A professional who plans and lays out airports and landing fields and directs construction work involved in leveling fields, laying out and surfacing runways, and providing drainage. Responsibilities include:

• Designs runways based on weight and size of aircraft and prepares material and construction specifications.
• Directs or participates in surveying to lay out installations and establish reference points, grades, and elevations to guide construction.
• Estimates costs to provide basis for payments to contractor.
• Observes progress of construction to ensure work is in conformity with specifications and advises construction superintendent regarding necessary corrections.
• May serve as agent or employee of contractor and study plans and specifications to recommend special equipment or procedures to reduce time and cost of construction.
• May schedule delivery of materials, analyze costs, and provide technical advice in solution of construction problems.