Fire & Security Engineer

Venatu Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Laptop

Mobile phone

Tools provided

Health & wellbeing programme

Career progression

Job summary

Venatu Consulting Ltd has partnered with a leading Fire & Security company to recruit two Fire & Security Engineers (Security Bias) for roles in SW or SE postcodes. The role covers installation, commissioning, maintenance and fault finding of intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire alarms.

Typical duties include planned maintenance, reactive works, and documentation uploads. In return, a permanent, full-time position with a salary of £40k–£43k (OTE £50k) plus overtime and company van

Qualifications

• Experience installing, commissioning, maintaining and fault finding Fire and Security Systems for NSI & BAFE accredited company.
• Competent on conventional and addressable fire systems (Advanced, Kentec, Ctec, Morley, Gent, Notifier Vesda).
• Experience with intruder alarms, access control and CCTV systems.
• Working knowledge of current British Standards for fire, intruder, access control and CCTV.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, service and repair intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire alarm systems.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance and reactive works with a high first time fix rate.
• Coordinate with admin, sales and operations to support scheduling.
• Upload documentation, certificates, photos and job notes in the job management system.
• Work on conventional and addressable fire systems; maintain van stock and tools.
• Participate in call-out rota and provide remote support as needed.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Fire & Security Systems

Intruder alarms

CCTV

Access control

Fault finding

IP CCTV

Education

NSI & BAFE registered

BS5839/BS50131 certs

Tools

Galaxy

Texecom

Hikvision

Dahua

Job description

Fire & Security Engineer (Security Bias)

Location

SW or SE

Salary or rate

£40k - £43k (OTE £50K)

Contract type

Permanent

Hours or shifts

Full time

About the role

We are proud to announce that one of our valued clients, who are a leading Fire & Security company, are now looking to recruit 2 experienced Fire & Security Engineers due to their continued growth and expansion. They're a highly established, BAFE-accredited provider of Fire Protection and Security systems with over 30 years of industry experience reuslting in them ammasing an outstanding reputation for delivering high quality solutions to a prestigious customer base and are now seeking a Fire & Security Engineer to join their growing team in in either SW or SEpostcodes

Key responsibilities

• Install, commission, service and repair intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire alarm systems
• Complete planned preventative maintenance and reactive works with a high first time fix rate
• Communicate effectively with admin, sales and operations teams to support efficient scheduling
• Upload documentation, certificates, photos and job notes using the job management systems
• Work on an various Conventional & Addressable fire systems..
• Maintain accurate van stock, tools and overall vehicle condition
• Participate in the call out rota and provide occasional remote support
• Identify recurring faults or design issues and contribute to continuous improvement

Manufacturers

• Fire - Advanced, Kentec, Ctec, Morley, Gent, Notifier Vesda
• CCTV - in Hikvision, Dahua, Axis and Avigilon
• Access Control - Paxton, ACT Vanderbilt, Grosveno

Skills and experience required

Essential:

• Experience in Installation, commissioning, maintenance and fault finding of Fire and Security Systems for an NSI & BAFE registered company
• Competent in the Installation, commissioning, maintenance and fault finding of Fire, Access control systems, Intruder alarms and CCTV systems.
• Competent on Conventional & Addressable fire systems including Advanced, Kentec, Ctec, Morley, Gent, Notifier Vesda etc.
• Experience in the use associated fire and security software.
• Experience with intruder alarms with key experience in Galaxy, Texecom, Eaton etc.
• Experience with IP CCTV systems with key experience in Hikvision, Dahua, Axis and Avigilon etc.
• Experience with Access control systems with key experience in Paxton, ACT Vanderbilt, Grosvenor etc.
• Experience with emergency lighting.
• Must have working knowledge and experience of the current British Standards for fire systems, Intruder alarms, Access control and CCTV.

Desirable:

• Qualifications/Experience in BS5839, BS50131, PD6662, BS60839, NCP109, BS8418, BS6276, NCP104 and BS5266/FIA Units preferable

What is on offer

• Salary of £40k - £43k (OTE £50k)
• Overtime available at enhanced rates
• Travel time paid
• Great progression oppportunties
• Company van, laptop, mobile phone and specialist tools provided
• Awards Programme
• Health & Wellbeing Programme

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