Fire & Security Install Engineer

Complete Security Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Phone, laptop and tablet

Competitive holiday allowance

Pension

Clear career progression

Job summary

Complete Security Recruitment Ltd is assisting a long-established fire and security company in Gloucestershire to recruit an Installation Engineer. You will install, commission and hand over fire and electronic security systems, many bespoke, for clients across the region.

You’ll manage your own jobs on site, keep commissioning records and support apprentices during on-call rota periods. Required are experience installing and commissioning fire and security systems, an apprenticeship or similar

Qualifications

• Experience installing and commissioning fire and security systems.
• Apprenticeship or similar qualification.
• Health and safety training records.
• Strong problem solving and fault finding.
• Good communication, customer service and timekeeping.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Able to pass a DBS check.
• IT hardware or software experience would be a real plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission and hand over fire and electronic security systems.
• Plan workload with coordinator and manage on-site jobs.
• Maintain commissioning records and report back by phone and email.
• Fault find and verify work completed by others.
• Mentor apprentices and support training.

Skills

Experience installing and installation

Strong fault finding

Good communication and customer focus

Full UK driving licence

DBS check

IT hardware/software experience

Education

Apprenticeship or equivalent

Job description

Installation Engineer, Fire & Security

Gloucestershire & surrounding area

I'm working with a long established fire and security company who have built a brilliant reputation for quality, much of it through word of mouth. They're NSI Gold accredited for both fire and security and BAFE approved, and they're looking for an experienced Installation Engineer to join their team.

The role

You'll install, commission and hand over fire and electronic security systems, many of them bespoke, for clients across the region and beyond. Your coordinator will plan your workload, but you'll manage your own jobs on site, keep accurate commissioning records and report back by phone and email. You'll also fault find, check work done by others and flag any changes the client asks for. As one of the experienced engineers, you'll help train and mentor apprentices too. There's an after hours callout rota, with a callout allowance on top of your salary.

What they're looking for

• Experience installing and commissioning fire and security systems
• An apprenticeship or similar qualification
• Health and safety training records
• Strong problem solving and fault finding
• Good communication, customer service and timekeeping
• Happy working alone or as part of a team
• Full UK driving licence
• Able to pass a DBS check IT hardware or software experience would be a real plus, as would a genuine interest in bringing on apprentices.

What's on offer

• Up to £45,000 basic depending on experience
• Paid overtime and callout allowance
• Company vehicle
• Phone, laptop and tablet
• Competitive holiday allowance
• Pension
• Clear career progression

Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week