Military Engineering Construction Technician
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A multi-skilled soldier combining combat skills with a professional trade.
Overview
You’ll be a unique member of the Armed Forces – a trained soldier and skilled tradesman enabling you to undertake construction tasks in a military environment.
You could be one of a number of tradespeople from a carpenter to a bricklayer, but you’ll be working in a potentially hostile environment in any part of the world.
From erecting new buildings to repairing existing structures, your construction know-how will be underpinned by the military skills expected of any serving soldier.
You’ll need to be able to adapt to a changing tactical situation in order to not only deliver the project, but maintain a safe environment on the construction site or in the workshop for both yourself and your comrades.
Top 5 Tasks
- Work anywhere in the world
- Adopt physical and tactical safety considerations in order to safely carry out the construction project
- Work in a potentially arduous and hostile environment
- Erect new or repair buildings
- Carry out construction work to military standards.
Salary
This would vary depending on which UK armed forces you’d serve, however, the average UK salary for a British Army Engineer is £22,500. The more experience and higher up in the ranks you get, the higher the salary tends to be.
Am I Suited?
- Thrives under pressure
- Self-disciplined
- Logical
- Courageous
- Team player
Qualifications
All soldiers entering onto one of the three options is required to have successfully completed phase 1 basic military training and phase 2A combat engineering training.
You’d typically need five GCSEs (Grade 9-4), or equivalent level, especially in a science or design and technology subject.
