Fire Damper Engineer

Future Select Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & Benefits

Job summary

Future Select Recruitment in Northampton is seeking a hardworking Fire Damper Engineer to join their Ventilation and Fire Safety team. You will inspect, test and log fire dampers and carry out remedial works in accordance with BS9999 guidelines, with a focus on safety and accuracy.

The role involves travelling to various sites, potential progression to supervisory or management positions, and a salary in the £26k–£36k range with training and benefits.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience as a Fire Damper Engineer.
• NVQ Level 5 Fire and Smoke Damper qualification.
• Good knowledge of BS9999 guidelines.
• Willing to travel as required.
• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Proficient with IT software.

Responsibilities

• Inspect existing fire dampers.
• Test dampers to ensure compliance.
• Log fire dampers.
• Conduct remedial works (collar, link and TEK screw changes).
• Fit access panels.
• Highlight faults and recommend works.
• Provide technical updates to clients.
• Update site logbooks.

Skills

Fire damp er engineering

NVQ Level 5 Fire and Smoke Damper

BS9999 knowledge

Travel flexibility

Literacy & numeracy

IT software proficiency

Education

NVQ Level 5 Fire and Smoke Damper

Job description

Job Title: Fire Damper Engineer

Location: Northampton, East Midlands

Salary/Benefits: £26k - £36k + Training & Benefits

Due to continued company growth, our client is seeking a hardworking Fire Damper Engineer to join their growing outfit. They are specialists within the Ventilation and Fire Safety industry, who have a national presence and varied portfolio of commercial, industrial and food/beverage client accounts. On a daily basis, you will be inspecting, testing and performing remedial works on existing fire dampers, ensuring to adhere to safety guidelines and personal targets. The successful candidate can expect excellent further development prospects, into supervisory and management positions. We can consider candidates from a variety of locations, provided you are happy to travel as required. Salaries and benefits are competitive.

Our client can consider candidates from the following locations: Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Leicester, Nuneaton, Coventry, Rugby, Daventry, Royal Leamington Spa, Redditch, Solihull, Birmingham, Worcester, Telford, Walsall, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Lichfield, Tamworth, Cannock, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Grantham.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience working as a Fire Damper Engineer
• Ideally will hold industry-related tickets, including: NVQ Level 5 Fire and Smoke Damper
• Good working knowledge of BS9999 guidelines
• Flexible to travel in line with company needs
• Good literacy and numeracy proficiency level
• Confident using IT software

The Role:

• Inspecting existing fire dampers
• Testing of fire dampers to ensure compliance
• Logging fire dampers
• Conducting remedial works, including: collar, link and TEK screw changes
• Fitting access panels
• Highlighting any system faults and recommending works
• Providing technical advice and project updates to clients
• Updating site logbooks

Alternative Job titles: Fire Damper Inspector, Fire Damper Tester, Fire Damper Technician, Fire Damper Remedial Engineer, Passive Fire Engineer, Ventilation Engineer, Air Hygiene Engineer.

Future Select are recruiting in the Compliance / Environmental industry, including: LEV / Critical Air / Clean Air / Air Hygiene / Fire Safety; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market.

We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level.

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