Service Engineer - Smoke Ventilation Systems

Service & Commissioning Engineer - Smoke, Fire & Security Systems

Location:

UK (Field-based)

Hours:

Monday to Friday | Minimum 40 hours per week

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 (DOE)

Contract:

Permanent

We are recruiting for an experienced Service & Commissioning Engineer to join a well-established Smoke, Fire & Security specialist. This role would suit an engineer with strong commissioning, servicing, and fault‑finding experience across life safety systems, particularly within smoke control, fire safety, and associated control systems.

You will be responsible for commissioning, servicing, maintaining, and fault‑finding smoke ventilation and life safety systems across commercial and residential sites, ensuring systems operate in line with regulations and design intent.

• Commissioning smoke ventilation systems, including smoke/fire dampers, smoke extract fans, shafts, and control panels
• Programming, testing, and validating cause & effect in line with engineering drawings and fire strategies
• Servicing, fault finding, and maintaining smoke, fire, and associated life safety systems
• Carrying out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive call‑outs
• Electrical testing, wiring, and fault diagnosis of control panels and field devices
• Completing commissioning sheets, service reports, and compliance documentation
• Conducting dynamic risk assessments and working in line with health & safety requirements
• Liaising professionally with clients, site teams, and project stakeholders

• Background as a Service or Commissioning Engineer within Smoke, Fire, Security, or Life Safety systems
• Experience working with smoke control systems, fire dampers, AOVs, extract fans, or fire alarm interfaces
• Strong electrical fault‑finding and commissioning capability
• Confident reading fire strategies, engineering drawings, and cause & effect matrices
• Knowledge of relevant British Standards (BS7671, fire safety regulations, building services standards)
• Full UK driving licence

• Electrical qualifications (City & Guilds or equivalent)
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Inspection & Testing experience
• Asbestos Awareness / First Aid

• Salary between £45,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
• Monday to Friday working pattern (minimum 40 hours)
• Long‑term, stable role within a growing Smoke, Fire & Security specialist
• Varied site‑based work with autonomy and responsibility
• Supportive engineering‑focused team environment

If you are a Smoke, Fire or Security Engineer looking to step into a commissioning‑focused role within life safety systems, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career. Apply now or call Isadora at Team Jobs (phone number removed)