Project Engineer

SER Limited; Sheffield; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or car allowance

Laptop, iPad and phone provided

Overtime compensation

20 days holiday plus bank holidays, 25

Overnight stays paid, plus food when工作

Specialist equipment supplied

Company pension

Performance bonus

Progression into Project Management

Job summary

SER Limited is seeking a Fire & Security Project Engineer to lead installation and commissioning on nationwide projects. This role focuses on project engineering rather than maintenance, with hands-on site work and handover to clients.

You will manage installations, coordinate with subcontractors, and ensure delivery on time while upholding safety and quality standards across diverse systems.

Qualifications

• Experience installing and commissioning fire and security systems.
• ECS card and IPAF, comfortable on live construction sites.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationwide, including overnight stays.
• Own hand tools (specialist equipment supplied by us).
• Reliable and hardworking with good communication with clients and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage fire and security installations on site with subcontractors or direct installs.
• Commission systems and hand them over to the client.
• Work across standard industry systems: Apollo, C-Tec, Paxton, Hikvision, Galaxy, Texecom, Advanced, GK, Oilisec and door entry.
• Work to project programmes and deliver on time.
• Maintain health, safety and quality standards our accreditations are built on.
• Work flexibly around site requirements, including occasional early starts, later finishes and overnight stays.

Skills

Fire & security

On-site installation

Commissioning

Client communication

Job description

Location: Nationwide

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £36,000 - £45,000

Hours: Monday to Friday, approx. 08:00-17:00 (flexible)

Benefits

• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Laptop, iPad and phone provided
• Overtime: time and a half weekdays and Saturday mornings, double time Saturday afternoons and Sundays
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 25 with service
• Overnight stays paid for, plus food allowance when working away
• Training provided on any non-standard systems specified by clients
• Specialist equipment supplied
• Company pension
• Performance bonus for delivering projects on time
• Genuine progression route into Project Management
• No call-out rota. No standby. No maintenance.

About Us

We're an established mechanical and electrical engineering contractor with specialist fire, security, CCTV and data capabilities, trading since 1994. We're a true systems integrator - designing, installing, commissioning and supporting systems for major construction projects nationwide.

We're a properly accredited business and proud of it: ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified, ISO 19650 for BIM, NICEIC Approved Contractor (including Hazardous Areas), ECA and JIB members, Constructionline Platinum, SSIP Acclaim, Achilles UVDB audited, RoSPA Gold Medal, and an affiliated member of the Fire Industry Association.

About the Role

We're looking for a Fire & Security Project Engineer to join our team. This is a project engineering role, not a maintenance role - we don't do maintenance. You'll be getting systems installed on site, either through subcontractors or hands-on where the job is small enough, then commissioning them and handing them over to the client.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage fire and security installations on site, working with subcontractors or carrying out smaller installs directly.
• Commission fire and security systems and hand them over to the client.
• Work across a range of standard industry systems - Apollo, C-Tec, Paxton, Hikvision, Galaxy, Texecom, Advanced, GK, Oilisec and door entry.
• Work to project programmes and deliver on time.
• Maintain the health, safety and quality standards our accreditations are built on.
• Work flexibly around site requirements, including occasional early starts, later finishes and overnight stays.

Requirements

• Experience installing and commissioning fire and security systems.
• ECS card and IPAF - and comfortable working on live construction sites.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationwide, including overnight stays.
• Own hand tools (specialist equipment is supplied by us).
• Reliable, honest and hardworking - we back people who apply themselves.
• Good communication skills and a professional approach with clients and subcontractors.

Desirable

• Experience across both fire and security (we're happy with a stronger bias either way).
• Experience on commercial new-build projects.

Why Join Us

• No call-out. No standby. No maintenance. This is pure project work.
• Variety - one week a school, the next a stadium or a residential block. No two projects are the same.
• Nationwide exposure with travel and overnight costs covered.
• Strong overtime rates - time and a half in the week and Saturday mornings, double time Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
• Training provided on any system a client specifies that isn't in our standard kit.
• Real progression - perform well and there's a genuine route into Project Management.
• An established, heavily accredited business - ISO certified, NICEIC approved, ECA and JIB members, Constructionline Platinum, RoSPA Gold.
• A proper interview - we meet our engineers face to face before we hire them.