Fire Alarm Engineer

Role overview

You’ll carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), compliance testing, remedial repairs and reactive fault finding across fire detection and electronic security systems on commercial/public sector sites in either Reading/West London.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver PPM servicing and inspection of addressable/conventional fire alarm systems per BS 58391:2025, including full system testing over a 12month period, documentation, and certification.

• Conducting routine servicing and statutory testing of emergency lighting systems, diagnosing faults and completing repairs or replacements and ensuring compliance with BS 5266 and other relevant safety standards

• Conduct planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on access control systems, ensuring optimal performance and early identification of potential failure

• Service and maintain intruder alarms to PD 6662 / EN 50131 requirements, including diagnostics on signalling paths and batteries, and maintain records to insurer/NSI expectations.

• Provide reactive callouts, first-time fix where possible, commission minor remedials/small works, and escalate complex issues with clear evidence and reports

• Produce accurate digital service reports, asset updates, cause and effect confirmations (where affected), and customer training at handover.

• Participate in a structured callout rota with standby/overtime; plan your day efficiently across a localised patch: 1 in 4 weeks

• £100 standby rate + £30 per call out you attend

• Champion safe working (RAMS, permits, fire stopping) and site professionalism.

What you’ll bring

Essential

• Proven service/maintenance experience on at least three of: fire alarms, Emergency Lighting, intruder, CCTV, access control, with confident fault-finding and customer communication

• Working knowledge of BS 58391:2025, PD 6662/EN 50131, and BS EN 62676

• Full UK driving licence

• Electrical Experience

Salary & benefits

• Competitive basic (indicative): £35,000–£45,000 DOE

• Vehicle, fuel card, tools, PPE, tablet/phone + structured training (FIA & manufacturer).

• 25 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays, pension, life assurance and localised patches.