Senior Fire and Security Engineer

Senior Fire and Security Engineer

Leeds

£38k-£45k plus package

My client are a growing Fire & Security business operating across the UK and Europe, with offices in London and its HQ situated in Exeter, they deliver fire and security solutions for some of the most well-recognised brands locally and nationally.

They are on the look-out for a talented, multi-disciplined, Fire & Security Engineering Supervisor with strong technical expertise in the industry to enable their continued delivery of technical excellence, situated within the North and ideally within easy reach of major cities such as Leeds, York, and Manchester.

The role:

The Regional Lead Engineer will be a font of knowledge and experience, delivering technical expertise onsite to our clients as well as overseeing engineers within the team. You will work alongside the Engineering Coordinator to ensure the day to day workload of the engineers is appropriately managed and put your practical skills to use in the field, delivering world-class service levels to their valued clients ensuring that the work is completed to a high standard and ensuring complete customer satisfaction.

You Duties will include but are not limited to:

Day to day supervision of engineers and subcontractors within the team.

Engineer audits

Health & Safety oversight including risk assessments and safety inspections

Technical surveys

Installing & maintaining fire & security systems in line with current standards and customer requirements, especially when a high knowledge level is needed for a tricky fault or commissioning a complex system.

Responding to service calls on all types of fire and security systems in support of the team when needed

Participate in an out-of-hours rota for service provision

Meeting attendance times and other KPIs and SLAs as required

Delivering first-class service levels to our customers

Work with the wider team within the business including the Coordinators and Management team to ensure that all jobs are covered and to ensure stock levels are maintained

Attend and/or deliver training sessions and Engineering team meetings as required.

About you

They are looking for someone who has the drive and enthusiasm to provide an outstanding service to our customers every day. Our ideal candidate has:

* Experience as a senior level multi-disciplined engineer with a good all-round knowledge of Fire and Security Systems including CCTV, intruder alarms, networked access control systems and all types of fire alarms.

* Strong knowledge of networks, their infrastructure and their configuration.

* Fire extinguisher experience is beneficial.

* Emergency lighting experience is beneficial.

* Fibre experience is beneficial

* Supervisory experience is beneficial

* Experience of automated gates, barriers and shutters is a bonus

* Must be IT literate and familiar with Microsoft Windows

* Experience of front line customer service will be preferential

* A full UK Driving Licence

* You have to be flexible to travel and be part of an on call rota.

What they offer

As part of my clients team you will have access to some great benefits including:

* Competitive basic salary of £38,000 - £45,000 per annum with the opportunity for professional development and future promotion.

* Company Vehicle & Fuel Card

* Company Tablet/Laptop and Mobile Phone

* 37.5 Hour Working Week

* Standby Payments for on call support

* Pension Scheme

* Health Care Scheme

* Development and progression opportunities

Additional Info

Due to the nature of the Fire & Security industry, if successful, you will need to complete a number of background checks. Any employment offer will be subject to successful completion of these background checks.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £38,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

* Company car

* Company events

* Company pension

Education:

* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

* Fire & Security: 4 years (preferred)

Work Location:

In person

If this sounds like you please send George your cv