Installation Engineer in Cheshunt

We need great engineers – are you an ambitious, focused and personable qualified electrician with a background in smoke ventilation engineering, looking to progress your skills in a professional and friendly environment? Are you positive about developing your skills and job role in a rapidly growing, well‑established business with a reputation for professionalism and excellence throughout our industry?

Job Benefits

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually.
• Company van & fuel card.
• Health benefit cash plan.
• Access to rewards through Perkbox platform.
• Company sick pay policy.
• 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service.
• Bonus payments.
• Company credit card and TradeUK card for van stock purchases.
• Stop‑over premium payments.
• Life Assurance benefit (aka Death in Service – 3x annual salary paid to nominated person(s) in the event of your death).

Roles & Responsibilities

• A partially or newly qualified or improver electrician with experience in maintaining & installing smoke ventilation systems of various manufacturers.
• You will always have a health and safety conscious mindset and be confident on feeding back to management any opportunities to improve.
• You will have a keen work ethic and be willing to go that extra mile for the company and the customer to get the job over the line.
• Work with lead engineers to ensure that key project deadlines are met.
• Communicate effectively with customers and staff at all levels and ensure that the reputation of FTG Ltd is maintained throughout.
• The majority of FTG’s work is carried out in London and the South East, but our services are often called upon all over the UK, including Wales, Scotland and even Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. As such, you will work all over the UK as required, including periodic stop‑overs and overtime.
• Responsible for carrying out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) activities on smoke ventilation systems in line with contract scopes, manufacturer guidance and applicable standards.
• Responsible for using FTG company software to raise and communicate quote requirements to the office, including clear scope, asset details, diagnosis, recommended remedial actions, parts/materials and supporting photos/notes.

Decision-Making Authority and H&S Powers

• Stop works: authorised to stop works under your control where unsafe conditions, non‑conformances or quality issues are identified that could compromise safety, compliance or system performance. Works may resume once the issue is rectified or an agreed mitigation is in place.
• Right to refuse unsafe work: empowered to refuse to carry out any task where health and safety may be compromised, and to instruct team members accordingly, pending risk control measures or a revised safe system of work.
• Reporting: required to notify the FTG lead engineer/Project Manager promptly and record any stop‑work or refusal decisions in the company’s systems.

Main Duties

• Ensure that all work by yourself and others complies with the latest standards and guidance.
• Be able to wire & fix a wide range of smoke ventilation products from a range of manufacturers.
• Work on large or small installations and ensure that you are working to the correct design and standards as per the drawings provided.
• Accommodate different trades and disruption to projects and still manage to get work over the line.
• Assist commissioning engineers with the commissioning of various systems as required.
• Take personal responsibility for your own development within a company with a clear development path.
• Ensure the company vehicle, should you be provided with one, is kept clean and tidy, checked regularly as per company policy, and the office advised.
• Exercise your delegated authority to stop works or refuse unsafe work when required, and to record and elevate such actions in line with FTG procedures.
• Any other reasonable requests from FTG management.

Job Skills & Qualifications

• Driving licence, experience and academic qualifications are essential, and you must be able to evidence this.
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical installations or equivalent.
• JIB/ECS card holder.
• Rooftop safety / work restraint training (i.e., SpanSet).
• PASMA (Towers).
• IPAF (Mobile Vertical (3a), Mobile Boom (3b)).
• Working knowledge of Approved Document B; BS EN 12101; BS 9999; BS 9991 & BS 7346 pt8.
• Working knowledge of multiple manufacturer’s equipment (e.g., Colt, SCS, FDS & SE Controls).
• Current, full clean driving licence.