Fire & Security Engineer – Van, Training & On‑Call

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Pension

Leave 28 days

Training

PPE

Job summary

Optima Site Solutions Ltd is seeking a Fire & Security Engineer to deliver maintenance, call-outs, remedial works and installations across fire and electronic security systems at commercial and industrial sites in Hampshire and surrounding counties.

You will report to the Fire & Security Project Manager and work across Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Dorset, performing independent fault-finding and customer-facing service work.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' security engineering experience, particularly CCTV, intruder and access control systems.
• Hands-on security system service, fault-finding and installation; fire alarm experience advantageous.
• Working knowledge of IP and IT networking; logical fault-finding skills.
• Full, clean UK driving licence; strong customer communication and time management.
• Desirable: Advanced/Kentec, Texecom/Orisec/Pyronix, Hikvision/Dahua/Qvis, Paxton/Videx/Bell.
• Desirable: Hyfire/Sygno-FI wireless fire, AOV, IPAF, SSSTS and asbestos awareness.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain fire alarms, intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems.
• Attend reactive call-outs and complete planned preventative maintenance.
• Diagnose faults and carry out remedial works and installations.
• Provide clear technical updates to clients and maintain accurate service records.
• Participate in the on-call rota, approximately one week in three.
• Follow RAMS, maintain safe sites and report defects, incidents and near misses.

Skills

CCTV systems

Intruder alarms

Access control

IP networking

Fault finding

Tools

Security systems

IP networking

Job description

Optima Site Solutions Ltd is seeking a Fire & Security Engineer to deliver maintenance, call-outs, remedial works and installations across fire and electronic security systems at commercial and industrial sites in Hampshire and surrounding counties.

You will report to the Fire & Security Project Manager and work across Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Dorset, performing independent fault-finding and customer-facing service work.