Fire Alarm Service Engineer – East Midlands

Fire Alarm Service Engineer East Midlands

Location: East Midlands – Nottingham, Derby, Leicester & Surrounding Areas

Salary: £36,000 – £40,000 per annum + Overtime + Benefits

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

V7 Recruitment are working with an established fire protection company who are looking to recruit an experienced Fire Alarm Service Engineer to join their growing service and maintenance team across the East Midlands.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer looking for a long-term position with a company offering excellent earning potential, ongoing manufacturer training and career progression.

The Role You will be responsible for the servicing, maintenance, fault finding and repair of fire alarm systems across a range of commercial and industrial sites, including healthcare, education, data centres and manufacturing facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive servicing on fire alarm systems.
  
  
• Fault finding, diagnostics and repairs on conventional and addressable fire alarm systems.
  
  
• Working on a range of fire alarm panels, particularly Gent systems.
  
  
• Completing small works, minor additions and commissioning where required.
  
  
• Servicing aspirating smoke detection and gas suppression systems where experienced.
  
  
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with relevant British Standards and industry regulations.
  
  
• Completing service reports and maintaining good relationships with customers.
  
  

Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Fire Alarm Service Engineer, ideally 5+ years.
  
  
• Strong experience servicing, maintaining and fault finding on addressable fire alarm systems.
  
  
• Gent fire alarm experience is highly desirable.
  
  
• Experience working on other manufacturers' systems would also be beneficial.
  
  
• Knowledge of BS 5839 and relevant fire alarm standards.
  
  
• FIA qualifications, manufacturer training or equivalent industry qualifications.
  
  
• ECS card or equivalent.
  
  
• Full UK driving licence.
  
  

Experience with gas suppression, aspirating detection or security systems would be advantageous but is not essential, as further training can be provided.

Salary & Benefits

• £36,000 – £40,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
  
  
• 40-hour working week (8 hours per day).
  
  
• Paid travel time – travel is included within your standard 8-hour working day, with any additional hours, including travel, paid at the overtime hourly rate.
  
  
• Company vehicle with personal use and fuel card.
  
  
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + an additional day for your birthday.
  
  
• 1 in 8 call-out rota.
  
  
• Additional payments for call-out attendance.
  
  
• Company pension scheme.
  
  
• Private healthcare benefits through Medicash following probation.
  
  
• Laptop, tablet, mobile phone and uniform provided.
  
  
• Annual salary reviews.
  
  
• Ongoing manufacturer training and career development.
  
  
• Working-away allowances where applicable.
  
  

Apply If you're an experienced Fire Alarm Service Engineer based in Nottingham, Derby, Leicester or the surrounding East Midlands area and would like to find out more, please apply with your latest CV.


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