Fire & Security Engineer

Fire & Security Engineer

Location: London & surrounding areas (with occasional UK travel)
Salary: £40,000 – £55,000 per year (depending on experience)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Role Overview

You’re an experienced Fire and/or Security Engineer looking for the next step in your career. In this role, you’ll take ownership of installations, service, and maintenance across a wide range of fire and security systems, with a strong focus on commercial projects in Central London.

This is more than just hands-on engineering work — you’ll also play a key leadership role, acting as the first point of contact on-site, supporting junior engineers, and positioning yourself for progression into a supervisory or managerial role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Installing, servicing, and maintaining a range of fire and security systems.
• Acting as lead engineer on-site and offering technical support to junior engineers.
• Joining the emergency call-out rota (evenings, weekends, and bank holidays).
• Travelling daily into Central London, with occasional UK-wide projects.
• Working in sensitive environments where enhanced DBS clearance is required.
• Managing both domestic and commercial projects, with an emphasis on commercial sites.
• Providing excellent customer service and ensuring clear communication at all times.
• Using company equipment, PPE, and tools responsibly.

What You’ll Need

Systems Knowledge (Hands-On Experience With):

• Intruder Alarms: Texecom, Scantronic, Pyronix, EMS.
• Access Control: Paxton (essential), PAC (desired).
• Door Entry: BPT, Fermax, Net2, Videx, Comelit.
• CCTV: Hikvision, DVR/NVR, IP & Analogue networks.
• Fire Alarms: Advanced, C-Tec, Kentec, Menvier, Galaxy.

Other Requirements:

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Flexibility to work out-of-hours on a rota basis.
• Ambition to step up into a supervisory/management role.

Desirable Certifications & Training:

• City & Guilds 1853.
• FIA Units.
• Manufacturer training (Texecom, Pyronix, Honeywell Galaxy, Paxton, etc.).
• IPAF, PASMA, ECS Card.

What You’ll Get

• Salary up to £55,000 (depending on experience).
• Company van & fuel card with paid parking.
• Laptop, PDA, and mobile phone.
• Calibrated testing equipment, PPE & full uniform.
• Paid call-out standby.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Recruitment referral bonus.
• Clear career path to supervisory and management roles.

Your Next Step

If you’re an experienced Fire & Security Engineer ready to lead from the front, mentor others, and develop into a supervisory role, this opportunity is for you.

Apply today and take the next step in your career.