Field Service Engineer

Recruitment Helpline Ltd; Forest of Dean; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Company phone & laptop

PPE provided

Travel covered

Full training programme

Job summary

Recruitment Helpline Ltd is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a specialist security provider. The role covers installation and maintenance of CCTV and alarm systems on active construction sites, with a curriculum including a 1-2 month structured training period and a flexible, self-managed schedule across multiple sites in the Midlands and South West / South East of England.

You will start with hands-on training alongside an experienced engineer before taking ownership of

Qualifications

• Hands-on field engineering: alarms, CCTV, networking, cabling, antennas or similar installations.
• Direct customer or client-facing work.
• Familiarity with construction site environments.
• CSCS or ECS card — preferred but not essential.
• CCTV experience (HIK Vision ideally).

Responsibilities

• Install monitored alarm and IP CCTV systems on active construction sites.
• Monthly servicing visits to maintain, re-plan and update systems as sites evolve.
• Liaise with construction site managers; be the face of FM Security on site.
• Self-manage a fixed schedule across Midlands and South West / South East of England.
• Occasional overnight stays for distant sites.
• Work outdoors; some work at height.

Skills

Field engineering

Alarms & CCTV

Networking & cabling

Full UK driving licence

Communication

Physically fit

Tools

HIK Vision CCTV

IP CCTV systems

Job description

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a well-established company.

Job Title: Field Service Engineer (Electronic Fire or security, data/telecoms or electrical experience preferred).

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent.

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 Per Annum, Depending on Experience.

Location: Mitcheldean GL17.

Job Description:

This is a genuine opportunity to build a career in the security sector. You'll start alongside an experienced engineer — learning the systems, the sites, and the clients — before stepping into a rewarding solo field role with real autonomy and responsibility.

About The Role:

The company are a specialist security provider delivering monitored alarm and CCTV systems to construction sites and void properties across the Midlands and South West / South East of England.

They have an opening for a hands-on field engineer to join their small, close-knit team.

You’ll begin with a 1-2-month structured training period working alongside an experienced engineer before taking on your own schedule independently.

As the role progresses you will have a flexible calendar of service jobs / tasks that will be partially self-managed allowing for flexibility and ownership of the role.

95% of the work is on construction sites installing and maintaining CCTV and wireless detection devices for the site office, compound and site perimeter.

Key Duties:

• Installation of monitored alarm and IP CCTV systems on active construction sites
• Monthly servicing visits to maintain, re-plan and update systems as sites evolve
• Regular direct liaison with construction site managers — you'll be the face of FM Security on site
• Self-managing a fixed schedule across sites in the Midlands and South West / South East of England
• Occasional overnight stays for more distant sites
• Working Outdoors
• Some working at height involved

Candidate Requirements - Experience (desirable — not all required):

• Hands-on field engineering: alarms, CCTV, networking, cabling, antennas or similar installations
• Direct customer or client-facing work
• Familiarity with construction site environments
• CSCS or ECS card — preferred but not essential. We'll support the right candidate in obtaining one.
• CCTV experience (HIK Vision ideally)

Skills required:

• Good fault-finding and analytical thinking
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage your own schedule
• Confident communicator — good phone manner and comfortable talking to clients directly
• Physically fit and comfortable working in a construction environment
• Full UK driving licence - including manual vehicles (Essential).
• Basic computer literacy

The Person they are looking for:

• Will take pride in doing a job properly.
• Should be Easy-going but hardworking,
• Can build good relationships with clients and colleagues alike.
• Will be honest, reliable, and professional in their presentation.
• Require a natural curiosity about, how things work.
• A willingness to get involved across the business — including spotting opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Will need to be reasonably physically fit and happy to work outside.
• Requires some experience in a similar area.
• Should be enthusiastic.
• Will need to be technically minded.
• Will be looking for a long-term career with FM Security.

What do we offer for the right candidate:

• Salary, negotiated based on your experience and skill level
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• Company van (Vivaro / Trafic)
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• All PPE and tools provided
• Travel covered (free / subsidised)
• Full 1-2 month training programme with an experienced engineer

Benefits:

• Company vehicle
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Screening questions:

• Are you located within 20 miles of our office in Mitcheldean GL170DD
• Does your driver's licence cover you to drive Manual gearbox vehicles? (We only have manual vehicles.)
• Do you have a CSCS / ECS card or equivalent? *

The employer fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business need