At a Glance
- Tasks: Service, maintain, and repair fire and security systems across various sites.
- Company: Join a growing engineering business with a focus on fire and security technologies.
- Benefits: Earn £21-£24 per hour, plus overtime, company van, healthcare, and 25 days holiday.
- Other info: Dynamic field-based role with opportunities for ongoing technical development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in safety while enjoying a varied and rewarding role.
- Qualifications: Experience with fire and security systems, strong problem-solving skills, and customer-facing abilities.
Salary: £21-£24 per hour, equivalent to £42,680-£49,920 per annum.
Location: Milton Keynes / M1 Corridor covering Northampton, Luton, Hertfordshire, Bedford and surrounding areas.
Type of work and hours: Permanent, full-time, field-based role, Monday to Friday. Travel paid after the first 30 minutes each way. Overtime available at enhanced rates.
Are you an experienced Fire & Security Engineer looking for a varied field-based role covering commercial, education and infrastructure sites across the M1 corridor? Our client is looking to recruit a skilled Fire & Security Engineer to join their established engineering team, supporting service, maintenance, fault-finding, repairs, small works and installation activity across a range of fire and security systems. This is a permanent opportunity offering strong earning potential, overtime, paid travel, a company van, healthcare and ongoing technical development.
The priority for this role is strong security systems experience, particularly IP CCTV, intruder alarms and door entry/access control systems. Applicants will also need practical experience working with fire alarm systems, with the ability to fault-find, maintain and carry out repairs to a good technical standard. The role would suit an engineer who is confident working independently, comfortable liaising with customers on site and able to manage a varied workload across multiple locations.
Duties will include:
- Carrying out service, maintenance, fault-finding, repairs and small works across fire and security systems.
- Working on CCTV systems, including IP and analogue systems, as well as intruder alarms, access control and door entry systems.
- Maintaining and repairing fire alarm systems across commercial, education and other client sites.
- Diagnosing faults across panels, circuits, devices and associated components, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently and safely.
- Liaising with clients and site contacts when arranging, attending and completing works.
- Completing risk assessments, method statements and job reports accurately.
- Undertaking minor associated installation or making-good tasks where required.
- Maintaining company vehicle stock, tools, equipment and records in line with company procedures.
- Participating in an out-of-hours call-out rota, currently around 1 week in 12.
Person Specification:
- Experience as a Fire & Security Engineer, Security Engineer or similar field-based systems role.
- Strong working knowledge of IP CCTV, intruder alarm and door entry/access control systems.
- Practical experience maintaining, fault-finding and repairing fire alarm systems.
- Experience with systems such as Galaxy, Texecom, Hikvision, Dahua, Paxton, PAC, Videx, Gent, Advanced, Notifier, Morley, C-tec or similar would be advantageous.
- Good understanding of health and safety requirements, site working practices and risk management.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise workload and solve technical issues on site.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills and a professional approach to service delivery.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Experience with gates, barriers, disabled refuge systems or nurse call systems would be beneficial, although training can be provided where required.
Salary and Benefits:
The role offers a salary of £21-£24 per hour, equivalent to approximately £42,680-£49,920 per annum, with travel paid after the first 30 minutes each way. Overtime is available at enhanced rates, with evenings paid at 1.5x and late shifts/weekends paid at 2x. Benefits include company van and fuel, laptop, mobile, tools, pension, healthcare, 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays, overtime opportunities and paid call-out rota allowance.
This is an excellent opportunity for a capable Fire & Security Engineer to join a busy, growing engineering business offering variety, strong earning potential and the chance to continue developing across a wide range of fire and security technologies.
To apply, please submit your CV by clicking on the relevant links. If successful, you will be contacted by one of our consultants within 3 working days. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we expect to receive for this vacancy, if you do not hear from us within this time, you should presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Contact Details:
Grassroots Recruitment Ltd Recruitment Team
