Job Description:

Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Technician

Location: South London & Surrounding Areas

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Technician to join an established and growing service team, covering South London and the surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with strong maintenance experience who takes pride in delivering high-quality work, providing excellent customer service and maintaining the highest standards of safety and compliance.

The Role

Reporting to the South Service Manager, you will be responsible for carrying out servicing, maintenance, fault finding, breakdowns, remedial works and occasional minor installation works across a varied portfolio of customer sites.

You will primarily cover South London and the surrounding areas, the role will also involve travelling across London and the M25 counties, with occasional visits to sites towards the South Coast. There may be the odd requirement for an overnight stay.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and servicing of fire alarm and emergency lighting systems.
• Undertake fault finding, diagnostics, breakdowns and remedial works.
• Complete inspections, testing and minor installation works.
• Work on a variety of conventional and addressable fire alarm systems.
• Maintain and service additional fire safety systems, including aspirating detection, beam detection, flame detection, disabled toilet alarms, disabled refuge systems and nurse call systems.
• Ensure all work complies with relevant industry standards, including BS 5839-1:2025 and BS 5266-1:2025.
• Liaise professionally with customers, providing excellent service and resolving technical issues.
• Work independently while maintaining regular communication with the wider service team.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Previous experience in a similar Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting maintenance role.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and servicing a variety of fire alarm and emergency lighting systems.
• Good technical knowledge of conventional and addressable fire alarm systems.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Good understanding of relevant British Standards and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Desirable:

• Level 3 EAL or FIA qualification in Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Systems.
• Experience working with aspirating detection systems.
• Knowledge of additional fire safety and life safety systems.

Formal qualifications are beneficial but not essential, as further training and development will be provided.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Customer-focused and committed to delivering excellent service.
• Confident working independently and taking ownership of their workload.
• Proactive, practical and capable of resolving technical issues.
• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail.
• Professional, reliable and approachable.
• Committed to ongoing training and keeping up to date with industry standards.

What's on Offer?

• Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm (40 hours per week).
• 20 days annual holiday plus statutory bank holidays.
• An additional day's holiday for every full year of service, up to a maximum of 25 days.
• Travel time paid after the first 30 minutes each way.
• Call-outs paid door to door.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

If you're an experienced Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Technician looking for a new challenge and a varied role across South London and the surrounding areas, we'd love to hear from you.