engineering
Soldier
Regular

Electrician - Royal Engineers

Army Electricians are fully qualified and work all over the world. Join us and you’ll be trained to tackle any project, anywhere.

Starting salary
£26,334
Age range
16.6 to 35.6

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Role details

Entry Requirements

Age

To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years & 6 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 4 grade A-C, in English Lang, and one other subject

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About the Role

Could you set up electricity at a base, out in the field? Or get emergency power up and running in a blackout? These are the kinds of tasks you’ll handle as an Army Electrician. With our first-class training, you’ll soon become qualified. You’ll learn about electrical engineering, low voltage underground cables, alarms and power generators. You can also get trade qualifications and your driving licence. This can open up other jobs in the Army and the civilian world. Wherever you’re based – in the UK or abroad – you’ll have good mates around you and an exciting, active life.
Electrician is a Technical 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. More about types of roles in the Royal Engineers

Key Responsibilities

Learn the principles of electrical engineering
Work on single and three-phase electrical installations
Install low-voltage underground cables
Install intruder and fire alarm systems
Operate power-generation equipment

Training

Step 1
Your initial military training teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.

If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the basic military training (short) course at Harrogate.
If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular adult basic training.

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 33 weeks where you learn about wiring systems, electrical technology and power generation.