Fire Servicing Engineer in Cardiff

Fire Servicing Engineer

• Location : Cardiff
• Salary : £35,000 per annum
• Closes : 17 / 12 / 2025
• Hours : 37.5 per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fire Servicing Engineer to join our team at Iris Care Group’s estates department. This is a new role which will cover all fire alarm systems servicing requirements, emergency lighting, door access installation and on-going maintenance. This role will be instrumental in building the internal servicing team and will take the lead with the on-going servicing structure and routine maintenance.

Employing over 1,600 people, Iris Care Group is the largest independent health and social care provider across the South West of England and South Wales. We provide innovative, effective, and forward-thinking care for adults with specialist mental healthcare needs. The successful candidates will join our friendly estates department and will cover multiple services across England and South Wales (Cardiff, RCT, Newport, Gloucester, Wiltshire, Bristol) working in our service users’ homes.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £35,000 per annum
• Holiday allowance of 261 hours per annum paid inclusive of bank holidays, with additional holidays for long service
• Life Insurance paid for death in service, three times salary equivalent
• Auto-enrolment into the pension scheme
• Additional long service annual leave
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Program – free 24 / 7 confidential helpline (domestic, financial, legal, health support, etc.)
• High street retail discount scheme
• Blue light card

Main duties of the role

• Fire systems Service and maintain fire detection systems and equipment.
• Fire alarm systems – (Quarterly, Six monthly, Annual)
• Emergency lighting – (Quarterly, Six monthly, Annual)
• Fault finding, repairing, and testing fire alarm systems and emergency lighting
• Servicing and maintaining fire panels.
• Smoke control AOV, systems and fire extinguishers.
• Management of servicing schedule to report into Fire Service Team Lead.
• To assist with management of remedial works generated by RA / internal reports.

Access Control

Performing PPM and reactive maintenance on current systems. Door entry installations. Troubleshooting and repairing electronic security systems. Working to industry best practices and local specifications.

Essential experience

• Proven experience working on and servicing fire detection systems (minimum 2 years)
• Abreast with current legislation across fire systems and servicing requirements
• Proven experience of installation of door access systems and a good knowledge base.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Experience of prioritising complex and often-conflicting estates demands ensuring appropriate risk management approaches are used.
• Good level of IT skills (Microsoft office, word, excel)
• On call requirements to be discussed at interview*