Dry Riser & Fire Hydrant Service Engineer

Durcan Services LTD; Chatham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fire protection specialist in the UK is seeking dedicated individuals for field engineering roles involving inspections and maintenance of fire protection systems. The position offers benefits such as a company vehicle, private healthcare, and career progression opportunities. Ideal candidates will be physically fit, hold a full UK driving license, and have a teamwork-oriented mindset.

Benefits

Paid door to door including travel time

Paid breaks

Private healthcare insurance for you and your children

High specification VW T7 Transporter company vehicle

Fuel card

Company iPhone with unlimited data

Any specialist tools provided

Expenses paid back the same day

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is required.
• Candidates must be physically fit.
• A can-do approach is essential for team morale.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance of dry riser systems.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards.
• Generate detailed reports of service/job activities.

Job description

We’re on the lookout for dedicated individuals to become part of our dynamic team. Durcan Services is a market leading fire protection specialist company.

This role comes with a competitive salary which includes:

• Paid door to door including travel time
• Paid breaks
• Private healthcare insurance for you and your children
• High specification VW T7 Transporter company vehicle
• Fuel card
• Company iPhone with unlimited data (including personal use)
• Any specialist tools are provided
• Expenses are paid back the same day receipt is provided
• Some 4 day weeks may be possible if you have completed longer days on other days to complete the required schedule

Key Responsibilities: The job will involve partially working alongside another engineer and partially lone working at our customers premises, usually within 1.5hrs travel time of your home address.

• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance of dry riser systems, including visual inspections and 12 bar wet pressure tests using specialist equipment
• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance of fire hydrant systems
• Accurately identify any remedial work required following inspections & carry out repairs when instructed
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards
• Generate detailed reports of service/job activities in a timely manner along with photos/videos of works carried out
• Provide technical expertise and support to clients and internal teams

The location of work will mainly be within the following locations: Greater London, Kent, Essex, Herts, Beds, Bucks, Sussex, Northants, Cambs, Norfolk. We are able to accept applications from engineers who reside in / near any of the above locations.

This role does NOT require any working away from home. Must have a full UK driving license and be physically fit. We operate as a close knit team so a can do approach is essential to maintaining our team moral.

Career progression will be offered to the right candidate, we would offer additional training to willing participants to include fire sprinklers and any other fire related disciplines which the candidate would like to learn.