Home-Based Fire & Security Engineer – North East

GrassGreener Group; North East; On-site; GBP 33,300 - 40,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Door-to-door pay

Overtime pay after 42.5 hours

Frequent overtime

Discretionary bonus

Company vehicle

Laptop

Phone

29 days holiday

Medicash

Death in service cover

Pension scheme

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

EFT Systems, a life safety and security company with over 50 years of industry presence, is seeking an experienced Fire & Security Engineer to support large service contracts and installation projects across the North East area from a home-based footprint.

The role requires reactive maintenance, commissioning, small works, and supervising subcontractors, with a 42.5-hour week, door-to-door pay, overtime, and a discretionary bonus. A company vehicle, laptop and phone are provided.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Fire & Security / Life Safety Systems Engineer
• Strong fault-finding and first-time fix capability
• Experience servicing, maintaining & commissioning fire and security systems
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• Able to pass DBS check and BS7858 security screening
• IT competent (PDA, Microsoft Word & Excel)

Responsibilities

• Reactive maintenance and servicing of fire & security systems
• Small works installations and commissioning
• Managing van stock and ordering equipment
• Producing technical surveys to support quotations
• Supervising subcontractors and supporting apprentices
• Maintaining clear communication with customers
• Completing documentation via electronic PDA
• Work will cover fire alarms, fire extinguishers, intruder alarms, CCTV, access control, emergency lighting and monitoring systems

Skills

Fire & Security Engineer experience

Fault-finding

Service, maintenance, commissioning

IT literacy (PDA, Word, Excel)

Tools

PDA

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

EFT Systems, a life safety and security company with over 50 years of industry presence, is seeking an experienced Fire & Security Engineer to support large service contracts and installation projects across the North East area from a home-based footprint.

The role requires reactive maintenance, commissioning, small works, and supervising subcontractors, with a 42.5-hour week, door-to-door pay, overtime, and a discretionary bonus. A company vehicle, laptop and phone are provided.