Fire & Security Engineer

Mitie; Stockport; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company seeks an experienced Engineer to join their Fire & Security Systems team in Stockport, UK. Responsibilities include routine servicing, testing, and compliance with regulations for fire alarms, CCTV, and access control systems. Candidate should have relevant experience, strong communication skills, and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office. Competitive benefits include flexible lifestyle options, financial wellbeing assistance, and a focus on career development.

Benefits

Virtual GP services

Flexible lifestyle benefits

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Life cover up to four times salary

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the fire & security systems industry.
• Experience in servicing, testing, and inspections to relevant standards.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine servicing and inspections for fire alarms and CCTV.
• Perform preventive maintenance and reactive calls.
• Maintain documentation and records for all activities.
• Attend training to maintain technical knowledge.

Skills

Communication skills

Basic Microsoft Word

Basic Microsoft Excel

Fault-finding techniques

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Engineer to work as a member of the Mitie Fire & Security Systems Operations Field service team. You'll ensure effective delivery of PPM, reactive calls and additional small works, ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

You'll be expected to carry out routine servicing, testing, inspection, repairs, and installation of fire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarm/associated equipment and products to the relevant legislative and qualitative standards, alongside appropriate documentation and records in a timely and appropriate manner. You should have excellent communication skills, alongside basic Microsoft Word and Excel literacy.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine servicing, testing, inspection, repairs, and installations for fire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarm systems.


• Perform preventive maintenance programmes (PPM), reactive calls and small works in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.


• Maintain up-to-date documentation and records for all activities.


• Attend and participate in company-initiated training to maintain up-to-date knowledge of technical aspects of the role.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience carrying out PPM, reactive calls and small works in the fire & security systems industry.


• Service, test and inspection experience to the relevant standards/codes, including fault‑finding techniques.


• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, carrying out PPM, accident reporting, RAMS.


• Strong communication skills and basic Microsoft Word and Excel literacy.


• Ability to work independently with little supervision, taking initiative and sharing technical knowledge.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household, so you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well‑known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle‑to‑work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Liam Murray at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie's 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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