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Fire Protection Engineer – London & Surrounding area
Alarm Communications Limited are a leading team of fire protection, commercial security and building management systems specialists, with our Head Office located in Surrey. Our client base is predominantly built of prestigious buildings and landmarks, such as high-end hotels, stadia and education establishments in and around Greater London. We are currently looking to appoint a highly experienced Fire Protection Engineer experienced in Fire Alarms, Extinguishers, Fire Training, Risk Assessment and Fire Stopping, specifically covering in/around the M25.
Our Fire Protection Engineer's
Reporting to our Contract Manager, the Engineer will liaise regularly with their Senior Engineer, Service Coordinators and Customer Service Manager. The Engineer will be working as part of a small and dedicated key account support team, so will work regularly with a group of fellow Engineers and Trainee Engineers.
1. Work with our established team in the area and look after a selection of key accounts reporting from our office in London Fields.
2. Systems vary but include Advanced, Notifier, Morley, Gent with training provided where required.
3. Some jobs are completed with a two-person team due to the size and complexity of the buildings, to ensure that the work is completed efficiently and safely.
4. The Engineer will be required to work with and actively mentor the Trainee Engineers within their team.
5. The sites are primarily long-standing prestigious contracts with direct end-user relationships, so the works must be completed professionally and to exceptional levels of workmanship.
6. The engineer will be given time, support, and resources to install and maintain the systems to the highest possible standards, with extensive training provided to achieve expert status with our primary systems.
Who We're Looking For
We consistently aspire to create safe, secure and sustainable spaces, that have a positive influence on the lives of colleagues, clients and the communities we work in, therefore, in addition to having all the usual attributes of a great Alarm Communications' employee, such as; a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, well presented and professional at all times, ability to work alone and as part of a team….. For this specific opportunity, we are looking for candidates who offer:
7. Extensive experience with a range of different products and manufacturers, with at least 2 years' experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer.
8. The desire to install and maintain systems to the highest standards.
9. Electrically competent; able to carry out safe isolations and maintain a safe working environment.
10. Experience with Installing, Commissioning and Maintaining Systems.
11. Customer orientated, with the ability to adapt and respond to clients in different situations.
12. Good attention to detail and a person who can prioritise and manage their time effectively.
13. Someone with a passion to continue to learn and develop themselves and their skills.
14. This position would suit someone who prefers a varied role, completing maintenance, reactive works and small works.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .