Lead Fire Engineer

January 7, 2026 | Comments Off on Lead Fire Engineer

Job Title: Lead Fire Engineer

Industry: Fire Protection

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 per annum

Location: South East London

We are now looking for a Lead Fire Engineer that has install, reactive repairs experience. This position will mainly be working on the tools whilst assisting the Operations Manager with audits, timesheets and van stock takes. You will act as a point of escalation for the engineers within your team.

The Ideal Fire Engineer will have:

  • Experience in fire alarm servicing, maintenance, fault diagnostics, repairs, and installation
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Very good technical knowledge as you will be giving technical advice to the engineers within your team

Qualifications required for an Fire Engineer:

  • UK Driving License (required)
  • FIA Qualifications (Desirable)

Schedule:

  • Monday - Friday 08:00am-5:00pm with 1 hour lunch break

Additional Benefits

  • Competitive salary relative to experience (PAYE)
  • 23 days holiday per year, rising to 25 days after two years of employment
  • Buy and sell holiday scheme
  • Access to a pension scheme
  • Vehicle + Fuel card
  • Company phone and tablet device
  • All plant tools supplied (drills, steps, ladders, heavy duty power tools)
  • Time and a half rate for evening and Saturday working hours
  • Double time for night-time, Sunday, and bank holiday working.
  • Weekend working available
  • Availability to out of hours call out rota (£100 standby, £80-120 per callout)
  • Flexible working approach upon agreement
  • Amazing in-house training programme (member of NICEIC, ECA, BAFE, FIA, etc.). E- learning platforms available. Development review and progression opportunities.
  • Employee wellbeing programme

We supply a wide range of services for the public sector & commercial clients. We offer a prompt and high-quality service. We are able provide a tailored service to meet our customers premises.

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