Fire Service Engineer in Reading

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience, equivalent to approximately £20-22 per hour based on a 40-hour week.

Location: Field-based, covering London and the South East. Office based in Reading.

Type of work and hours: Full-time, permanent. 40 hours per week, paid door-to-door.

Benefits: Overtime available, 1 in 4 weekend on-call rota, up to 10% annual company bonus, company van, health cash plan, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising by 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.

Are you an experienced Fire Service Engineer looking for a varied, well-supported field role with strong earning potential, door-to-door pay and long-term career stability? Our client is a specialist fire protection business seeking a capable Service and Small Works Engineer to join their service team. This is a field-based role covering customer sites across London and the South East, carrying out servicing, maintenance, testing, fault finding and small works on fire protection systems. You will be responsible for delivering safe, compliant and high-quality work, representing the business professionally on site and ensuring customers receive a reliable and technically competent service.

This role would suit an engineer with proven experience in fire systems service engineering, a strong understanding of relevant standards and regulations, and the ability to work independently across a mobile patch. You will need to be organised, technically confident and comfortable completing service records, reports and site documentation accurately. Experience with commissioning, small works, client handovers and supervising subcontract labour would be advantageous.

The attached role profile highlights the need for experience in fire protection service engineering, knowledge of fire safety standards, technical documentation and site-based problem solving.

Job Description

As Fire Service Engineer, your duties will include:

• Carrying out planned servicing, maintenance, testing and fault finding on fire protection systems.
• Completing service visits in line with agreed schedules, customer requirements and relevant industry standards.
• Undertaking small works projects safely, efficiently and to a high technical standard.
• Supporting commissioning, client handover and completion documentation where required.
• Producing accurate service reports, worksheets, photographs, records and supporting documentation.
• Identifying and resolving technical issues on site, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Liaising professionally with clients, site contacts, subcontractors and internal technical teams.
• Supporting cost control, materials planning and efficient delivery of service and small works jobs.
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with health and safety requirements, RAMS and company procedures.

Person Specification

Suitable applicants will ideally demonstrate:

• Proven experience as a Fire Service Engineer, Fire Systems Engineer or similar field-based fire protection role.
• Strong knowledge of fire safety systems, servicing requirements, regulations and relevant standards such as BS5839 and BS5306.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and service documentation.
• Good fault-finding, problem-solving and site-based decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills and a professional approach when dealing with customers and site teams.
• Good organisation, time management and attention to detail.
• Competence using basic IT systems, including Microsoft Word and Excel, for reporting and record keeping.
• Full UK driving licence.
• CSCS, PASMA, IPAF or similar site qualifications would be beneficial.
• Experience preparing or working to RAMS would be desirable.
• Experience supervising subcontractors or junior engineers would be an advantage.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Fire Service Engineer to join a reputable specialist business offering a salary of £40,000 - £45,000, paid door-to-door working, overtime, a company van, annual bonus potential, health cash plan and a strong holiday allowance. The role offers varied field-based work across London and the South East, with the support of an established technical and service team.

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.