Fire Systems Maintenance Team Leader (Previous Relevant Experince is Required)

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Maintenance Supervisor for fire assets in London. The role involves supervising fire engineers in a reactive maintenance environment, requiring effective scheduling, safety management, and compliance. Ideal candidates will have a background in fire maintenance and a full UK driving license. The position offers career development and various benefits, including company pension and holiday shifts.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Commercial vehicle provided

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

Discounts through reward scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading fire engineers in single or multi-site maintenance.
• Full UK Driving Licence is required.
• Drug and Alcohol testing is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of fire engineers during maintenance.
• Manage the availability of resources for reactive work.
• Ensure compliance and high-standard completion of works.

Skills

Leadership in maintenance

Fire systems knowledge

Health and safety understanding

Stakeholder management

Scheduling and monitoring

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Supervisor, Fire Assets – part of the Engineering Team at Telent. The role involves supervising a team of fire engineers in a fault and reactive environment for fire systems (detection / suppression). Based at Pirin Court Depot, E16 4TL, this role works nights on a 4 on/4 off shift pattern (7pm–7am).

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of fire engineers in a fault and reactive environment relating to fire systems (detection & suppression) for the London Underground under the 1 FM Contract.
• Manage the availability of resources to efficiently carry out reactive maintenance work.
• Ensure engineers complete all works to a high standard and against operational plans.
• Schedule and monitor works to ensure continued compliance.
• Use ServiceNow for daily/weekly/periodic reports of progress and efficiencies.
• Conduct daily stakeholder management to keep contract and operations teams updated with issues and progress.
• Occasional site visits to support and direct on escalations as needed.

Who you are / Qualifications

We are seeking someone from a Fire Maintenance background, ranging from individual assets to smoke detectors, control panels and call points. You understand that health and safety is paramount. This role suits an experienced supervisor who can manage, schedule and monitor works in a busy, reactive environment.

Reactive Supervisor Key Requirements

• Night shift pattern: 4 on 4 off, 7pm–7am.
• Experience leading fire engineers in single or multi-site maintenance.
• Experience within a Fire Maintenance environment or London Underground/Network Rail environment.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Drug and Alcohol testing is required for this role.

What we offer

• Career development across sectors, roles, technologies and clients.
• A growing team delivering critical work.
• Commitment to an inclusive culture that respects differences and values diverse ideas.

Additional benefits

• 25 shifts per year holiday
• Commercial Vehicle
• Company pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing portal
• Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping with Telent Reward scheme

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