Fire And Security Engineer

GrassGreener Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Door-to-door pay

Company vehicle

Pension scheme

Medicash

Death in service cover

29 days holiday (rising to 32)

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

EFT Systems in the North East is seeking a Lead Fire & Security Engineer to cover home-based regional service work, including large contracts.

You will maintain, service, and install fire alarms, CCTV, intruder alarms, access control, and monitoring systems while mentoring apprentices and coordinating with subcontractors. Excellent long-term prospects and generous benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Fire & Security / Life Safety Systems Engineer.
• Strong fault-finding and first-time fix capability.
• Experience servicing, maintaining & commissioning fire and security systems.

Responsibilities

• Reactive maintenance and servicing of fire & security systems.
• Supporting apprentices, trainees & engineers with technical issues daily.
• Train new starters and ensure accurate electronic PDA timesheets.
• Small works installations and commissioning.
• Managing van stock and ordering equipment.
• Producing technical surveys to support quotations.
• Supervising subcontractors and apprentices.
• Maintaining clear communication with customers.
• Completing documentation via electronic PDA.

Skills

Fire & Security systems

Fault-finding

IT literacy

Driving licence

Tools

PDA

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Lead Fire & Security Engineer

Location: Home-based - covering North East area

Hours: 42.5 hours per week (door-to-door paid) + on-call rota

Salary: Up to £38,000 + overtime + call out + door 2 door pay

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience as a Fire & Security / Life Safety Systems Engineer
• Strong fault-finding and first-time fix capability
• Experience servicing, maintaining & commissioning fire and security systems
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• Able to pass DBS check and BS7858 security screening
• IT competent (PDA, Microsoft Word & Excel)

The Role

Due to continued expansion, EFT Systems - an established life safety and security company who have been operating for over 50 years - is seeking an experienced engineer to support large service contracts and installation projects across the North East area.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reactive maintenance and servicing of fire & security systems
• Supporting apprentices, trainees & engineers with technical issues on a day to day basis
• Train new starters and continually support existing staff to ensure the accurate use of Electronic PDA by engineers for calls and electronic timesheets
• Small works installations and commissioning
• Managing van stock and ordering equipment
• Producing technical surveys to support quotations
• Supervising subcontractors and supporting apprentices
• Maintaining clear communication with customers
• Completing documentation via electronic PDA

Work will cover fire alarms, fire extinguishers, intruder alarms, CCTV, access control, emergency lighting and monitoring systems.

Package & Benefits

• Door-to-door pay (42.5 hours)
• Overtime paid after 42.5 hours
• Frequent overtime available
• Potential OTE £50k+ with overtime and call outs
• Company vehicle, laptop & phone
• 29 days holiday (rising to 32 with service)
• Medicash (after probation)
• Death in service cover
• Pension scheme
• Ongoing professional development, EFT invest in their people! If you want to upskill, EFT will fund and support you through it.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and progressive company offering strong long-term career prospects.