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Fire Door Installer

ITS Property Maintenance

West Clandon

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

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Job summary

A specialized maintenance company is seeking skilled Fire Door Installers for a project in Woking, Surrey. This role involves installing and upgrading custodial fire doors in a secure prison environment, ensuring compliance with safety standards. Successful candidates will have proven experience and relevant certifications. This position offers a competitive daily rate and potential for ongoing work across multiple sites.

Benefits

Long-term work pipeline
Competitive daily rate

Qualifications

  • Experience working with certified custodial fire doorsets.
  • Certification under FIRAS, BM Trada, or similar desirable.
  • Experience in prisons, healthcare, or secure buildings is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Install and upgrade custodial fire doorsets to compliance standards.
  • Fit and adjust locks, latches, and smoke seals.
  • Record installations for compliance documentation.

Skills

Proven experience as a Fire Door Installer
Knowledge of certified doorsets
Ability to follow strict procedures
Calm approach in secure environments

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Carpentry & Joinery
Job description
Overview

SW-012-FIREDWok-222 — Fire Door Installer - Prison Environment

Location: Woking, Surrey

Salary: £230 - £240 per day

Contract: Initial 2-3 months, with ongoing work available in other prisons

Hours: Monday to Friday, 39 hrs/week

Security: This role will be working inside a Category C Prison. Initial vetting is not required, but a full security clearance check will be carried out for continued work within the prison service.

Key responsibilities
  • Install and upgrade certified custodial fire doorsets to compliance standards.
  • Fit and adjust hinges, closers, locks, latches, intumescent strips, and smoke seals.
  • Undertake remedial works on existing doorsets to ensure full compliance.
  • Accurately record installations and remedials for compliance records.
  • Work collaboratively with on-site estates and contractor teams.
  • Ensure all work complies with FIRAS/BM Trada requirements and prison H&S/security procedures.
What you need to bring
  • Proven experience as a Fire Door Installer with knowledge of certified doorsets (custodial experience highly desirable).
  • FIRAS, BM Trada, or equivalent certification desirable (or experience working under such schemes).
  • NVQ Level 2/3 in Carpentry & Joinery (or time-served experience).
  • Ability to work in a secure environment and follow strict procedures.
  • Previous experience in prisons, healthcare, education, or other secure/public buildings desirable but not essential.
  • A calm, patient approach to working in a stop-start secure environment where flexibility is essential.

Additional notes: These are specialist custodial fire doors, not standard timber fire doors. Prisons use heavy-duty steel fire doors designed for fire resistance, security, and suicide-prevention.

Apply now

This is a fantastic opportunity for skilled Fire Door Installers to secure a long-term pipeline of work across the prison service, starting with a 2-3 month project in Woking, Surrey. Following your application, full details of the role and onboarding will be explained.

ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment business for this vacancy. We specialise in working within the social housing and public sector maintenance space, supplying: Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Direct Labour Organisations, Maintenance Contractors, Estates Departments, FM Contractors.

Providing: Maintenance Trades Labour

Reference ID: SW-012-FIREDWok-222

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