Fire Alarm Commissioning Engineer (DRWN)

Company: Darwin Recruitment
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Location: Bracknell
Job Description:

Senior Fire Alarm Commissioning Engineer (DRWN)

Job title – Fire Alarm Commissioning Engineer

Client Location – London & Surrey, UK

Remote work offering – 0% (fully site-based commissioning work)

Client Industry – Fire & Life Safety Engineering (Commercial & Infrastructure Construction)

Contract Length – 6 months (potential extension)

Contract type – Freelance

Project focus

Joining a growing team delivering commissioning on high-profile commercial and large-scale infrastructure projects across London and Surrey, working independently to bring fire alarm systems up to full operational standard ahead of handover.

Key skills and Experience required

  • Proven track record commissioning fire alarm systems on commercial or infrastructure projects
  • Strong working knowledge of BS 5839 and current UK fire safety regulations
  • Hands-on experience with one or more major panel manufacturers: Gent, Advanced, Kentec, Notifier, Morley, C-Tec or Apollo
  • Confident fault-finding and diagnostic ability across fire detection and alarm systems
  • Comfortable reading technical drawings and cause & effect documentation
  • Strong communication skills, able to liaise directly with clients and project teams
  • Full UK driving licence
  • FIA qualifications, ECS or CSCS card, and experience on data centre, healthcare, education or industrial projects all advantageous

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Posted: August 17th, 2026