Field Fire Alarm Engineer – On-Call & CPD-Driven

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Specialist tools

Paperless workflow device

CPD training (50 hrs)

Job summary

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited is seeking a skilled Fire Alarm Engineer for field-based work across London and the South East. You will perform planned maintenance, fault finding, installation and commissioning on fire alarm systems, smoke control and fire curtains while ensuring compliance with BS standards and third‑party schemes.

The role requires 3+ years’ hands‑on experience with major manufacturers, FIA certifications, and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer covering servicing and maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with major addressable and conventional manufacturers including Advanced, Apollo, Kentec, Gent, Hochiki, C-Tec, Morley, EMS and Hyfire.
• FIA Fundamentals Units 1 & 2 plus FIA Advanced Maintainer course are required.

Responsibilities

• Install, modify, test and commission fire alarm systems, smoke control and related devices to design specs.
• Carry out routine servicing and planned preventative maintenance per BS standards.
• Troubleshoot faults on addressable and conventional systems to minimise downtime.
• Conduct thorough site surveys with photos and interpret schematics/zone charts.
• Produce compliant electronic certificates and service reports using tablet devices.
• Manage van stock, place stock requisitions and participate in on-call rota.

Skills

3+ yrs exp

Fault finding

Cause‑and‑effect

Driving licence

Education

FIA Fundamentals Units 1 & 2

FIA Advanced Maintainer

NVQ Level 3 in Fire & Security

Tools

Advanced

Apollo

Kentec

Gent

Hochiki

C-Tec

Morley

EMS

Hyfire

Job description

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited is seeking a skilled Fire Alarm Engineer for field-based work across London and the South East. You will perform planned maintenance, fault finding, installation and commissioning on fire alarm systems, smoke control and fire curtains while ensuring compliance with BS standards and third‑party schemes.

The role requires 3+ years’ hands‑on experience with major manufacturers, FIA certifications, and a full UK driving licence.