Mobile Fire Alarm Engineer

Our client is an established Facilities Maintenance and Building Projects organisation, with a directly employed engineering workforce of 60+ engineers. They deliver hard FM, maintenance, compliance and project services across a diverse commercial and public-sector client base, including retail, hospitality, restaurants and pubs, casinos, cinemas, care homes, hotels, student accommodation, schools and universities.

Our client is strengthening its Fire & Life Safety capability with the appointment of an experienced Mobile Fire Alarm Engineer. The role centres on servicing, maintaining, fault-finding, repairing and modifying commercial fire detection and alarm systems — PPM, reactive call-outs, investigation works, small modifications, and occasional panel replacement/commissioning.

They're looking for a genuine Fire Alarm Engineer with recognised electrical qualifications, not a general electrician with limited fire alarm experience. When fire alarm workload allows, the engineer will also support the wider M&E team with straightforward electrical maintenance (this is a secondary element, not the core role).

• Planned Preventative Maintenance and reactive fault attendance on conventional and addressable fire alarm systems, within client SLA/KPI requirements
• Systematic fault finding and diagnostics — panels, loops, zones, circuits, detection devices, sounders, interfaces, power supplies and batteries
• Repairs, component replacement, and small modifications to existing systems
• Taking ownership of quoted works: scoping, identifying labour/materials, obtaining supplier pricing, preparing quotations, ordering materials, and returning to complete approved works
• Panel replacement and commissioning when required (reconnecting field wiring, configuring loops/zones/devices, testing, and completing commissioning documentation)
• Producing clear, commercially usable technical reports and scopes of work (vague reports like “panel fault, needs replacing” aren't sufficient)
• Updating CAFM/client portal systems and completing job sheets via handheld devices
• Liaising directly with manufacturers and suppliers on parts, compatibility and technical support
• Working independently across multiple sites, maintaining van stock, and participating in the out-of-hours call-out rota
• Supporting the wider M&E team with basic electrical works when fire alarm workload allows (lighting repairs, emergency lighting checks, switch/socket replacement, minor wiring repairs)

Essential:
Conventional and addressable fire alarm systems, control/indicating equipment, detection devices, loop devices, interfaces, power supplies and battery systems.

Desirable:
Experience across multiple panel manufacturers (Advanced, Kentec, C-TEC, Morley, Notifier, Gent, Hochiki/Apollo-based systems, Haes or similar) — not all required, but strong fundamentals to move confidently between systems.

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer or similar
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic capability across conventional and addressable systems
• Experience with panel replacement and commissioning
• Good knowledge of BS 5839
• Recognised electrical qualification, with 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical or equivalent (preferred)
• Ability to carry out basic electrical maintenance and repairs
• Strong written reporting and good commercial awareness (preparing quotations, identifying materials)
• Good computer literacy (laptops, tablets, CAFM/client portal systems)
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• FIA qualifications or equivalent recognised fire alarm training
• Manufacturer-specific panel training
• Cause & Effect programming experience
• Networked fire alarm systems…