Fire & Life Safety Compliance Engineer

GET Staff; Warrington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

GET Staff is seeking a Fire & Life Safety Systems Compliance Engineer to perform annual inspections across residential and communal buildings in Liverpool, Manchester, and surrounding areas. The role covers fire safety and life safety equipment, including alarms, lighting, doors, AOVs and warden call systems.

The post involves inspecting and testing systems, identifying defects, compiling reports, and liaising with site teams to implement remedial actions. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Inspecting fire safety systems and life safety equipment.
• Carrying out scheduled annual compliance inspections.
• Identifying faults, defects and potential compliance issues during inspections.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out annual inspections across residential and communal buildings.
• Inspecting fire doors, alarms, detectors and control panels.
• Testing emergency lighting and AOVs as part of routine checks.
• Completing inspection reports with accurate findings using handheld devices.
• Raising remedial works and coordinating corrective actions with site teams.

Skills

Fire safety knowledge

Building compliance

Facilities management

Attention to detail

IT skills

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Electronic reporting systems

Job description

Fire & Life Safety Systems Compliance Engineer – Liverpool & Manchester – £27,000 - £30,000

• Up to £30K per annum (negotiable depending on experience)
• Annual compliance inspections
• Covering Liverpool, Manchester and the wider North West
• Fire safety and life safety systems
• Service and maintenance role

Fire & Life Safety Systems Compliance Engineer Overview:

This is an excellent opportunity for a Fire & Life Safety Systems Compliance Engineer to carry out annual inspections and functional checks across a range of residential and communal buildings throughout Liverpool, Manchester and the surrounding areas. The role involves inspecting fire safety systems and associated life safety equipment, including fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire doors, automatic opening vents (AOVs) and warden call systems.

Fire & Life Safety Systems Compliance Engineer Role & Responsibilities:

• Carrying out scheduled annual compliance inspections across residential and communal buildings.
• Inspecting communal and flat entrance fire doors in accordance with relevant fire safety legislation.
• Conducting functional checks on fire alarm systems, detectors and control panels.
• Inspecting emergency lighting systems to ensure they are operating correctly.
• Carrying out checks on automatic opening vents (AOVs) and associated smoke ventilation systems.
• Inspecting and testing warden call systems and other associated life safety equipment.
• Identifying faults, defects and potential compliance issues during inspections.
• Checking fire doors, including hinges, closers, seals, ironmongery, glazing and signage.
• Completing inspection reports and maintaining accurate records using electronic systems and handheld devices.
• Raising remedial works where defects or compliance issues are identified.
• Liaising with relevant teams and site representatives regarding inspection findings and corrective actions.

Fire & Life Safety Systems Compliance Engineer Skills & Experience Required:

• Previous experience in fire safety, building compliance, facilities management or a similar maintenance role.
• A good understanding of fire alarm systems and life safety equipment.
• The ability to identify faults, defects and potential compliance issues.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to complete accurate inspection reports.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and electronic reporting systems.
• A full UK driving licence.

Please note: If you have not been contacted within 7 days, your application for this position has been unsuccessful