Mobile Fire Alarm Engineer

Vision Personnel Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

fuel card

Phone, tablet and laptop

28 days' annual leave

Pension

Overtime opportunities

Training and career progression

Job summary

Vision Personnel Limited is seeking an experienced Mobile Fire Alarm Engineer to service, maintain and fault-find commercial fire detection systems across multiple sites in the Greater London area.

You will handle PPM and reactive calls, complete commissioning, and contribute to electrical maintenance when workload allows. Strong BS 5839 knowledge and a recognised electrical qualification are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer or similar
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic capability across conventional and addressable systems
• Experience with panel replacement and commissioning
• Good knowledge of BS 5839
• Recognised electrical qualification, with 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical or equivalent (preferred)
• Ability to carry out basic electrical maintenance and repairs
• Strong written reporting and good commercial awareness (preparing quotations, identifying materials)
• Good computer literacy (laptops, tablets, CAFM/client portal systems)
• Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Planned Preventative Maintenance and reactive fault attendance on conventional and addressable fire alarm systems, within client SLA/KPI requirements
• Systematic fault finding and diagnostics — panels, loops, zones, circuits, detection devices, sounders, interfaces, power supplies and batteries
• Repairs, component replacement, and small modifications to existing systems
• Taking ownership of quoted works: scoping, identifying labour/materials, obtaining supplier pricing, preparing quotations, ordering materials, and returning to complete approved works
• Panel replacement and commissioning when required (reconnecting field wiring, configuring loops/zones/devices, testing, and completing commissioning documentation)
• Producing clear, commercially usable technical reports and scopes of work
• Updating CAFM/client portal systems and completing job sheets via handheld devices
• Liaising directly with manufacturers and suppliers on parts, compatibility and technical support
• Working independently across multiple sites, maintaining van stock, and participating in the out-of-hours call-out rota
• Supporting the wider M&E team with basic electrical works when fire alarm workload allows

Skills

Fire alarm fault-finding

Electrical maintenance

Panel replacement & commissioning

BS 5839 knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical or equivalent

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Job description

About the Company

Our client is an established Facilities Maintenance and Building Projects organisation, with a directly employed engineering workforce of 60+ engineers. They deliver hard FM, maintenance, compliance and project services across a diverse commercial and public-sector client base, including retail, hospitality, restaurants and pubs, casinos, cinemas, care homes, hotels, student accommodation, schools and universities.

About the Role

Our client is strengthening its Fire & Life Safety capability with the appointment of an experienced Mobile Fire Alarm Engineer. The role centres on servicing, maintaining, fault-finding, repairing and modifying commercial fire detection and alarm systems — PPM, reactive call-outs, investigation works, small modifications, and occasional panel replacement/commissioning.

They're looking for a genuine Fire Alarm Engineer with recognised electrical qualifications, not a general electrician with limited fire alarm experience. When fire alarm workload allows, the engineer will also support the wider M&E team with straightforward electrical maintenance (this is a secondary element, not the core role).

Key Responsibilities

• Planned Preventative Maintenance and reactive fault attendance on conventional and addressable fire alarm systems, within client SLA/KPI requirements
• Systematic fault finding and diagnostics — panels, loops, zones, circuits, detection devices, sounders, interfaces, power supplies and batteries
• Repairs, component replacement, and small modifications to existing systems
• Taking ownership of quoted works: scoping, identifying labour/materials, obtaining supplier pricing, preparing quotations, ordering materials, and returning to complete approved works
• Panel replacement and commissioning when required (reconnecting field wiring, configuring loops/zones/devices, testing, and completing commissioning documentation)
• Producing clear, commercially usable technical reports and scopes of work (vague reports like “panel fault, needs replacing” aren't sufficient)
• Updating CAFM/client portal systems and completing job sheets via handheld devices
• Liaising directly with manufacturers and suppliers on parts, compatibility and technical support
• Working independently across multiple sites, maintaining van stock, and participating in the out-of-hours call-out rota
• Supporting the wider M&E team with basic electrical works when fire alarm workload allows (lighting repairs, emergency lighting checks, switch/socket replacement, minor wiring repairs)

Fire Alarm Systems Experience

Essential: Conventional and addressable fire alarm systems, control/indicating equipment, detection devices, loop devices, interfaces, power supplies and battery systems.

Desirable: Experience across multiple panel manufacturers (Advanced, Kentec, C-TEC, Morley, Notifier, Gent, Hochiki/Apollo-based systems, Haes or similar) — not all required, but strong fundamentals to move confidently between systems.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer or similar
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic capability across conventional and addressable systems
• Experience with panel replacement and commissioning
• Good knowledge of BS 5839
• Recognised electrical qualification, with 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical or equivalent (preferred)
• Ability to carry out basic electrical maintenance and repairs
• Strong written reporting and good commercial awareness (preparing quotations, identifying materials)
• Good computer literacy (laptops, tablets, CAFM/client portal systems)
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• FIA qualifications or equivalent recognised fire alarm training
• Manufacturer-specific panel training
• Cause & Effect programming experience
• Networked fire alarm systems experience
• Emergency lighting experience
• IPAF, PASMA, ECS/CSCS
• Experience across large multi-site commercial estates, or within hospitality, retail, leisure or education environments

Overtime

Time and a half: 17:01-23:59 Mon-Fri, and Saturdays

Double time: 00:00-05:59, Sundays, and Bank Holidays

Call-Out

Approximately 1 week in every 5, supporting out-of-hours emergency attendance.

Package

• Company van, fuel card, phone, tablet and laptop
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Company pension
• 28 days' annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays), plus 1 extra day per full year of service
• Significant overtime opportunities, enhanced rates
• Manufacturer and FIA training, Cause & Effect programming, networked systems development
• Genuine career progression — technical leadership and supervisory routes as the Fire & Life Safety division grows
• Personal vehicle use: up to 10 miles/day free, 45p/mile thereafter

Interested?

Contact Luca directly on (phone number removed)