Location: East India Dock, London
The Opportunity
V7 Recruitment are working in partnership with a leading fire and life safety specialist to recruit a Site-Based Fire Alarm & Gas Suppression Engineer to support a high-profile data centre site in East India Dock, London.
This is a permanent, site-based position responsible for the service, maintenance and fault finding of fire detection and gas suppression systems within a critical data centre environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring all life safety systems remain fully operational, compliant and maintained to the highest industry standards.
This opportunity would suit an experienced engineer looking for a stable role, with little travel & no callouts, on a flagship site, working within a highly professional and structured environment.
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive basic salary (DOE)
- Site-based role (no regional travel)
- Overtime available
- 25 days annual leave + BH
- Company pension scheme
- Healthcare
- Training and manufacturer courses provided
- Company car or van
- Opportunity to work within a critical infrastructure environment
- Service and maintain fire alarm and gas suppression systems across the data centre site
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with service schedules
- Diagnose and rectify system faults efficiently
- Test and maintain gas suppression systems including cylinders, control panels and detection interfaces
- Ensure all systems remain compliant with BS 5839 and relevant suppression standards
- Complete service documentation and maintenance reports
- Liaise with site management and technical teams where required
- Maintain high standards of safety and compliance within a critical environment
- Proven experience servicing fire alarm systems
- Experience working with gas suppression systems
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Good knowledge of BS 5839 standards
- Full UK driving licence preferred
- Experience with leading manufacturers such as Gent or Notifier is essential
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently on a single-site contract are essential.
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