Fire Alarm Engineer

Fire Alarm & AOV Engineer

Location: London & Home Counties

Base: Erith, Kent

Salary: Up to £45,000 DOE

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm

We are recruiting for an experienced Fire Alarm & AOV Engineer to work across London and the Home Counties.

The role involves servicing, maintaining, testing and fault-finding on fire alarm, AOV and smoke ventilation systems, primarily within large residential developments, communal areas and high-rise buildings.

Key Responsibilities

• Service and maintain fire alarm systems.

• Fault-find and repair fire alarm and life-safety systems.

• Service and test AOV systems, including control panels, actuators, vents and dampers.

• Maintain car park smoke ventilation systems, including extract fans and jet fans.

• Test interfaces between fire alarms, AOV, smoke ventilation, lifts, access control and dampers.

• Attend reactive callouts and investigate faults.

• Complete installation, upgrade and remedial works where required.

• Work on Gent, Morley and similar fire alarm panels.

• Complete service reports and technical documentation.

• Identify defects and provide information for remedial works and quotations.

• Liaise professionally with clients, managing agents, residents and contractors.

Experience Required

• Previous experience as a Fire Alarm Engineer.

• Strong experience with AOV and smoke ventilation systems.

• Experience with car park smoke ventilation and jet fan systems.

• Experience working within residential, communal and high-rise buildings.

• Experience with Gent, Morley or similar fire alarm panels.

• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.

• Ability to read wiring diagrams, system drawings and cause & effect documentation.

• Experience testing fire alarm and AOV interfaces.

• Good communication and customer service skills.

• Ability to work independently across London and the Home Counties.

• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

FIA qualifications, BS 5839 knowledge, BS 8629/AOV experience, smoke control experience, electrical qualifications and previous high-rise residential experience would all be advantageous.

Package

• Up to £45,000 DOE

• Company van / vehicle arrangement

• Fuel card

• Company phone and tablet

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Company pension

• Training and development

• Manufacturer and industry-specific training

• 1 in 9 on-call rota with £150 standby payment

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys fault-finding and working on technically challenging fire and life-safety systems.

To apply, please submit your CV or contact us for more information.