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Senior Fire and Security Engineer

CV-Library Berkshire Posted 06 Oct 2026 Closing: 01 Jan 0001
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Role Description & Technical Scope

Senior Fire & Security Engineer

Location: Reading & Surrounding Areas

Salary: Competitive Salary DOE + Call-Out + Enhanced Overtime

Benefits: Fully Expensed Van | Private Healthcare | Life Insurance | Pension | Training & Progression

Are you an experienced Fire & Security Engineer looking for your next step?

We are recruiting for a Senior Fire & Security Engineer to join a well-established and growing Fire & Security business covering Reading and the surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to remain technically hands-on while taking on additional responsibility for supporting and mentoring junior engineers.

A strong electrical background or electrical bias would be particularly advantageous.

The Role

You will carry out a mixture of installation, commissioning, servicing, maintenance and fault finding across:

Fire Alarm Systems

CCTV

Access Control

Intruder Alarms

Emergency Lighting

Integrated Security Systems

As a senior member of the team, you will also provide technical support to other engineers, assist with complex fault diagnosis and help develop junior engineers through coaching and mentoring.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience as a Fire & Security Engineer

Strong knowledge across Fire Alarm and Security systems

Experience with service, maintenance, installation and/or commissioning

Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills

Good electrical knowledge

Confidence providing technical guidance to other engineers

Previous mentoring or supervisory experience advantageous

Strong customer-facing and communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Based within a reasonable travelling distance of Reading

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary depending on experience

Weekly call-out retainer

Overtime paid at time-and-a-half

Double time on Sundays

Fully expensed company van

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing technical training

Career development and progression opportunities

This position would suit an experienced Fire & Security Engineer, Senior Fire & Security Engineer, Fire Alarm Engineer or Security Systems Engineer looking for a technically varied role with increased responsibility and excellent earning potential.

Interested?

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Key Details
  • Date Posted: 06 Oct 2026
  • Location: Berkshire
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Workplace: Hybrid
  • Domain: Engineering
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