Combat Engineer

6 days ago

Linton, United Kingdom New Zealand Defence Force Full time

About the Role

The New Zealand Defence Force is seeking a skilled Combat Engineer to join our team. As a Combat Engineer, you will play a critical role in maintaining the Army's ability to move and manoeuvre on the battlefield without interference from hostile forces.

Key responsibilities include providing combat engineering support, explosives handling, bridge construction and demolition, field surveying, mine clearance, booby traps, explosives search, boating, water supply, tree felling, sawmill operation, minor construction, rigging and small engines.

Job On Base

As a Combat Engineer, your time spent on camp will consist of continuous training with the Army's latest equipment. You will head out on exercises throughout New Zealand practicing combat engineering skills that will help the Army move effectively around the battlefield.

While not performing the primary roles and duties of a Combat Engineer, your secondary role will be as Infantry (Rifleman); as such you will also continue your soldier training including weapons, medical and communications training.

Job On Deployment

When deployed as a Combat Engineer, you will have the opportunity to put to use the skills you have learnt throughout your training, these include:

  • Demining and mine awareness education
  • Construction of field defences
  • Gap crossing for Army assets
  • Demolition

A key part of a Combat Engineer's role on deployment is the concept of winning resources – taking a resource and making it usable for Army operations e.g. the construction of temporary roads and runways from existing materials.

Overseas RNZE personnel can be found in small contingents around the globe. Places they have previously been deployed include Antarctica, Mozambique, USA, Australia, East Timor, South Pacific Islands, Bosnia and Iraq.

Career Progression and Training

Upon successful enlistment into the Army, you will be posted to Waiouru Army base. Here you will do 16 weeks of basic military training to find out if you have what it takes to be in the Army, and learn various subjects including:

  • Organisation and Administration
  • Army Customs and Protocol
  • Drill and Parades
  • Military Field Skills and Weapon Training
  • First Aid
  • Physical Fitness

After completing the basic Combat Engineer Course, you will attend short courses that deliver specialist skills training and qualifications in disciplines such as Royal NZ Engineering Engine Hands (small motor maintenance and servicing), Search, First Air and Rigid Hull Boat course.

Salary and Benefits

Careers in the Army are well-rewarded, diverse and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, your salary will rise accordingly.

$50,597

Under Initial Training

$64,177

Starting Trade Training

$129,061

Future Potential Earnings

Figures updated on July 1st 2023

Benefits and Allowances

Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

In addition to salary and allowances, other benefits of joining the New Zealand Defence Force include:

  • Access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae
  • Sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels
  • Free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases
  • Opportunities to travel
  • Free and subsidised medical and dental care
  • Subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases
  • Free and subsidised insurance cover
  • Help to buy a home and save for retirement

Entry Requirements

Basics

Education

Fitness and Medical

Citizenship

Period of Service

  • You must be at least 17 years of age
  • Meet the citizenship and security requirements to gain CV security clearance for this trade

3 years secondary school.

Note, that qualifications may be used to assess trade suitability.

  • You must be medically fit for service.
  • Colour perception restrictions may apply.

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the required CV security clearance for this trade.

Find out if you're eligible here.

Depending on which higher qualifications you choose to undertake, the return of service can be up to two years.

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