Fire Alarm Team Leader – Birmingham

HP4 Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Travel time paid

Pension

Annual leave

Ongoing training

Permanent full-time role

Job summary

HP4 Recruitment Ltd is supporting a Birmingham-based fire and life-safety company to recruit an experienced Fire Alarm Team Leader. You will lead a team of engineers, oversee servicing and fault-finding across addressable, conventional and GENT systems at commercial sites.

The role is full-time and permanent with a salary of £40,000–£43,000, plus overtime, on-call earnings, a company vehicle and ongoing manufacturer training.

Qualifications

• Must have full UK driving licence.
• Previous fire alarm engineer experience.
• Experience with addressable and conventional systems.
• GENT experience desirable.
• Strong servicing and fault-finding knowledge.
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers.
• Commercial site experience.
• Good understanding of BS 5839.
• Experience with multiple manufacturers.
• FIA, IPAF, CSCS/ECS or City & Guilds desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting a team of fire alarm engineers.
• Servicing, maintenance, fault-finding and repair of fire alarm systems.
• Working on addressable, conventional and GENT systems.
• Planned and reactive maintenance across commercial sites.
• Supporting engineers with technical issues and fault-finding.
• Checking completed works and maintaining high standards.
• Carrying out site visits and supporting engineers when required.
• Ensuring works comply with BS 5839 and current regulations.
• Completing service reports and documentation.
• Supporting the training and development of engineers.
• Assisting with planning and coordination of engineering workloads.

Skills

Driving licence

Fire alarm experience

Addressable systems

GENT experience

Servicing knowledge

Mentoring engineers

Commercial site experience

BS 5839 understanding

Multi-manufacturer

FIA/IPAF/CSCS desirable

Job description

HP4 Recruitment Ltd is supporting a Birmingham-based fire and life-safety company to recruit an experienced Fire Alarm Team Leader. You will lead a team of engineers, oversee servicing and fault-finding across addressable, conventional and GENT systems at commercial sites.

The role is full-time and permanent with a salary of £40,000–£43,000, plus overtime, on-call earnings, a company vehicle and ongoing manufacturer training.