Fire & Security Engineer, Gloucestershire

Smile Digital; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Paid travel

23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Birthday off

Holiday increasing with service

Tool cover

Personal accident insurance

24/7 GP access

Company sick pay

Employee assistance programme

Referral scheme

Ongoing technical development

Job summary

Smile Digital in Gloucestershire is seeking a Fire & Security Engineer to join our field-based team. You will service and maintain fire alarms, intruder alarms, CCTV and access control, and manage fault finding on a variety of systems.

The role offers a salary of £34,000 to £40,000 DOE, with a company vehicle, travel allowances, and 23 days holiday plus bank holidays. You will work independently, handle onsite calls, and participate in an on-call rota.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience servicing and maintaining fire & security systems.
• Confident performing fault-finding across multiple platforms.
• Experience with at least two fire alarm platforms.
• Experience with at least two intruder alarm systems.
• CCTV and access control experience and field-based independence.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining fire alarm systems.
• Servicing intruder alarm systems.
• CCTV and access control maintenance.
• Reactive fault finding and PP maintenance.
• Completing like-for-like repairs and door entry work.
• Emergency lighting maintenance and testing.
• Completing service documentation and liaising with customers.
• Participating in the on-call rota.

Skills

Fire & Security service

Independent fault-finding

Customer liaison

Field-based work

Own job ownership

Tools

Advanced

Kentec

Gent

Morley

C-Tec

Hochiki

Texecom

Galaxy

Pyronix

Risco

CCTV

Door entry systems

Job description

Fire & Security Engineer, Gloucestershire - £34,000 to £40,000 DOE
Permanent | Field Based

We are working with an established Fire & Security business that is looking to recruit an experienced Fire & Security Engineer to cover Gloucestershire.

This role would suit someone with a solid background across both fire and security systems who is confident handling routine service calls, maintenance and fault finding independently.

You do not need to be operating at senior engineer level, but you should be comfortable taking ownership of your own jobs and working across a range of systems without needing regular support.

Key responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining fire alarm systems


• Servicing intruder alarm systems


• CCTV and access control maintenance


• Reactive fault finding


• Planned preventative maintenance


• Completing like-for-like repairs


• Working with door entry systems


• Emergency lighting maintenance and testing


• Completing service documentation


• Liaising directly with customers


• Participating in the on-call rota

We are looking for

• Hands-on Fire & Security service experience


• Genuine experience across both fire and security


• Experience with at least two fire alarm platforms


• Experience with at least two intruder alarm systems


• CCTV and access control experience


• Confident reactive fault-finding ability


• Experience working independently in a field-based role


• Full UK driving licence

Useful systems experience could include:

• Fire: Advanced, Kentec, Gent, Morley, C-Tec, Hochiki


• Intruder: Texecom, Galaxy, Pyronix, Risco


• Security: CCTV, access control and door entry systems

Experience within social housing, local authority, residential or education environments would be beneficial.

Package

£34,000 to £40,000 depending on experience

• Company vehicle


• Fuel card


• Paid travel


• 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays


• Birthday off


• Holiday increasing with service


• Tool cover


• Personal accident insurance


• 24/7 GP access


• Company sick pay


• Employee assistance programme


• Referral scheme


• Ongoing technical development

Working hours are broadly 8am to 5pm, door to door, with participation in an on-call rota.