Fire & Security Engineer

Fire & Security Engineer

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire

Salary: £35,000–£48,000 per annum, depending on experience

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Optima Site Solutions is recruiting an experienced

Fire & Security Engineer on behalf of an established contractor delivering fire and security solutions across commercial and industrial environments.

The successful engineer will work across a varied portfolio of sites, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, fault finding, remedial works and installations across fire and security systems.

The client is particularly interested in experienced engineers capable of progressing towards or operating at lead-engineer level, with training available for the right candidate.

The RoleAs a Fire & Security Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) of fire and security systems

Reactive call-outs, fault finding and repairs

Diagnosing faults and providing safe, compliant solutions

Completing remedial works and system installations

Working across fire alarms, intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems

Providing clear technical updates to customers and site contacts

Completing accurate service reports and documentation

Participating in the on-call rota, approximately 1 week in every 3You will work with a range of established fire and security manufacturers and technologies, with training available on selected systems where required.

Essential RequirementsTo be considered, you should have:

At least 4 years' experience within fire and/or security engineering

Experience servicing, maintaining and fault finding fire and/or security systems

Full, clean UK driving licence

Strong customer-facing and communication skills

Good time management and logical fault-finding ability

Working knowledge of IP and IT networkingDesirable Experience & Qualifications

The following would be beneficial but are not essential:

IPAF certification

Wireless fire alarm system experience

Experience with Hyfire and/or Sygno-fi systems

SSSTS qualification

Asbestos Awareness certification

AOV system experienceTraining is available for selected qualifications and systems.

Salary & Benefits

£35,000–£48,000 per annum depending on experience

Company pension

Life insurance

Profit sharing

Referral programme

Funded training

Career progression opportunities

Regular compan...