Senior Fire Service Engineer - Reading / West London London

Complete Security Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a skilled senior engineer to provide life safety system engineering services. The role offers an opportunity for career advancement within a supportive environment, with responsibilities including maintenance, fault finding, and repair work on life safety systems. Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant experience and a desire to learn. A comprehensive benefits package is offered for high achievers.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in maintaining, fault-finding, modifying, extending, and commissioning life safety systems.
• Desire to learn and develop new skills, aiming for high performance and career progression.
• Safe, confident, and willing driver with a full valid UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maintenance, fault finding, repairs, small modifications, and additions to life safety systems.
• Participate in the company's emergency support rota.
• Maintain accurate electronic reporting in line with company procedures.

Skills

Fluent in English

Logical thinker

Confident communicator

Desire to learn

Experience maintaining life safety systems

Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook

Job description

Due to an internal promotion within our field engineering team, we are seeking a skilled, highly motivated, and career-minded individual to join us as a senior engineer, providing life safety system engineering services to a wide selection of blue-chip and public sector organizations.

This individual will demonstrate their existing technical and process skills while gaining a thorough understanding of how fire systems operate to meet the exacting requirements of our customers. Our engineering team is at the forefront of everything we do.

This represents an exciting opportunity to further develop a career in life safety engineering with a company that cares. We have a proven track record of developing new staff into fully qualified and skilled operatives, offering the highest achievers a comprehensive benefits package that rewards hard work and success. Many of our staff have earned promotions and now hold senior positions within the company.

Initially, the role involves working fully supervised to learn how to deliver various life safety system engineering works, as directed by the office and field management team, in accordance with industry standards and our procedures. Upon competency assessment, the responsibilities include delivering maintenance, fault finding, repairs, small modifications, and additions to life safety systems, as directed.

The role also involves participating in the company's emergency support rota (typically one week in five) and providing field repair works in accordance with industry standards and procedures. Accurate electronic reporting must be maintained in line with company procedures and British Standard statutory requirements. Continuous personal development through theoretical and practical training is encouraged.

The candidate must always present themselves professionally, given the importance of our customers.

Candidate Requirements:

• Fluent in English, ideally as a first language
• Fully accepting of role requirements as outlined in the employee questionnaire
• Highly motivated, punctual, and smart
• Logical thinker, able to follow instructions and methodologies
• Strong desire to learn and retain knowledge
• Confident communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Safe, confident, and willing driver with a full valid UK driving license (max 3 penalty points)
• At least 3 years of experience in maintaining, fault-finding, modifying, extending, and commissioning various life safety systems
• Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Interest in electrical/electronic engineering
• Desire to learn and develop new skills, aiming for high performance and career progression

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

• FIA and/or IFEDA competency course passes in fire alarm design, maintenance, installation, and commissioning
• Knowledge of statutory requirements for working on life safety equipment such as fire alarms, emergency lighting, voice alarms, and fire extinguishers
• Experience working with equipment from manufacturers like Gent, Advanced Electronics, Apollo, Hochiki, Kentec, Baldwin Boxhall, MultiIfax, Siemens, GFE, C-tec, Intak, Protec, Notifier, Morley IAS
• Experience in preparing detailed Word and Excel documents with high attention to detail