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. 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills and Qualifications

• Maintenance and repair of equipment
• Identification of soil types and placement of grade stakes
• Preference for working outdoors
• Through 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.
• You may earn specialized certifications that enable you to step right into a civilian construction career.

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)
• Requires military enlistment.