Service & Commissioning Engineer - Smoke, Fire & Security Systems
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.
The Role
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.
Key Responsibilities
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 preventative 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
About You
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
Qualifications (Desirable)
Electrical qualifications (City & Guilds or equivalent)
18th Edition Wiring Regulations
IOSH Managing Safely
Inspection & Testing experience
Asbestos Awareness / First Aid
What is on Offer
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 TeamJobs (phone number removed)
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