and

operation (technical writing)

Circulate the document & get input from members of the

public, affected agencies,

stakeholders, anyone with an interest in the transportation project,

and address any concerns raised

(mitigation)

Phase 3 - Planning

Environmental Planner – involves technical writing (B.S.

Environmental Sciences or Urban Planning, or BA English,

$61,700)

Scientists – could be ecologist, wildlife biologist, geologist, archaeologist, air quality specialist, hazardous

waste specialist, etc (degrees vary depending on

which science, $83,500)

Community outreach/public relations –

involves communicating and interacting with the

public (BA Communications or Marketing, $57,550 )

GIS Specialist – involves computers/technology,

make maps for projects – (BS Geographic Information

Systems,$75,000)

Right-of-way technician – involves property appraisal & acquisition for the land where the project will be

built (BS + License, $72,560)

Phase 3 – PlanningTypes of Jobs

Wildlife biology – surveys for endangered species and habitat are conducted during the planning phase for transportation projects…

Burrowing owls

Desert tortoise

Antelope ground squirrel

Santa Ana River woolly star Plummer’s mariposa lily

Structural engineers design the transportation facilities (roadways, bridges, airports, railroads, trails, etc) using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software, and the construction management team builds it

Phase 4 – Engineering/Design and Construction

Phase 4 – Engineering/Design and ConstructionTypes of Jobs

Civil/structural engineer , CAD

technician (BS Civil Engineering + Certification,

$82,710)

Traffic engineer (BS Civil Engineering +

Certification, $64,230)

Land surveyor (BS Civil Engineering,

$55,980)

Construction management (AS in

Construction Management,

$83,860)

Landscape architect (BA in

Landscape Architecture,

$62,090)

Gema Loera- 2011 scholarship winner from Jurupa Valley HS

Phase 5 – Project Opening and Operation/Maintenance

Project opening involves event planning, public/media relations & communications

Perris Station Transit Center, City of Perris Haven Avenue Grade Separation, City of Rancho Cucamonga

Phase 5 – Project Opening and Operation/Maintenance

Operation and maintenance involves handling issues that arise on the transportation facility during its operation (emergencies, traffic management, etc)

Emergency management Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS)

Public relations specialist (BA in Marketing or Communications, $57,500)

Event planner (BA Marketing, $45,260)

Software engineer (BS Software Engineer, $87,900)

Electrical engineer (BS Electrical Engineering, $59,904)

Highway maintenance workers (HS Diploma, $35,630)

Incident management workers (BS Civil Engineering, $64,230)

Phase 5 – Project Opening and Operation/MaintenanceTypes of Jobs

Why a career in transportation?

91 freeway at Green River Road

Our transportation system is in crisis! There is plenty of opportunity in this field for our future graduates to make major

changes and improvements to the way we move goods and people in our region!

Worst traffic congestion in history Aging infrastructure, roads &bridges in disrepair

Natural disasters Protection of the natural environment

Questions?WTS Inland Empire:

http://wtsie.org/

Apply at:http://wtsiescholarship.weebly.com/

Thank you!