Senior Fire Alarm Engineer

Company: HP4 Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Fire Alarm Team Leader – Birmingham – £40,000–£43,000 + Overtime

Fire Alarm Team Leader | Birmingham | Permanent

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Fire Alarm Team Leader to join a well-established and growing fire and life safety company covering Birmingham and surrounding areas. Due to continued expansion and increased customer demand, our client is looking to add an experienced engineer to lead and support their engineering team.

This is a full-time, permanent role offering a competitive basic salary, overtime, on-call earnings, a company vehicle and ongoing training with recognised fire alarm systems.

Package & Benefits

  • Salary: £40,000 – £43,000 per annum
  • Overtime available
  • On-call rota with additional earnings
  • Company vehicle and fuel card
  • Travel time paid
  • Pension and annual leave
  • Ongoing manufacturer training
  • Permanent, full-time position
  • Birmingham based, field-based role

Role & Responsibilities

  • Leading and supporting a team of fire alarm engineers
  • Servicing, maintenance, fault-finding and repair of fire alarm systems
  • Working on addressable, conventional and GENT systems
  • Planned and reactive maintenance across commercial sites
  • Supporting engineers with technical issues and fault-finding
  • Checking completed works and maintaining high standards
  • Carrying out site visits and supporting engineers when required
  • Ensuring works comply with BS 5839 and current regulations
  • Completing service reports and documentation
  • Supporting the training and development of engineers
  • Assisting with planning and coordination of engineering workloads

Skills & Experience

  • Full UK driving licence
  • Previous Fire Alarm Engineer experience
  • Experience with addressable and conventional systems
  • GENT experience desirable
  • Strong servicing and fault-finding knowledge
  • Previous experience mentoring or leading engineers
  • Commercial site experience
  • Good understanding of BS 5839
  • Experience with multiple manufacturers
  • FIA, IPAF, CSCS/ECS or City & Guilds desirable

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Posted: September 21st, 2026