Fire & Security Engineer

  • Search Consultancy
  • Chester, UK
  • Jan 22, 2017
Construction

Job Description

I have a job for a for a Fire security engineer. The fire security engineer will be based on site in Capenhurst, Cheshire Working hours: 8.00am - 16.30pm Salary £29K - £31K. 25 Days annual leave - on call allowance. Job role: To provide first line System Maintenance, Reactive & Small or Extra Works to, Automatic Fire, Fire Extinguishing, and Fire Aspiration Alarm Systems. Duties: * Provide commissioning, installation and reactive attendance for, Automatic Fire Alarm Systems and CCTV, Access Control and Security Systems * Advise or recommend improvement for additions or reductions in the scope of works. * Produce comprehensive day work / extra works quotations in a competitive and realistic manner, ensuring the quotation is accurate, achievable and viable. * Co-ordinate and professionally carry out Planned Preventive Maintenance and Reactive Activities * Monitor all contracted, Automatic Fire Alarm Systems with expected 1st response to CCTV, Access Control and Security Systems equipment * To carry out any reasonable request for reactive calls or site system moves and changes * Notify the Service Centre of all activity, maintaining up to date records of work carried out and updating of PPM log * All standards of work in compliance with All Security & Fire Standards and good working practices. * To ensure all reactive works are carried out in SLA * Ensure all relevant engineering practices are adhered to. * To comply with the client safety rules * Control and Manage tools and plant on site, and ensure equipment resources are fit for purpose and adequate * Any other duties as requested by other staff, service desk personnel and Management. Person: * Educated to GCSE level with City & Guilds or equivalent * Understanding of Asset collation and all reactive works are carried out within Service Level Agreements * Proven experience on the service and maintenance of Automatic Fire Alarm Systems * Proven experience on the service and maintenance of CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems * Excellent communication skills * Proven experience within a similar role or environment High Level of knowledge of relevant Fire standards BS 5839 Pt 1 - 2002, BS 6266 Pt 1 - 2002 BS 7273 * Excellent diagnostic and fault finding skills * Estimating and Quotation experience * Ability to implement a program of works, and team / self / sub-contractor controlled delivery to deadline timescales Understanding of Asset collation and ensure all reactive works carried out within Service Level Agreements * Excellent telephone manner * Knowledge and experience of permits to work, method statements and risk assessments * FSI (BFPSA) Training and Certification (Design, Maintenance & Installation) Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age