Fire & Security Engineer in Dumfries

We are looking for an experienced Engineer to work as a member of the Mitie Fire & Security Systems Operations Field service team. You'll ensure effective delivery of PPM, reactive calls and additional small works, ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

You will carry out routine servicing, testing, inspection, repairs, and installation of fire alarms, CCTV, access control, and intruder alarm equipment to the relevant legislative and qualitative standards, alongside appropriate documentation and records in a timely and accurate manner.

Excellent communication skills are required, along with basic Microsoft Word and Excel literacy. You should be capable of working to high levels of health and safety requirements and have previous experience in a similar role carrying out PPM, reactive calls and small works in the fire & security systems industry.

Service test and inspection experience to the relevant standards/codes is also expected, including fault‑finding techniques. You will also be expected to actively attend and participate in any company‑initiated training to maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of technical aspects of the role.

The ideal candidate would have previous experience with PPM, accident reporting or RAMS, alongside following health and safety legislation, preferably in the engineering field. Sharing technical and problem‑solving abilities and knowledge with colleagues and an ability to take initiative and work with little supervision is also desired.

Our market‑leading offering provides benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. You can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme, for example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year, buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment, or buy technology products at an affordable cost. We give you access to high‑street discounts from thousands of well‑known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. We also have a cycle‑to‑work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month, and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000. Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Benjamin Webber at benjamin.webber@mitie.com.