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Job Description

Surveying land, erecting structures and performing finish work. Operating heavy equipment, repairing machinery and installing mechanical systems. Proudly living up to the bold motto, "We build. We fight." The Seabees of the Navy Reserve Construction Battalion put their trade skills to work, supporting Navy construction needs at home and abroad.

Job Description

Amazing efficiency, teamwork and reliability, combined with an ability to build almost anything anywhere, make the legendary Seabees an essential part of the Navy. A passion for creating, as well as an ability to solve problems quickly, may make this career field the one for you.

What Will You Do?

Each year, the Navy completes hundreds of construction, renovation, maintenance and building projects all over the world. You may find yourself surveying a critical airstrip location or conducting tests on soil samples for an amphibious landing zone. Or you may piece together satellite images to form large-image maps of a foreign town destroyed by an earthquake or a typhoon, providing important information for rescue and rebuilding efforts. The duties found in this field are of the utmost importance to the Navy and call for detail-oriented, resourceful and creative personnel. As a member of this field, you may be called on to:

• Prepare technical illustrations and graphs
• Assist construction engineers in developing final construction plans
• Conduct land surveys and prepare maps, sketches, drawings and blueprints
• Operate heavy equipment such as trucks, bulldozers, backhoes, forklifts, cranes and asphalt equipment
• Perform interior finish work, such as installing drywall, paneling, ceramic tile, ceiling and floor tile, millwork and trim
• Lay out plumbing for a new barracks
• Interpret blueprints
• Install, operate or repair heating or air-conditioning systems
• Handle welding or repair equipment
• Operate power production and electrical distribution systems
• Install wiring or electrical equipment
• Adjust ignition, fuel, electrical or hydraulic steering systems

Skills and Training

The building and construction field is your chance to learn from the best while working with the most advanced heavy equipment and specialized tools available. Your training is a combination of classroom and field training.

Skills you learn transfer easily to jobs in the civilian sector. Those jobs may include:

• Civil Engineer
• Carpenter
• Electrician
• Plumber
• Hydroelectric Machinery Mechanic
• Diesel Mechanic
• Automobile Mechanic
• Construction Operating Engineer
• Architectural Drafter
• Illustrator
• Electric Motor Repairman
• Sheet Metal Worker
• Refrigeration Mechanic

Job Requirements