12N Horizontal Construction Engineers

DC Army National Guard; Ceiba (PR); Sur place; USD 4 800 - 6 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid training

Monthly paycheck

Montgomery GI Bill

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Student loan repayment

Health care benefits

VA home loans

Bonuses

Résumé du poste

The DC Army National Guard seeks Horizontal Construction Engineers to clear obstacles and prepare sites for roads, airfields, and buildings. You’ll operate bulldozers, road grad ers, and other heavy equipment, level earth for runways, and assist in combat engineer missions.

Training includes basic and advanced instruction with generous benefits. As part of the Guard, expect paid training, a monthly paycheck, and access to tuition assistance and veterans benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be enlisted in the Army National Guard.
• Must be at least a junior in high school or have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be between 17 and 35 years old.
• Must pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards.
• Must meet citizenship requirements.

Responsabilités

• Level earth for runways and roadbeds.
• Clear, excavate, and dig areas of construction sites.
• Spread fill material and move heavy materials.
• Transport heavy construction equipment with a tractor-trailer.
• Move heavy building materials with cranes.
• Assist in combat engineer missions.

Connaissances

Outdoor work

Heavy equipment operation

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Description du poste

Job Description

Before a road, airfield, or a building can be constructed, all obstacles must be removed from the site. As a Horizontal Construction Engineer in the Army National Guard, you’ll handle the heavy lifting to help your crew succeed. You’ll operate bulldozers, roadgraders, and other massive equipment to clear the way for construction.

Job Description

Before a road, airfield, or a building can be constructed, all obstacles must be removed from the site. As a Horizontal Construction Engineer in the Army National Guard, you’ll handle the heavy lifting to help your crew succeed. You’ll operate bulldozers, roadgraders, and other massive equipment to clear the way for construction.

Your responsibilities will include leveling earth for runways and roadbeds, clearing, excavating, and digging areas of construction sites, spreading fill material, transporting heavy construction equipment with a tractor-trailer, moving heavy building materials with cranes, and assisting in performance of combat engineer missions.

Job Duties

• Analyze the information on grade stakes and placing them
• Cut and spread fill material with scraper

Some Of The Skills You’ll Learn

• Maintenance and repair of equipment
• Identification of soil types and placement of grade stakes

Helpful Skills

• Preference for working outdoors

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career in basic construction methods and engineering principles, particularly as they pertain to operating heavy construction equipment. Plus, you may earn specialized certifications that enable you to step right into a civilian construction career.

Earn While You Learn

Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

Job training for Horizontal Construction Engineers consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

Benefits

• Paid training
• A monthly paycheck
• Montgomery GI Bill
• Federal and State tuition assistance
• Retirement benefits for part-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans)
• Health care benefits available
• VA home loans
• Bonuses, if applicable
• Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change

Requirements

• Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
• Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
• Must be between the ages of 17 and 35
• Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
• Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details)