Fire Pump Engineer

Uniting People; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist contractor in fire suppression systems is looking for a skilled technician to perform servicing and repairs on fire pump systems. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality service, accurate reporting, and compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates should have a relevant engineering qualification and a full UK driving license. Additional certifications in confined space and electrical work are preferred. This role may involve travel and after-hours callouts, ensuring flexibility and commitment.

Qualifications

• Permit to work in the UK.
• Full clean UK Driving License.
• Clean criminal record due to working in highly secure areas.
• CSCS preferred.
• Confined space training preferred.
• Electrical certification preferred.
• Experience in the UK fire industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform servicing of fire pump systems to high standards.
• Provide detailed and accurate servicing reports.
• Perform repair work as required.
• Travel outside area to service client needs.
• Conduct monthly stock checks and provide stock sheets.
• Perform monthly PPE and vehicle checks.
• Attend out of hours call outs as needed.

Skills

Comfortable working with handheld electronic devices

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Competence in using Microsoft Office packages

Education

Qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

Our client is a dynamic and growing business that are specialist contractors to the Fire suppression industry.

Fire suppression systems extinguish fire by the immediate release of a suppression agent. Each of these systems have a pump room to deliver the suppressant. Pure Power service and maintain the pump rooms, ensuring both power supplies and pumping equipment function as they should when required.

The role holder will be required to safely carry out servicing, repairs and maintenance works and produce the necessary reports that meet the current requirements of external accrediting bodies.

Job Description

• Perform servicing of fire pumps systems in line with specified scope of works, ensuring servicing is completed fully and to a high standard of quality.
• Provide detailed and accurate servicing reports, providing an assessment of any remedial requirements to ensure the integrity of the fire systems for our clients.
• Perform any repair work as required to fire pumps systems, in line with the scope of works set out and agreed with the client.
• Travel outside of area where needed, to service our client needs.
• Perform monthly stock checks on your van, to provide timely stock sheets to our Stores.
• Perform monthly PPE and Vehicle checks, to provide timely and forms to our safety team.
• Attend out of hours call outs as and when needed, as per the callout engineer roster.

Candidate Requirements

• Permit to work in the UK
• Full clean UK Driving License
• Qualification in either mechanical or electrical engineering
• Comfortable working with handheld, electronic devices to record information
• Competence in using standard office packages such as Microsoft Outlook (email), Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Clean criminal record due to working in highly secure areas
• CSCS preferred
• Confined space training preferred
• Electrical certification preferred
• Experience of the UK fire industry preferred