12N Horizontal Construction Engineers

DC Army National Guard; Johnstown (Cambria County); Presencial; USD 9100 - 11.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid training

A monthly paycheck

Montgomery GI Bill

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits for part-time

Low-cost life insurance

401(k)-type savings plan

Student Loan Repayment Program

Health care benefits available

VA home loans

Bonuses, if applicable

Drill weekend pay $200–$250

Descripción de la vacante

DC Army National Guard is seeking a Horizontal Construction Engineer to clear sites for roads, airfields, or buildings. You’ll operate heavy equipment like bulldozers and roadgraders to remove obstacles and level earth for construction projects.

You’ll gain hands-on training, earn while you learn, and qualify for tuition assistance. The role includes Basic and Advanced Individual Training with pay during drills and retirement benefits for part-time service.

Formación

• Must enlist in the Army National Guard.
• Must be 17–35 years old and meet fitness standards.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Pass physical exam and meet citizenship requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Level earth for runways and roadbeds.
• Clear, excavate, and dig construction sites.
• Spread fill material and move heavy materials with equipment.
• Assist combat engineer missions as needed.

Conocimientos

Heavy equipment operation

Outdoor work

Maintenance and repair

Soil type identification

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Herramientas

Bulldozers

Roadgraders

Cranes

Descripción del empleo

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)