12N Horizontal Construction Engineers

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Level earth for runways and roadbeds
• Clear, excavate, and dig areas of construction sites
• Spread fill material
• Transport heavy construction equipment with a tractor-trailer
• Move heavy building materials with cranes
• Assist in performance of combat engineer missions
• Analyze the information on grade stakes and place them
• Cut and spread fill material with scraper
• Maintain and repair equipment
• Identify soil types and placement of grade stakes

Helpful Skills

• Preference for working outdoors

Training & advancement

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.

In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.