DoW SkillBridge
Stronghold Contracting Group offers a DoD SkillBridge on-the-job training opportunity in Construction Coordination for transitioning service members. The participant trains alongside our operations and project teams to learn how a growing multi-state telecommunications and fiber construction company plans, schedules, and executes field work. The experience is built to translate military operations, logistics, and leadership experience into a civilian construction operations career, with the potential for full-time employment upon successful completion. Participants remain on active-duty military pay and benefits throughout, and there is no cost to the service member.
Program OverviewThis DoD SkillBridge opportunity places a transitioning service member with Stronghold Contracting Group's construction operations team for hands-on training in construction coordination. The participant learns the full rhythm of field project support, from scheduling crews and materials to coordinating between the field and the office and maintaining the documentation that keeps multi-site construction work on time and on budget. This is a training and mentorship experience designed to prepare the participant for a civilian construction operations career, not a production role.What You Will Learn and DoCoordinate daily field operations, including crew scheduling, material staging, and equipment readiness across active telecommunications and fiber construction sites.Serve as a communication link between field supervisors, project managers, and the office to keep projects aligned.Track project progress, milestones, and daily production reporting.Support permitting, utility locates, right of way, and inspection scheduling.Assist with subcontractor and vendor coordination and documentation.Learn construction project documentation, including daily logs, progress billing support, and project close-out records.Build familiarity with jobsite safety expectations and OSHA compliance.Who This Is ForThis opportunity is a strong fit for transitioning service members with backgrounds in operations, logistics, engineering, construction, utilities, communications, or unit leadership. Combat engineers, construction and utilities specialists, logistics and operations personnel, and noncommissioned officers with planning and coordination experience are especially encouraged to apply. No civilian construction experience is required. We are looking for organized, dependable, and adaptable leaders who communicate well and take ownership of their work.Program DetailsLocation: Prattville, Alabama headquarters, with travel to active project sites across our operating footprint. [Confirm]Duration: [Confirm, typically 12 to 24 weeks]Eligibility: Active-duty service members approved for the DoD SkillBridge program within their final 180 days of service, with command approval.Compensation: Participants remain on active-duty military pay and benefits for the duration of the program. Stronghold Contracting Group provides training, mentorship, and hands-on experience at no cost to the participant.Pathway: This opportunity is a pipeline to potential full-time employment with Stronghold Contracting Group upon successful completion.Stronghold Contracting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a proud supporter of those who have served.
Anything Construction related expecially in Communications or utilities
Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record that meets company insurability standards, as this role includes travel to active jobsites.Willingness and ability to travel to and work at construction project sites across our multi-state operating footprint.Ability to pass a background check and a drug and alcohol screening in accordance with company policy and applicable federal contractor requirements.Ability to obtain jobsite or client facility access where required by contract.Ability to perform site visits on active construction sites, including walking uneven terrain and working outdoors in varying weather conditions, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals.Current DoD SkillBridge approval and command or unit authorization to participate, with a separation timeline that aligns with the program start window.
There is no cost to the service member to participate in this opportunity. Stronghold Contracting Group provides all onsite training, mentorship, and required personal protective equipment at no cost to the participant. The participant remains on active-duty military pay and benefits for the duration of the program. This SkillBridge experience is structured as a direct pipeline to potential full-time employment with Stronghold Contracting Group upon successful completion.
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Interview prep for this program▸
- ▸ "How many of your past SkillBridge interns received full-time offers?" — a serious program knows the number.
- ▸ "Who will my day-to-day mentor be, and what does week one look like?"
- ▸ "The listing says 151 - 180 days — can that flex to my approved window if my command shortens it?"
- ▸ "Is relocation expected for a full-time offer, or can I convert where I am?"
- ▸ "You list IN — what did interns from those specialties end up doing here?"
- ▸ Confirm the eligibility notes above — ask exactly what they need from you and when.
- ✓ Your projected start window and separation date (from your profile)
- ✓ Your command's approval status — even "packet drafted" signals you're serious
- ✓ Your civilian-translated resume bullets (generate them here)
- ✓ A written training-plan ask — you'll need it for your packet anyway