Automation Engineer – Doors, Gates & Access Control

ABCA Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

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Job summary

ABCA Group is seeking a proactive Automation Engineer to cover reactive callouts, maintenance, and installations across automated doors, gates, barriers and access control systems in the Greater London area. The role requires hands-on technical skills and a strong customer focus.

The ideal candidate has experience with automatic doors, gates, barriers or access control, ADSA/ADIA accreditation is desirable, and a UK driving licence is essential to travel between sites.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Automation Engineer / Automatic Door Engineer / Gate & Barrier Engineer / Access Control Engineer.
• Experience working with automatic doors, gates, barriers and/or access control systems.
• ADSA or ADIA accreditation would be highly desirable.
• Ideally 3+ years industry experience.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• A professional, positive and customer-first attitude.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• Pride in your work and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Respond to reactive callouts and diagnose and repair faults efficiently.
• Carry out installation, servicing, maintenance and repairs.
• Work on automatic doors, gates, barriers and access control systems.
• Carry out surveys, inspections and site assessments.
• Fault finding and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Provide professional and customer-focused service on site.
• Accurately record works completed, parts used and technical information.
• Complete job reports, timesheets and relevant documentation.
• Work in line with company procedures and health & safety requirements.
• Support out-of-hours callouts, overtime and an on-call rota where required.

Skills

Automation Engineer

Automatic Doors

Gate & Barrier

Access Control

ADSA/ADIA accreditation

Driving Licence

Job description

ABCA Group is seeking a proactive Automation Engineer to cover reactive callouts, maintenance, and installations across automated doors, gates, barriers and access control systems in the Greater London area. The role requires hands-on technical skills and a strong customer focus.

The ideal candidate has experience with automatic doors, gates, barriers or access control, ADSA/ADIA accreditation is desirable, and a UK driving licence is essential to travel between sites.