Entry Level Horizontal Construction Engineer

Job Duties

• Analyze the information on grade stakes and place them.
• Drive bulldozers, roadgraders and other heavy equipment to level earth.
• Clear, grub, strip, excavate, backfill, stockpile and push scraper with tractor crawler.
• Cut and spread fill material with scraper.
• Transport heavy construction equipment with tractor-trailer.
• Auxiliary in the performance of combat engineer missions.

Requirements

• Must first take the ASBAV, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.
• Training for horizontal construction engineer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training.
• Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field with on-the-job instructions.
• Some of the skills you’ll learn are operation of different types of construction and rough terrain equipment, maintenance and repair of equipment, identification of soil types and placement of grade stakes.
• Helpful skills include interest in operating heavy construction equipment, preference for working outdoors, and interest in working with your hands.
• Required ASVAB Scores: General Maintenance (GM): 90.

Compensation

• Total compensation includes housing, medical, food, special pay, and vacation time.
• Earn up to $40,000 in cash bonuses just for enlisting under certain Military Occupational Specialties.

Education Benefits

• In the Army, qualified students can earn full-tuition, merit-based scholarships, allowances for books and fees, plus an annual stipend for living expenses.

Future Civilian Careers

• The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career with building contractors, state highway agencies, rock quarries, well drillers and construction firms.

Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program

Those interested in this job may be eligible for civilian employment, after the Army, by enrolling in the Army PaYS program. The PaYS program is a recruitment option that guarantees a job interview with military friendly employers that are looking for experienced and trained Veterans to join their organization.

Find out more about the Army PaYS Program at http://www.armypays.com.

Partners

• AT&T, Inc.
• Hewlett-Packard Company
• Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
• Sears Holdings Corporation
• Time Customer Service, Inc.
• Walgreen Co.