Fire Alarm Engineer in Dartford

As a Fire Alarm Engineer, you will assist the Lead Project Engineer in delivering all aspects of fire alarm installs (minor and major works). Most importantly, reporting the progress and standard of the work in progress before handing over. The applicant must have strong installation knowledge, including electrical standards (especially containment) and Fire Standards to BS 5839 Pt 1.

This role will lead to carrying out fire alarm risk assessments/requirements (HSP 12) upon request across many of Thames Water's sites. In-house training will be provided to support the engineer to progress further towards a Project Engineer role, undertaking all aspects of Health & Safety management for your portfolio of projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Site visits to assess the quality of contractors' work against all standards.
• Compiling and reporting findings, including photos.
• Advising and scoping works with a contractor on resolving problems.
• Carrying out site fire alarm assessments/requirements to BS 5839-1.
• Scoping/writing specification documents.
• Health & Safety management for your portfolio of projects.
• Assessing tenders.
• Financial management.
• Programme management.
• Communication and technical assistance to key stakeholders/customers.
• Ensuring all asset data is captured and updated at the end of a project.

Location: Your base location will be within South East London. This role will require you to travel to multiple sites, depending on the project that you are working on. You will be required to have a full driving licence, access to your vehicle and insurance to cover work travel. You will receive a car allowance, which is paid monthly.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Experience within a commercial and/or technical role.
• FIA BS 5839-1 Fundamental or equivalent certification in Fire Alarm principles and standards.
• Training or relevant work experience.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and have your own transport.
• Ability to work unsupervised and use your own initiative to deliver specified outputs.

Offering up to £55,000 per annum, including car allowance, depending on experience and skills. Benefits include:

• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme, including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your well-being.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. We’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.