Fire Protection Engineer

Alarm Communications Limited; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fire protection and security specialist is seeking an experienced Fire Protection Engineer to join their team in Camden Town. The role involves managing key accounts, mentoring trainee engineers, and ensuring high standards of safety and workmanship. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in fire alarms and related systems. Competitive salary up to £35,000 with benefits including a pension scheme and development opportunities.

Benefits

Basic Salary – Up to £35,000

Overtime, Travel Time & Call-out

Aviva Pension

Life Assurance 4× Salary

22 Days Paid Holidays plus Bank Holidays

Paid Candidate Referral Scheme

Mental Health & Well-being Scheme

Employee Recognition Scheme

Free, secure, onsite parking

Development and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer.
• Electrically competent; able to carry out safe isolations.
• Experience with Installing, Commissioning, and Maintaining Systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with an established team and manage key accounts.
• Mentor Trainee Engineers.
• Complete maintenance, reactive works, and small works.

Skills

Fire Alarms

Risk Assessment

Fire Training

Customer orientation

Attention to detail

Tools

Advanced Systems

Notifier Systems

Morley Systems

Gent Systems

Job description

Alarm Communications Limited are a leading team of fire protection, commercial security and building management systems specialists, with our Head Office located in Surrey. Our client base is predominantly built of prestigious buildings and landmarks, such as high‑end hotels, stadia and education establishments in and around Greater London. We are currently looking to appoint a highly experienced Fire Protection Engineer experienced in Fire Alarms, Extinguishers, Fire Training, Risk Assessment and Fire Stopping, specifically covering in/around the M25. The Engineer will report to our Contract Manager and liaise regularly with the Senior Engineer, Service Coordinators and Customer Service Manager. The Engineer will be working as part of a small and dedicated key account support team, so will work regularly with a group of fellow Engineers and Trainee Engineers.

Alarm Communications consistently aspire to create safe, secure and sustainable spaces, that have a positive influence on the lives of colleagues, clients and the communities we work in, therefore, in addition to having all the usual attributes of a great Alarm Communications employee, such as a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, well presented and professional at all times, ability to work alone and as part of a team.

Big enough to provide but small enough to care.

Responsibilities

• Work with our established team in the area and look after a selection of key accounts reporting from our office in London Fields.
• Systems vary but include Advanced, Notifier, Morley, Gent with training provided where required.
• Some jobs are completed with a two‑person team due to the size and complexity of the buildings, to ensure that the work is completed efficiently and safely.
• The Engineer will be required to work with and actively mentor the Trainee Engineers within their team.
• The sites are primarily long‑standing prestigious contracts with direct end‑user relationships, so the works must be completed professionally and to exceptional levels of workmanship.
• The engineer will be given time, support, and resources to install and maintain the systems to the highest possible standards, with extensive training provided to achieve expert status with our primary systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with a range of different products and manufacturers, with at least 2 years' experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer.
• The desire to install and maintain systems to the highest standards.
• Electrically competent; able to carry out safe isolations and maintain a safe working environment.
• Experience with Installing, Commissioning and Maintaining Systems.
• Customer orientated, with the ability to adapt and respond to clients in different situations.
• Good attention to detail and a person who can prioritise and manage their time effectively.
• Someone with a passion to continue to learn and develop themselves and their skills.
• This position would suit someone who prefers a varied role, completing maintenance, reactive works and small works.

Our Business Include

• Alarm Communications acl.uk.com
• Clymac clymac.co.uk
• FAFS Fire & Security fafsfireandsecurity.com
• Marlowe Kitchen Fire Suppression marlowefireandsecurity.com
• Morgan Fire Protection morganfire.co.uk
• Marlowe Smoke Control marlowe-aov.co.uk
• Marlowe Fire & Security marlowefireandsecurity.com

Equal Opportunities

We strive to create a diverse, inclusive environment to encourage all our employees to be themselves. We celebrate what makes us unique and believe that adopting a culture of inclusion helps us to best serve our customers. We are committed to supporting equal opportunities, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate in the recruitment process.

How we Attract, Reward & Retain Our Employees

• Basic Salary – Up to £35,000 for a highly qualified and experienced engineer
• Overtime, Travel Time & Call‑out
• Aviva Pension
• Life Assurance 4× Salary
• 22 Days Paid Holidays plus Bank Holidays
• Paid Candidate Referral Scheme – up to £1,000 per referral, unlimited referrals.
• Mental Health & Well‑being Scheme
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Free, secure, onsite parking
• Development and progression opportunities