Senior Fire Fault and Commissioning Engineer – London, Home Counties

New Staff Employment; St Albans; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Fire Fault and Commissioning Engineer to lead technical operations in fire safety. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with an engineering team, ensuring compliance and quality in fire alarm systems across London and the Home Counties. The position promises a supportive work culture with a focus on employee wellness and work-life balance. You will be recognized for your contributions and have the chance to grow within a dynamic environment. If you have a passion for fire safety and a proven track record, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career.

Benefits

Paid door to door travel

9 day working fortnight

Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme

Death in service insurance

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

Access to mental health care support

Team member of the month recognition

Annual company day to share successes

Qualifications

• Stable work history with a minimum of 5 years in fire safety engineering.
• Advanced knowledge on fire system setups and configuration.

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite and technical operations for fire and life safety.
• Commission fire alarm systems ensuring compliance and documentation.
• Provide technical support to the engineering team and wider business.

Skills

Fire alarm commissioning

Cause and effect programming

Technical management

Customer relationship management

Quality assurance

Core alarm systems knowledge

Advanced fire system setups

Education

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in fire safety engineering

Tools

Gent

Advanced

Ziton

Morley

Kentec

Job description

Senior Fire Fault and Commissioning Engineer – London, Home Counties

Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

£40k - 45k per year + Benefits Package

Newstaff Employment Services is recruiting for a senior Fire Fault and Commissioning Engineer to join a successful St Albans company.

The role will be to cover London and the Home Counties.

Reporting directly to the engineering manager, you will be the day to day onsite and technical lead with the operations team for their fire and life safety department.

Responsibilities to include:

• Fire alarm commissioning
• Cause and effect programming
• Onsite training and development
• Technical management
• Onsite support and customer relationships
• Quality assurance
• Core alarm systems and products

Skills and Experience Required:

• Must have a stable and consistent work history.
• Must be based within easy commutable distance to St Albans and be happy with working in London.
• Core Alarm Systems & Products knowledge: Gent, Advanced, Ziton, Morley, Kentec
• Further knowledge: Air sampling, suppression and smoke ventilation systems.
• Commissioning of fire alarm systems ensuring compliance and accurate documentation. Size of system ranges between standalone 20 device systems to 500+ device systems with multiple networked panels.
• Have advanced knowledge on Fire system set ups and configuration
• Provide a high level of technical support both to your engineering team as well as the wider business.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience

Remuneration:

• Paid door to door travel
• 9 day working fortnight
• Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• YuLife – The #1 rated benefits programme
• Death in service insurance
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Quarterly one-to-one check-ins with your line manager
• 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 35 days (1 day extra per annum to 30 days and a further 5 days after 10 years)
• A company culture that promotes work life balance
• Access to mental health care support
• Team member of the month recognising outstanding contribution
• Annual company day to share successes and strategic plan