Fire & Security Engineer - Hampshire and surrounding areas

Emcor UK; England; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management company is seeking a mobile Fire and Security engineer to cover Hampshire and surrounding areas. You will perform maintenance and repair on fire and security systems, support on-site engineers, and ensure high quality service in compliance with British Standards. The position offers a competitive salary of £40,000 plus benefits including a company van, extensive holidays, and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + BH

Flex Benefits

Paid volunteering days

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in servicing, installing and maintaining alarms.
• Knowledge of relevant British Standards and NSI regulations.
• Health & Safety trained with knowledge of risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide planned preventative maintenance and system repairs.
• Maintaining communication with clients regarding service agreements.
• Conduct diagnostic and fault-finding activities on systems.

Skills

Experience with fire systems

CCTV system maintenance

Network communications

Advanced diagnostic skills

Client communication

Education

City & Guilds or equivalent in electronic equipment

Tools

PC and LAN/WAN networking

Job description

Duties/Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a permanent mobile Fire and Security engineer for our clients to cover Hampshire and surrounding areas (company van for business use only with fuel card provided).

Location: Hampshire and Surrounding areas

Salary: £40,000 plus Van and Fuel Card.

Working hours : 40 per week Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday between 8 am - 5 pm with 1 hour for lunch

Benefits: 25 Days Holiday + BH, Flex Benefits (EMCOR UK discount scheme) Overtime available paid at x1.5 Monday to Sunday

Role to cover the on-call Rota which is currently 1 in 4
Callout standby to be paid at £125.00 per week
£13.00 per day Mon-Fri
£30.00 per day Sat / Sun
£30.00 per day bank holidays
Individual callouts to sites are paid at a time-and-a-half overtime rate, for either a minimum of 4 hours or for the total time spent (including travel door-to-door), whichever is the greater.

UK-wide travel may be required from time to time.
The ideal location for the candidate would be around the Hampshire region.

Job Purpose:

To provide support to both on-site engineers and clients. You will also be responsible carry out systemmaintenance, reactive and small or extra works to, CCTV, access control, security systems, automaticfire, fire extinguishing and fire aspiration alarm systems comprising of both internal and external clients.We would prefer someone with a multi-disciplined background in Fire and Security.Knowledge of working with large commercial clients and with many different manufacturers will be anadvantage

Duties/responsibilities/accountabilities/deliverables

Carry out planned preventative maintenance activities
• Upgrades and system repairs
• Modifications in line with contract requirements
• Regular communication with the service centre or client on Key Point Indicators, and service levelagreementsResource responsibilities
• Provide planned preventive maintenance, system repair, small works and system commissioningactivity in conjunction with Specialist Services requests and/or site/clients requirements.
• Prepare dilapidation reports on newly acquired contracts and advise or recommendimprovement, additions or reductions.
• Provide design, support and quotation delivery in accordance with relevant British Standards.
• Maintain a strong working relationship & communication between the client and EMCOR UK.
• Ensure policies, procedures and standards are in place and adhered to in order to maintain theintegrity of the Contract portfolio, and that ongoing operational activities are implemented toprovide high quality service to customers.
• Maintain the Service Portfolio's to the highest quality standard in all areas of activity in order tosatisfy and maintain the requirements of external quality verification.
• Comply with policies relating to health, safety, security, environmental and technical complianceissues that affect customers and employees, ensuring that all rules are adhered to at all times tomaintain a high standard of discipline at all times
• Ensure risk assessments are completed or reviewed for every task being carried out.
• Comply with the mandatory requirement on wearing PPE
• Ensure all works are completed in accordance with relevant British Standards and good workingpractices.
• Ensure timely submission of time sheets, mileage sheets and necessary administrationpaperwork, as detailed in the engineer's policies or required by the company/client.
• Ensure that close cooperation and coordination with the EMCOR Service Centre.

Ensure that all non-compliance and recommendations are followed up with a quotation orquotation build up sheet.
• Comply with any request for any other duties on a time to time basis.
• At least 5 years previous experience of servicing, maintaining and installation of CCTV, accesscontrol, intruder alarm systems, intercom systems and fire systems
• Ideally the candidate will be a multi-disciplined engineer.• Adequate knowledge of relevant British Standards with a working knowledge of NSI and LPCBrequired standards. Advanced diagnostic and fault finding skills, with the ability to resolve byelimination and/or technical recommendations
• Knowledge and experience of permits to work systems, method statements and riskassessments
• Advanced PC and LAN/WAN Networking skills, including OS level operation.
• Health & Safety trained.
• System design, surveying, estimating and quotation experience
• Ability to implement a program of works or PPM schedule, and team / self-delivery to deadlinetime scales.• Understanding of asset collation and controlled program of just in time replacement.
• Ensuring that all reactive works are carried out within service level agreements.

Person Specification

Proven experience within similar role or environment.
• Educated to GCSE level with City & Guilds or equivalent in installation of electronic equipment.
• Proven experience with fire systems, security systems, Including networking, datacommunications and graphics ability to operate, configure and maintain PC software packagesused for configuration and maintenance purposes.
• Proven experience on the service and maintenance of fire systems, CCTV, access control,Intruder alarm systems and intercom systems.
• Adequate knowledge of relevant British Standards with a working knowledge of NACP.
• Advanced diagnostic and fault finding skills, with the ability to resolve by elimination and/ortechnical recommendations.
• Knowledge and experience of permits to work systems, method statements and riskassessments.
• Advanced PC and LAN/WAN Networking skills, including OS level operation
• Health & Safety trained,

Benefits

At EMCOR UK, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.

We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.

Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed.

Join us in building a better world at work.

25 Days holidays + Bank holidays

Holiday Buy Scheme - up to 5 days a year

Industry leading Maternity & Paternity Policies

Refer a Friend scheme - worth £500 per referral

GEMS - Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including opportunities for progression.

Access to Flex Benefits: Discount Shopping, Gym, Mobile, Family Activities, Insurance, Dining Experience, Car Leasing and Breakdown Cover.

Bike To Work Scheme

Paid volunteering and charity days

Medicash - Health cash plan - Benefits covered include dental, optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing.

Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries.