Fire Protection Commissioning Engineer

Job in St. Helens, St Helens, Merseyside, WA101, England, UK

Listing for: AMB Recruitment Group

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-03

Job specializations:

Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Test Engineer, Field/Service Technician, Systems Engineer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 42500 - 43000 GBP Yearly GBP 42500.00 43000.00 YEAR

Location: St. Helens

Commissioning Engineer

North West / UK & European Travel 42,500 + Paid Travel + Overtime

We're working with a specialist contractor delivering complex fire protection, life safety and critical infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe.

As work continues to grow, they're looking to add a Commissioning Engineer to the team.

This role would suit somebody who enjoys understanding how systems interact, carrying out functional testing, fault finding and commissioning technically demanding projects through to handover.

What you'll be doing

Commissioning fire protection and life safety systems
Functional testing and fault finding
Cause & effect testing
Working with integrated systems and multiple disciplines on site
Supporting project delivery and final handover
Travelling across the UK and Europe

What we're looking for

Commissioning experience
Strong fault-finding ability
Experience working with electrical, mechanical or control systems
A good understanding of system integration
Happy travelling throughout the UK and Europe

Desirable

Gas suppression experience
Fire protection or life safety experience
Data centre experience
Room integrity testing
Experience with Edwards, Gent or Notifier systems

Package

42,500 basic salary
Paid overtime (1.25x weekdays / Saturdays, 1.5x Sundays)
Door-to-door travel paid
UK and European project exposure

This is a great opportunity for somebody looking to move into a specialist area of commissioning and gain experience on larger, more technically complex projects.