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.
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