Hybrid Design Engineer – Life Safety & Security Systems

Mitie; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie is seeking a Design Engineer to design and cost life safety and electronic security systems, including fire detection, voice alarm, CCTV, access control, and more. You will review client specifications, liaise with suppliers, and produce CAD designs and proposals to meet deadlines.

You will travel to client and supplier sites across the UK and Europe, ensuring designs comply with EN, BS, HTM, and NSI/BAFE standards while collaborating with the Sales Team and contractors.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing fire detection, voice alarm, CCTV, access control and other life safety/security systems.
• Ability to read and interpret client/tender specifications and drawings.
• Proficient in cost estimation and tender documentation for designed systems.

Responsibilities

• Assisting Design Management with sales enquiries and tenders.
• Designing life safety and security systems per customer requirements and standards.
• Preparing proposals, quotations and tender documents on time and to company standards.
• Assessing risk factors influencing the design and communicating findings to the client.
• Ensuring quotations and design specs comply with EN/BS/HTM and BAFE/NSI codes of practice.
• Adhering to company policies on quality, safety, and false alarm management.
• Producing CAD design/construction drawings and ensuring handovers meet deadlines.
• Traveling to client or supplier sites within the UK and Europe.

Skills

AutoCAD proficiency

Life safety systems design

Costing & tendering

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Mitie is seeking a Design Engineer to design and cost life safety and electronic security systems, including fire detection, voice alarm, CCTV, access control, and more. You will review client specifications, liaise with suppliers, and produce CAD designs and proposals to meet deadlines.

You will travel to client and supplier sites across the UK and Europe, ensuring designs comply with EN, BS, HTM, and NSI/BAFE standards while collaborating with the Sales Team and contractors.