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ENGINEERING AID (EA)


Note: Below are listed responsibilities for grades E-4 (3) and E-7 (c) for this job. Paygrades E-1 through E-3 assist in these tasks


EA3

A. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

A4.001 INVENTORY TOOL KITS

A4.002 MAINTAIN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL LIBRARY

A4.003 FILE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

C. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

C4.001 PERFORM HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INVENTORIES

D. CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT

D4.001 PREPARE MATERIAL FOR EMBARKATION

E. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

E4.001 PERFORM OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE ON VARIOUS SOIL,

SURVEYING, AND DRAFTING ROOM EQUIPMENT

E4.002 INSTALL ADVANCED BASE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT

(ABFC) ASSEMBLIES

G. CONSTRUCTION COMBAT READINESS

G4.001 ADMINISTER FIRST AID UNDER COMBAT CONDITIONS

G4.002 PERFORM AMBUSH COUNTERMEASURES

G4.003 PERFORM SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE, AND

ESCAPE PROCEDURES

G4.004 PERFORM PRISONER OF WAR HANDLING PROCEDURES

G4.005 INSTALL PROTECTIVE AND TACTICAL WIRE

ENTANGLEMENTS

G4.006 PERFORM CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL

(CBR) DEFENSIVE MEASURES

G4.007 PERFORM DUTIES OF GRENADIER

G4.008 PERFORM DUTIES OF MACHINE GUN TEAM LEADER

G4.009 PERFORM DUTIES OF ANTITANK TEAM GUNNER

G4.010 PERFORM DUTIES OF FIRE TEAM AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN

G4.011 PERFORM LAND-BASED COMBAT DUTIES UNDER CBR

CONDITIONS

G4.012 PLACE TRIP FLARES AND OTHER WARNING DEVICES

G4.013 PERFORM BOOBY TRAP COUNTERMEASURES

G4.014 TRANSPORT PERSONNEL INJURED IN COMBAT

G4.015 INSTALL AND PERFORM MINOR REPAIRS ON TACTICAL

FIELD TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

G4.016 PERFORM DUTIES OF FIRE DIRECTION CONTROL (FDC)

PLOTTER

G4.017 PERFORM DUTIES OF ASSISTANT GUNNER IN MORTAR

PLATOON

G4.018 PERFORM MORTAR MISFIRE PROCEDURES

G4.019 PERFORM FIELD SANITATION PROCEDURES

H. DRAFTING

H4.001 PREPARE DRAWINGS USING STANDARD CONVENTIONS,

SYMBOLS, AND FORMATS

H4.002 PREPARE RED-LINE AND AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

H4.003 PREPARE PLOT (SITE) PLANS BASED ON FIELD NOTES,

CONSTRUCTION PLANS, AND AREA MAPS

H4.004 PREPARE BUILDING PLUMBING PLANS AND ISOMETRIC

DIAGRAMS BASED ON NOTES, SKETCHES, AND VERBAL

GUIDANCE

H4.005 PREPARE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND DETAILS BASED

ON NOTES, SKETCHES, AND VERBAL GUIDANCE

H4.006 TRACE AND REVISE DRAWINGS

H4.007 PREPARE AND UPDATE CHARTS FOR PRESENTATION

H4.008 PREPARE ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS

H4.009 PLOT PROFILES AND CROSS SECTIONS FROM FIELD

NOTES, PLANS, AND MAPS

H4.010 PREPARE SHOP DRAWINGS BASED UPON PLANS, NOTES,

SKETCHES, AND VERBAL GUIDANCE

H4.011 PREPARE DRAWINGS USING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,

AND NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND

STANDARDS, ALONG WITH U. S. STANDARD AND SYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL (SI) UNITS

H4.012 PREPARE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

H4.014 PREPARE BUILDING ELECTRICAL PLANS, DIAGRAMS,

AND DETAILS BASED ON NOTES, SKETCHES, AND

VERBAL GUIDANCE

H4.015 OPERATE AMMONIA-VAPOR REPRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

I. SURVEYING

I4.001 PLACE AND MARK CONSTRUCTION SURVEY STAKES,

HUBS, AND BATTER BOARDS

I4.002 LOCATE AND USE EXISTING MONUMENTS AND

REFERENCES

I4.003 COMPUTE AND LAY OUT SIMPLE CURVES

I4.004 DETERMINE HORIZONTAL DISTANCES AND ELEVATIONS

USING STADIA

I4.005 CONVERT OR REVERT AZIMUTHS TO BEARINGS

I4.006 USE STANDARD SURVEYOR'S HAND SIGNALS AND VOICE

COMMANDS

I4.007 ESTABLISH VERTICAL CONTROL USING DIRECT

LEVELING METHODS

I4.008 PERFORM CHAINING OPERATIONS ON LEVEL AND

SLOPING GROUND

I4.009 DESCRIBE TERRAIN FEATURES IN TOPOGRAPHIC

SURVEYS

I4.010 RUN A TRAVERSE USING HORIZONTAL ANGLE AND

DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS

I4.011 CALCULATE AREAS AND VOLUMES OF GEOMETRIC

FIGURES

I4.012 DETERMINE ERROR OF CLOSURE FOR LINEAR

MEASUREMENTS

J. MATERIAL TESTING

J4.001 PERFORM SPECIFIC GRAVITY TESTS

J4.002 PERFORM SIEVE ANALYSIS TESTS

J4.003 PERFORM ATTERBERG LIMITS TESTS

J4.004 PREPARE CONCRETE SPECIMENS FOR COMPRESSIVE AND

FLEXURAL STRENGTHS TESTS

J4.005 OBTAIN AND TAG UNDISTURBED AND DISTURBED SOIL

SAMPLES

J4.006 PERFORM SLUMP TESTS

J4.007 DETERMINE MOISTURE CONTENT OF SOIL USING

EXPEDIENT AND OVEN-DRY METHODS

J4.008 DETERMINE IN-PLACE SOIL DENSITY USING THE SAND

DISPLACEMENT (SAND CONE) METHOD AND PERFORM

LABORATORY SOIL COMPACTION TESTS

EA2

A. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

A5.001 FILE AND UPDATE ENGINEERING PROJECT FILES

A5.002 PREPARE TIME CARDS

B. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

B5.001 UPDATE AND MAINTAIN MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

(MSDS) FILES

E. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

E5.001 DIRECT OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE ON VARIOUS SOIL,

SURVEYING, AND DRAFTING ROOM EQUIPMENT

E5.002 COORDINATE AND DIRECT INSTALLATION OF ADVANCED

BASE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT (ABFC) ASSEMBLIES

G. CONSTRUCTION COMBAT READINESS

G5.001 CONDUCT PATROLS

G5.002 PERFORM DUTIES OF FIRE TEAM LEADER

G5.003 PERFORM DUTIES OF MACHINE GUN TEAM LEADER

G5.004 PERFORM DUTIES OF ANTITANK TEAM LEADER

G5.005 EMPLOY CLAYMORE MINES

G5.006 POSITION PERIMETER GUARDS

G5.007 LAY OUT PROTECTIVE AND TACTICAL WIRE

ENTANGLEMENTS

G5.008 LAY OUT TRIP FLARES AND OTHER WARNING DEVICES

G5.009 PERFORM DUTIES OF MORTAR CREW LEADER/GUNNER

G5.010 MANEUVER FIRE TEAM USING TACTICAL ARM AND HAND

SIGNALS

H. DRAFTING

H5.001 REVIEW AND EDIT DRAFTING WORK

H5.002 PREPARE STRUCTURAL PLANS AND DETAILS FOR WOOD,

STEEL, CONCRETE, AND MASONRY STRUCTURES BASED

ON NOTES, SKETCHES, AND VERBAL GUIDANCE

H5.003 PREPARE BUILDING MECHANICAL PLANS, LAYOUTS,

DIAGRAMS, AND DETAILS BASED ON CONSTRUCTION

PLANS, NOTES, SKETCHES, AND VERBAL GUIDANCE

H5.004 PREPARE SERVICE UTILITY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

PLANS, LAYOUTS, DIAGRAMS, AND DETAILS BASED ON

CONSTRUCTION PLANS, NOTES, SKETCHES, AND VERBAL

GUIDANCE

H5.005 PREPARE SERVICE UTILITY WATER DISTRIBUTION AND

SEWAGE COLLECTION PLANS, LAYOUTS, DIAGRAMS, AND

DETAILS BASED ON CONSTRUCTION PLANS, NOTES,

SKETCHES, AND VERBAL GUIDANCE

H5.006 PREPARE LAYOUTS OF ROADS AND PARKING AREAS

I. SURVEYING

I5.001 PERFORM FIELD TESTS AND MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS

ON SURVEYING EQUIPMENT

I5.002 CONDUCT PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR SURVEY

OPERATIONS AND SELECT HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL

SURVEY CONTROL POINTS

I5.003 ESTABLISH HORIZONTAL CONTROL BY TRAVERSING

I5.004 CALCULATE AND LAY OUT COMPLEX CURVES

I5.005 CONDUCT ROUTE, PROFILE, CROSS SECTION, AND

FINAL LOCATION SURVEYS

I5.006 ESTABLISH REFERENCE BASE LINES DURING SURVEY

OPERATIONS

I5.007 CONDUCT DIRECT AND INDIRECT LEVELING SURVEYS

AND ADJUST LEVEL NETS

I5.008 CONDUCT TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY OPERATIONS

I5.009 CONDUCT PRELIMINARY SURVEYS

I5.010 PERFORM LAND AREA CALCULATIONS

I5.011 LOCATE OFF-SHORE POINTS, SIGHT-IN PILE

LOCATIONS, AND PREPARE AND UPDATE PILE DRIVING

LOGS

I5.012 USE ADVANCED SURVEYING EQUIPMENT

J. MATERIAL TESTING

J5.001 DETERMINE GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND FROST

SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SOIL BY HYDROMETER ANALYSIS

J5.002 PERFORM MARSHALL STABILITY TESTS

J5.003 PERFORM STRENGTH TEST OF IN-PLACE CONCRETE

J5.004 PERFORM CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR) TESTS

J5.005 PERFORM CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL

STRENGTH TESTS

J5.006 PREPARE AND PERFORM ASPHALT EXTRACTION TESTS

J5.007 PERFORM LABORATORY AND FIELD SOIL AND AGGREGATE

TESTS

J5.008 PERFORM FIELD AND LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION

TESTS ON BITUMINOUS MATERIALS

J5.009 PERFORM TESTS ON AGGREGATES USED FOR

CONCRETE AND FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT MIXTURE DESIGN

AND DETERMINE UNIT WEIGHTS OF FINE AND COARSE

AGGREGATES

J5.010 TAKE ASPHALT CORE SAMPLES AND DETERMINE

DENSITIES OF ASPHALT CORE SAMPLES

K. PLANNING, ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULING

K5.001 DETERMINE VOLUME OF HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS BASED ON DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

K5.002 DETERMINE EARTHWORK USING MASS DIAGRAM METHOD

EA1

A. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

A6.001 COMPILE DATA FOR PROJECT COMPLETION REPORTS

A6.002 WRITE SOILS TECHNICAL REPORTS

A6.003 CONDUCT PERSONNEL READINESS CAPABILITY PROGRAM

(PRCP) INTERVIEWS

B. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

B6.001 USE NETWORK ANALYSIS

B6.002 PERFORM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS

B6.003 PREPARE AND PRIORITIZE WORK SCHEDULES

C. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

C6.001 CONTROL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT NAVAL

CONSTRUCTION FORCE AND PUBLIC WORKS (NCF/PW)

CONSTRUCTION SITES, WORK AREAS, AND SHOPS

C6.002 ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RADIATION

SAFETY PROGRAM IN THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE

UNITS

E. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

E6.001 PROVIDE TECHNICAL ADVICE ON SOILS, SURVEYING,

AND DRAFTING ROOM EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

E6.002 DIRECT AND COORDINATE INSTALLATION OF ADVANCED

BASE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT (ABFC) FACILITIES

E6.003 PREPARE AND MAINTAIN PROJECT PACKAGES

F. QUALITY ASSURANCE

F6.001 PERFORM CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS

G. CONSTRUCTION COMBAT READINESS

G6.001 PREPARE ROUGH MAPS, FIELD SKETCHES, AND

OVERLAYS

G6.002 PERFORM DUTIES OF RIFLE SQUAD LEADER

G6.003 PERFORM DUTIES OF RIFLE PLATOON GUIDE

G6.004 PERFORM DUTIES OF RIFLE PLATOON PETTY OFFICER

G6.005 PERFORM DUTIES OF MACHINE GUN SQUAD LEADER

G6.006 PERFORM DUTIES OF ANTITANK SQUAD LEADER

G6.007 PERFORM DUTIES OF WEAPONS PLATOON

AMMO-TECHNICIAN/GUIDE

G6.008 PERFORM DUTIES OF WEAPONS PLATOON PETTY OFFICER

G6.009 DIRECT INSTALLATION OF PROTECTIVE AND TACTICAL

WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS

G6.010 INSTRUCT PERIMETER GUARDS

G6.011 DIRECT INSTALLATION OF TRIP FLARES AND OTHER

WARNING DEVICES

G6.012 DIRECT PLACING OF AIMING STAKES

H. DRAFTING

H6.001 REVIEW FIELD ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS

H6.002 DEVELOP ALTERNATE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS

H6.003 CHECK LAYOUTS AND DRAWINGS FOR TECHNICAL

ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS

H6.004 DEVELOP SITE ADAPTATION CHANGES FOR BUILDINGS

AND STRUCTURES

H6.005 DETERMINE DRAINAGE AREAS TO BE USED IN DITCH

AND CULVERT DESIGNS

H6.006 PREPARE DESIGN SKETCHES USING NAVAL FACILITIES

DESIGN MANUALS AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

I. SURVEYING

I6.001 TIE-IN HORIZONTAL CONTROL STATIONS TO GRID

COORDINATE SYSTEMS

I6.002 COORDINATE AND DIRECT SURVEYING OPERATIONS AND

CHECK ACCURACY AND QUALITY OF ALL SURVEY NOTE

KEEPING AND DATA TABULATIONS

I6.003 ESTABLISH HORIZONTAL CONTROL USING

TRIANGULATION

I6.004 PERFORM STELLAR AND SOLAR OBSERVATIONS AND

CALCULATIONS FOR FIELD ASTRONOMY SURVEYS

J. MATERIAL TESTING

J6.001 CONDUCT SOILS EXPLORATION

J6.002 USE LABORATORY TEST RESULTS AND FIELD

IDENTIFICATION METHODS TO CLASSIFY SOILS IN THE

UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

J6.003 DIRECT, REVIEW, AND INTERPRET RESULTS OF

LABORATORY/FIELD SOIL, AGGREGATE, CONCRETE, AND

ASPHALT TESTS

J6.004 PREPARE CONCRETE, FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT, AND SOILS

STABILIZATION DESIGN MIXES USING TEST DATA AND

DESIGN CRITERIA

K. PLANNING, ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULING

K6.001 PREPARE TIME, LABOR, MATERIAL, AND COST

ESTIMATES BASED ON DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

K6.002 ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF AIRCRAFT AND SHIP

LOAD PLANS

K6.003 PREPARE PROJECT SCHEDULES BASED ON ESTIMATES

K6.004 WRITE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

K6.005 PERFORM NETWORK ANALYSIS

L. RATE SPECIFIC TRAINING

L6.001 CONDUCT TRAINING ON DRAFTING, SURVEYING, AND

MATERIALS TESTING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES

EAC

A. TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION

A7.001 PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON PLANS AND

SPECIFICATIONS

A7.002 ADMINISTER PERSONNEL READINESS CAPABILITY

PROGRAM (PRCP)

B. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

B7.001 COORDINATE TASKS ASSIGNED TO ENGINEERING OFFICE

B7.002 DETERMINE PERSONNEL AND WORK ASSIGNMENTS BASED

ON PERSONNEL READINESS CAPABILITY PROGRAM

(PRCP) DATA ANALYSIS

B7.003 MANAGE UTILITIES AND ENERGY CONSERVATION

PROGRAMS

B7.004 PREPARE AND UPDATE PROJECT PROGRESS CHARTS

B7.005 PROCESS FIELD ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS

B7.006 COORDINATE AND DIRECT TURNOVER OF PROJECTS,

MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT

B7.007 COORDINATE AND DIRECT PREPARATION OF MATERIALS

AND EQUIPMENT FOR EMBARKATION

B7.008 IMPLEMENT A MAINTENANCE AND COST CONTROL

PROGRAM

B7.009 COORDINATE AND DIRECT ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

ASSIGNED TO A COMPANY OR DETAIL

C. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

C7.001 MANAGE RADIATION SAFETY PROGRAM IN A NAVAL

CONSTRUCTION FORCE (NCF) UNIT

C7.002 MANAGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS AT

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE/PUBLIC WORKS (NCF/PW)

CONSTRUCTION SITES, WORK AREAS, AND SHOPS

E. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

E7.001 COORDINATE AND DIRECT INSTALLATION OF ADVANCED

BASE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT (ABFC) COMPONENTS

F. QUALITY ASSURANCE

F7.001 ADMINISTER CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL

PROGRAMS

G. CONSTRUCTION COMBAT READINESS

G7.001 PERFORM DUTIES OF PLATOON COMMANDER

G7.002 COORDINATE OPERATIONS IN A COMPANY COMMAND POST

G7.003 DIRECT PREPARATION OF COMPANY DEFENSE PLANS

G7.004 COORDINATE OPERATIONS IN A COMMAND OPERATIONS

CENTER (COC)

G7.005 ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF BATTALION DEFENSE

PLANS

L. RATE SPECIFIC TRAINING

L7.001 DIRECT TRAINING ON DRAFTING, SURVEYING, AND

MATERIALS TESTING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES


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