Junior / Senior Fire and Security Engineer

Job description

Fire and Security Engineer

South & West London / South West Region

£30,000 £45,000 + Company Van + Overtime + On-Call

A well-established and growing fire & security business is looking to appoint a Fire & Security Engineer to join their engineering team, covering predominantly South and West London, with additional coverage across the South West region.

The role will involve servicing, maintenance, fault finding, and where appropriate installation and commissioning of both fire and security systems across a range of commercial and high-end domestic properties.

This is a field-based role covering areas from London out towards Gloucester and down to Devon, although workloads and routes are planned sensibly around engineer locations.

The ideal candidate will be based along the M3 or M4 corridor, with locations such as Guildford, Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Slough or surrounding areas all being well suited for the coverage area.

The Role

Depending on experience level, responsibilities may include:

• Service and maintenance of fire alarm and security systems
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Fault finding and diagnostics
• Small works installations
• System commissioning and programming
• Completing engineer reports and compliance paperwork
• Working to current industry regulations and standards
• Participating in a 1 week in 5 on-call rota

Projects are predominantly within high-end domestic environments, so professionalism, communication skills and attention to detail are particularly important.

Systems may include:

• Fire alarms
• CCTV
• Intruder alarms
• Access control systems

What Theyre Looking For

The business is open to engineers at different stages of their career journey.

Junior / Service Level Engineers

• Experience servicing fire and/or security systems
• Good practical and customer-facing skills
• Ability to follow service schedules and compliance checklists
• Basic fault-finding ability

Senior / Commissioning Level Engineers

• Strong knowledge of fire and security systems
• Installation and commissioning experience
• Understanding of relevant regulations and standards
• Ability to configure and program systems independently

Qualifications & Experience

Desirable:

• FIA qualifications
• Electrical background / qualifications
• Experience within fire and security engineering
• ECS/CSCS card
• Full UK driving licence

Please note:

• FIA qualifications are not essential and training can be provided following probation
• Engineers with points on their licence may still be considered depending on circumstances

Package

• £30,000 £45,000 Depending on experience
• Potential London weighting depending on location/experience
• Company van with private use
• Overtime opportunities
• 1 week in 5 on-call rota
• Door-to-door pay (10 hours paid daily)

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Newbury

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

£45,000 Per Month

Published at

23-06-2026

Profession type

Engineering

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English