Fire Service Engineer

Fire Service Engineer Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience, equivalent to approximately £20-22 per hour based on a 40‑hour week.

Location:

Field‑based, covering London and the South East. Office based in Reading. Type of work and hours:
Full‑time, permanent. 40 hours per week, paid door‑to‑door.

• Overtime available
• 1 in 4 weekend on‑call rota
• Up to 10% annual company bonus
• Company van
• Health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising by 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days

Our client is a specialist fire protection business seeking a capable Service and Small Works Engineer to join their service team. This is a field‑based role covering customer sites across London and the South East, carrying out servicing, maintenance, testing, fault‑finding and small works on fire protection systems. You will be responsible for delivering safe, compliant and high‑quality work, representing the business professionally on site and ensuring customers receive a reliable and technically competent service.

• Carry out planned servicing, maintenance, testing and fault‑finding on fire protection systems.
• Complete service visits in line with agreed schedules, customer requirements and relevant industry standards.
• Undertake small works projects safely, efficiently and to a high technical standard.
• Support commissioning, client handover and completion documentation where required.
• Produce accurate service reports, worksheets, photographs, records and supporting documentation.
• Identify and resolve technical issues on site, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Liaise professionally with clients, site contacts, subcontractors and internal technical teams.
• Support cost control, materials planning and efficient delivery of service and small works jobs.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health and safety requirements, RAMS and company procedures.

• Proven experience as a Fire Service Engineer, Fire Systems Engineer or similar field‑based fire protection role.
• Strong knowledge of fire safety systems, servicing requirements, regulations and relevant standards such as BS5839 and BS5306.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and service documentation.
• Good fault‑finding, problem‑solving and site‑based decision‑making skills.
• Strong communication skills and a professional approach when dealing with customers and site teams.
• Good organisation, time management and attention to detail.
• Competence using basic IT systems, including Microsoft Word and Excel, for reporting and record keeping.
• Full UK driving licence.
• CSCS, PASMA, IPAF or similar site qualifications would be beneficial.
• Experience preparing or working to RAMS would be desirable.
• Experience supervising subcontractors or junior engineers would be an advantage.

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