engineering
Soldier
Regular

Design Draughtsman

Be the key to successful building projects. Learn to create blueprints and gain skills and qualifications you can use in the civilian world.

Starting salary
£26,334

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Role details

Entry Requirements

Age

To apply for this position, you must be between 17 years & 9 months old and 35 years & 6 months old at the time of your application.

Fitness

Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3m
2km run 11 min

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Education

GCSE Grade A–C/9-5, or Scottish National 5 grade A-C, in Maths, and

GCSE Grade A–C/9-4, or Scottish National 5 grade A-C, in English Language and one other subject.

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About the Role

Roads, bridges, airports - as a Design Draughtsman in the Army, you never know what you’ll be building next. You create the blueprints that our teams have to follow, so you need to be highly skilled. Not that that'll be a problem - you’ll get the highest standard of training, covering technical drawing, IT, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and construction. What’s more, you can take qualifications to build your CV, which will be helpful if you decide to leave. Add sports, mates and travel to the mix, and you’ve got an amazing experience.
Design Draughtsman is a Specialist role in the Royal Engineers. All the Royal Engineer soldier job roles are divided into 5 groups. When you apply to the Engineers, you will apply to the trade group rather than the specific trade.

Key responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Learn technical drawing
Work with professional computing and IT applications
Gain qualifications in civil and mechanical engineering
Take part in large-scale construction projects

Training

Step 1
You will attend basic military training, which teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.

Step 2
You head to the Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment near Camberley, Surrey, for 12 weeks. Here, you learn military engineering skills such as knots and lashings, demolition, mine warfare and bridge building. Finally, you go the Royal School of Military Engineering in Chatham, Kent, for 41 weeks. Here, you learn to create detailed architectural and structural drawings.