Fire & Security Engineer

Optima Site Solutions Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life insurance

Profit sharing

Referral programme

Funded training

Career progression opportunities

Regular company events

Job summary

Optima Site Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced Fire & Security Engineer to join their team in Portsmouth, delivering maintenance and installation across commercial and industrial sites.

You will work on fire alarms, intruder alarms, CCTV and access control, with training provided for progression to lead-engineer level. A full, clean UK driving licence is essential and there is an on-call rota.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years' experience within fire and/or security engineering.
• Experience servicing, maintaining and fault finding fire and/or security systems.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance of fire and security systems.
• Reactive call-outs, fault finding and repairs.
• Diagnosing faults and providing safe, compliant solutions.
• Completing remedial works and system installations.
• Working across fire alarms, intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems.
• Providing clear technical updates to customers and site contacts.
• Completing accurate service reports and documentation.
• Participating in the on-call rota (approximately 1 week in every 3).

Skills

Customer-facing

Communication

Time management

Fault finding

IP networking

Tools

Fire alarm systems

Intruder alarm systems

CCTV systems

Access control

Job description

Fire & Security Engineer

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire

Salary: £35,000-£48,000 per annum, depending on experience

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Optima Site Solutions is recruiting an experienced

Fire & Security Engineer on behalf of an established contractor delivering fire and security solutions across commercial and industrial environments.

The successful engineer will work across a varied portfolio of sites, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, fault finding, remedial works and installations across fire and security systems.

The client is particularly interested in experienced engineers capable of progressing towards or operating at lead-engineer level, with training available for the right candidate.

The Role

As a Fire & Security Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) of fire and security systems
• Reactive call-outs, fault finding and repairs
• Diagnosing faults and providing safe, compliant solutions
• Completing remedial works and system installations
• Working across fire alarms, intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems
• Providing clear technical updates to customers and site contacts
• Completing accurate service reports and documentation
• Participating in the on-call rota, approximately 1 week in every 3You will work with a range of established fire and security manufacturers and technologies, with training available on selected systems where required.

Essential RequirementsTo be considered, you should have:

• At least 4 years' experience within fire and/or security engineering
• Experience servicing, maintaining and fault finding fire and/or security systems
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills
• Good time management and logical fault-finding abilityWorking knowledge of IP and IT networkingDesirable Experience & Qualifications

The following would be beneficial but are not essential:

• IPAF certification
• Wireless fire alarm system experience
• Experience with Hyfire and/or Sygno-fi systems
• SSSTS qualification
• Asbestos Awareness certification
• AOV system experienceTraining is available for selected qualifications and systems.

Salary & Benefits

£35,000-£48,000 per annum depending on experience

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Profit sharing
• Referral programme
• Funded training
• Career progression opportunities
• Regular company events and social activitiesThis is a strong opportunity for an experienced Fire & Security Engineer, Fire Alarm Engineer or Security Systems Engineer looking for a permanent position offering varied service, maintenance, fault-finding and installation work.

Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.