Fire Alarm Engineer in Belfast

Elmwood Protection Services is a leading provider of comprehensive fire, security and access solutions. Our commitment to excellence in service provision ensures that we deliver first-class service to our clients across various sectors including commercial, industrial, hospitality, private, public, and residential customers throughout the UK.

The successful candidate will complete project works, reactive response and planned maintenance services to a wide variety of public and private sector clients throughout Northern Ireland.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for full installation of fire alarm systems, travelling to customer locations, installing, programming and commissioning systems in compliance with current relevant standards.
• Respond to reactive fault calls, troubleshooting faulty systems to reach an accurate diagnosis enabling repairs to achieve a functioning and compliant system.
• Perform planned maintenance services to Fire Alarms, checking systems to confirm they are fit for purpose and anticipating actions to reduce unplanned fault callouts.
• Complete necessary paperwork, noting all work performed, materials used and any further action necessary to achieve a compliant system.
• Provide 24 hour call-out cover on a rota basis.
• Carry out any other job specific duties as deemed appropriate.

What you'll bring:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience in the installation, commissioning, servicing and maintaining of fire detection and life safety systems to applicable British and European Standards.
• Conversant with the products and systems installed and their limitations.
• Ability to operate PC software packages used for configuration and maintenance purposes.
• Knowledge of relevant Fire Alarm and Security System Standards.
• Excellent diagnostic and fault-finding skills.

Key Competencies:

• Good verbal and written communication skills, including report preparation.
• Ability to work creatively and innovatively with customers.
• Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues, customers and outside bodies.
• Ability to understand and disseminate specifications and technical drawings.
• Strong attention to detail and initiative.
• Highly result orientated with a strong drive to succeed.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Computer literate.

Why work with us:

You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team, working with a diverse range of quality clients that provide a varied and rewarding workload. We are committed to your professional growth, offering a range of internal and external training opportunities.

Our benefits include:

• Excellent Annual Leave allowance with the ability to purchase additional days leave each year.
• Signing on bonus available for engineers.
• Private use of Company vehicle.
• Occupational Sick Pay.
• Paid subscription to relevant professional body/institution.
• Life assurance.
• Employer pension contribution.
• Health Cash Plan with discounts on dental, optical, physiotherapy, etc.
• Access to deals and discounts for major retailers, restaurants and service providers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Additional days leave for volunteering activities.
• On-site Gym and Wellness Hub at our headquarters in Belfast.
• Discounted Gym membership.

As an organisation awarded Platinum status by Investors in People, we continue to invest in our people development.

At Elmwood Protection Services, we want everyone to feel welcome. We will work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or support.

Please be advised that H&J Martin Group will seek an Access NI Disclosure for this position. If you're interested in joining our team, we would love to hear from you. Applications are being reviewed on an ongoing basis.

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 8th May 2026 at 12 noon.

ELMWOOD PROTECTION SERVICES ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.