Copy: Working construction is a demanding job. Imagine building runways, aircraft parking aprons, and roads for the Air Guard.
As a member of a Red Horse Squadron within the Air Guard, you’ll be building and repairing air bases, and you’ll be serving your country and your community part-time at a unit close to you.
Besides working on loaders, graders, dozers, backhoes, and dump trucks, you’ll be making a huge difference and working as a part of a team.
Duties:
* Plans, constructs, and repairs airfield pavements, roads, streets, curbs, surface mats, membranes, and other improved areas using paving and surfacing procedures.
* Designs demolition projects, places and detonates explosives.
* Performs quarry demolition, clearing and base denial operations as required.
* Operates water well drilling, rock crushing equipment, and fixed and mobile concrete and asphalt batch plants.
* Takes soil, aggregate, asphalt, and concrete samples for laboratory tests.
* Interprets construction drawings and surveys using information such as sub-grade contours and grade alignment.
* Inspects pavements for surface, base, and sub-base damage or defects.
* Repairs damaged or defective areas by removing and replacing joint and crack sealant, surface overlays, and seal coats.
* Determines material and equipment requirements and prepares cost estimates for construction activities.
* Provides erosion control.
* Determines type and application of equipment to use in various construction, maintenance, and repair operations.
* Operates construction equipment to finish grade, level, slope, and compact construction materials.
* Operates snow and ice removal equipment and applies chemicals and other ice control products.
* Inspects, lubricates, and performs operator maintenance on construction and snow removal equipment.
* Schedules and coordinates equipment repair and servicing with the vehicle maintenance activity and other servicing facilities.
* Investigates proposed work sites to determine resource requirements.
* Applies engineered performance standards to plan and estimate jobs.
* Coordinates and plans work requirements with other civil engineering and base agencies.
* Inspects work to ensure quality and compliance with policies, regulations, and other publications.
