Careers

People — our most important resource At Horne International, we recognize that our most important resource is not our equipment, our facilities, or even our reputation as a “world-class entrepreneurial company.” Our most valuable resource is our employees — the people who provide uniquely engineered solutions to our customers throughout the nation and overseas. Their talent and dedication enable Horne to rank among the Washington, DC, area's top 125 largest public companies.

Our team includes civil, environmental, mechanical, chemical, and software engineers; health and safety specialists; and many former high-ranking members of the U.S. military. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Horne has project sites throughout the United States and overseas.

Benefits

Horne International offers an excellent benefits package, which includes medical and dental coverage, a life and disability insurance plan, tuition reimbursement, and career development programs. An investment program, managed by The Principal Financial Group, provides numerous financial options, and the company matches 50% of an employee's 401(k) contributions up to five percent of eligible earnings.

Current Openings

Horne is always on the lookout for talented individuals with superior professional and technical capabilities in a diversity of disciplines across a wide geographical area. Our current opportunities are listed below.

Construction Quality Control Engineers

Location: Afghanistan

Are you a separated or retired non-commissioned Seabee or military construction specialist looking for an overseas assignment with excellent pay? We are seeking nine engineers who can commit to at least a one year assignment. Deployment will be in 12-week cycles — 12 weeks deployed to forward operating bases followed by 4 weeks off. There will be one company paid home leave during the assignment.

In this position you will be part of a team gathering critical information to facilitate the safe and secure execution of reconstruction missions. Your team will be conducting site visits to assess the threat and local atmospherics prior to start of projects and during construction, and you will establish relationships of trust with the local tribal leaders, sheiks, or Provincial Governors to verify ground truth.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify civil affairs projects to enhance construction projects
• Prepare Preliminaries and Executive Summaries for all site visits
• Provide Site Information reports and give input to Project Engineer
• Complete Construction Progress, Quality Assurance and Safety reports for all site visits.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• BS / BA degree preferred or a minimum five (5) years military (non residential) experience
• Experience and familiarity with terminology, methods and materials of various types of non-residential construction concepts, practices and procedures
• Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing with customers and staff Architects/engineers, subcontractors and vendors
• Active DOD or NATO Secret Security Clearance required.

Please respond by forwarding your resume and availability to HR@horne.com. Pre-deployment training will begin 28 October with deployment expected by 30 November.