Senior Fire & Security Engineer
Location: Reading & Surrounding Areas
Salary: Competitive Salary DOE + Call-Out + Enhanced Overtime
Benefits: Fully Expensed Van | Private Healthcare | Life Insurance | Pension | Training & Progression
Are you an experienced Fire & Security Engineer looking for your next step?
We are recruiting for a Senior Fire & Security Engineer to join a well-established and growing Fire & Security business covering Reading and the surrounding areas.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to remain technically hands-on while taking on additional responsibility for supporting and mentoring junior engineers.
A strong electrical background or electrical bias would be particularly advantageous.
The Role
You will carry out a mixture of installation, commissioning, servicing, maintenance and fault finding across:
Fire Alarm Systems
CCTV
Access Control
Intruder Alarms
Emergency Lighting
Integrated Security Systems
As a senior member of the team, you will also provide technical support to other engineers, assist with complex fault diagnosis and help develop junior engineers through coaching and mentoring.
What We're Looking For
Proven experience as a Fire & Security Engineer
Strong knowledge across Fire Alarm and Security systems
Experience with service, maintenance, installation and/or commissioning
Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Good electrical knowledge
Confidence providing technical guidance to other engineers
Previous mentoring or supervisory experience advantageous
Strong customer-facing and communication skills
Full UK driving licence
Based within a reasonable travelling distance of Reading
Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary depending on experience
Weekly call-out retainer
Overtime paid at time-and-a-half
Double time on Sundays
Fully expensed company van
Private healthcare
Life insurance
Company pension
Employee Assistance Programme
Ongoing technical training
Career development and progression opportunities
This position would suit an experienced Fire & Security Engineer, Senior Fire & Security Engineer, Fire Alarm Engineer or Security Systems Engineer looking for a technically varied role with increased responsibility and excellent earning potential.
Interested?
Apply now with your CV
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