Fire Alarm Engineer

Approach Personnel Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private pension

Company van & equipment

Job summary

Approach Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced Fire Alarm Engineer to join our permanent team in the Nottingham area. You will cover a diverse range of premises including offices, councils, retail, and educational settings, performing fault-finding, servicing, and installation across conventional, addressable, wireless, and specialist systems.

We offer a basic salary of £40,000 with OTE up to £10,000, plus a private pension and access to your own company van and equipment for efficient field

Qualifications

• Good all-round knowledge of fire systems, including Conventional, Addressable, Wireless, and Specialist systems.
• Strong fault-finding, servicing, and installation skills across fire alarm and associated systems.
• Ability to plan and implement routine and demand call visits efficiently.
• Excellent organisational abilities, able to manage own workload, equipment stock, and travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt and professional emergency service calls, demonstrating technical expertise and problem-solving capabilities.
• Maintain fire systems to current British Standards (BS5839 for Fire Alarms, BS5306 for Extinguishers, BS7671 for Emergency Lighting) and customer requirements.
• Effectively communicate with customers to ensure full understanding of work carried out.
• Manage and secure your own equipment stock efficiently and economically.

Skills

Fire system knowledge

Fault-finding

Visit planning

Organisational skills

Job description

Are you an experienced Fire Alarm Engineer currently looking for your next permanent position?

Approach Personnel are proud to be partnered with an industry leading, fire safety and fire compliance contractor, who are currently searching for an experienced Fire Alarm Engineer to join the business on a permanent basis.

As a Fire Alarm Engineer, you will be covering a diverse range of premises including commercial offices, council buildings, retail establishments, care facilities, educational settings, industrial sites, and public venues.

What's in it for you?

• Basic salary of £40,000
• OTE Included of up-to £10,000
• Access to your own personal company van & equipment.
• Private pension.

What are we looking for?

• Good all-round knowledge of fire systems, including Conventional, Addressable, Wireless, and Specialist systems.
• Strong fault-finding, servicing, and installation skills across fire alarm and associated systems.
• Ability to plan and implement routine and demand call visits efficiently.
• Excellent organisational abilities, able to manage own workload, equipment stock, and travel independently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide prompt and professional emergency service calls, demonstrating technical expertise and problem-solving capabilities.
• Maintain fire systems to current British Standards (BS5839 for Fire Alarms, BS5306 for Extinguishers, BS7671 for Emergency Lighting) and customer requirements.
• Effectively communicate with customers to ensure full understanding of work carried out.
• Manage and secure your own equipment stock efficiently and economically.