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