Fire & Security Engineer
Role Description & Technical Scope
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Job Details</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">£35,000 - £45,000 a year</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Annual leave, Sick pay, Company Vehicle, Company pension.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Permanent, full-time position</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Overtime available</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Monday to Friday</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">About the role</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are looking for an experienced multi-discipline engineer to join our team, carrying out planned maintenance, fault finding, repairs, remedial works and smaller system upgrades across our established customer base.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">You will work primarily across intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire alarm systems, with opportunities to work on emergency lighting, intercoms and other electronic security systems within our customer portfolio.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong intruder alarm experience is particularly important, alongside practical service and fault-finding experience across several of the core disciplines.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Your responsibilities</p>
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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Carry out planned preventative maintenance across intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire alarm systems.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Service and maintain emergency lighting, intercoms and other relevant electronic security systems, where trained and competent.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Diagnose and repair faults across multiple system types.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Complete remedial works identified during maintenance visits.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Carry out small works, system alterations and upgrades.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Identify defective, obsolete or unsupported equipment and recommend appropriate solutions.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Communicate professionally with customers.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Complete accurate electronic service records and job documentation.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Manage your allocated workload and liaise with the office team.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Participate in the out-of-hours call-out rota.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Work in accordance with company procedures and applicable industry standards.</span></li>
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<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary and benefits</p>
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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>£35,000–£45,000 basic salary, depending on experience, technical capability and breadth of knowledge.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Salary paid weekly.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Annual salary review.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>37.5-hour working week.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Company van with reasonable private use permitted under the company vehicle policy; private fuel costs are payable by the employee.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Company mobile phone and iPad/tablet provided.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Paid travel time above the normal 30-minute travel allowance.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>28 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days after one year’s service. Working days taken off during the Christmas shutdown come from this entitlement.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Company pension scheme.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Standby allowance for each on-call week, paid in addition to basic salary.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Call-out attendance paid door-to-door at the applicable rate.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>An additional paid day off in lieu when rostered on call on a bank holiday, whether or not you attend a call-out.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Company-supported technical training and development.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>An established engineering team with technical and office support.</span></li>
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<p class="text-muted mb-3">Training and development</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We actively support continued technical development and encourage engineers to tell us where they would like to build their skills.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Training opportunities may include manufacturer courses, product-specific training, fire and security industry qualifications and development across different disciplines.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are happy to discuss relevant training that supports your career development and the needs of the business</p>
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 02 Oct 2026
- Location: Blyth, Northumberland
- Employment: Permanent
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Domain: Engineering
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