At a Glance
- Tasks: Install and maintain fire alarm systems while ensuring compliance and excellent customer service.
- Company: Join Johnson Controls, a global leader in building systems and energy efficiency.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, travel perks, 25 days holiday, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Clear career progression opportunities in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing safety in diverse environments with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in fire protection, strong problem-solving skills, and a full UK driving licence.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 44000 £ per year.
Fire Systems Technician About Us Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters.
Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Fire Systems Technician to join our fire protection team, responsible for the installation, commissioning, servicing, maintenance and repair of fire alarm and suppression systems across commercial, industrial and residential sites.
You'll work with a range of fire alarm systems, including Gent, Advanced, Kentec and other leading manufacturers, ensuring systems remain compliant, operational and fit for purpose while delivering excellent customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, commission, service and maintain fire alarm systems in line with BS 5839.
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), fault finding and repairs.
- Programme and configure fire alarm control panels and networked systems.
- Complete upgrades, modifications and remedial works.
- Service, maintain and test gaseous and water mist fire suppression systems.
- Attend reactive call-outs and support commissioning/decommissioning activities.
- Conduct site surveys, technical assessments and provide customer support.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with quality, health & safety and environmental standards.
About You
Essential
- Proven experience within the fire protection industry.
- Strong knowledge of fire alarm systems, servicing and fault finding.
- Good understanding of BS 5839 and relevant industry standards.
- Ability to read technical drawings and system documentation.
- Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
Desirable
- Experience with Gent, Advanced, Kentec, Morley, Notifier, Ziton, C-Tec, EMS and wireless fire systems.
- Knowledge of gas suppression systems (FM-200, Novec 1230, Inergen, CO2), water mist systems, aspirating detection and cause & effect programming.
- Experience with emergency lighting systems.
- FIA, BAFE, ECS or manufacturer certifications.
- Commissioning experience.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Door-to-door travel, overtime and call-out payments.
- Company vehicle, fuel card and PPE.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more.
- Pension, life assurance, paid sick leave and wellbeing support.
- Ongoing manufacturer and industry training.
- Clear progression and long-term career development opportunities.
- Johnson
Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose.
They are places for people to live or work.
Facilities for learning or healing.
Venues for entertainment and shopping.
Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data.
Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission.
This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most.
Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter.
A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable.
Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission.
Better for your people.
Better for your bottom line.
Better for the planet.
At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since.
Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.
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