An excellent opportunity for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a well‑established company.
Job Title: Field Service Engineer (Electronic Fire or security, data/telecoms or electrical experience preferred).
Job Type: Full‑Time, Permanent.
Salary: £28,500 – £32,000 Per Annum, Depending on Experience.
Location: Mitcheldean GL17.
Job Description
This is a genuine opportunity to build a career in the security sector. You will start alongside an experienced engineer – learning the systems, the sites, and the clients – before stepping into a rewarding solo field role with real autonomy and responsibility.
The company is a specialist security provider delivering monitored alarm and CCTV systems to construction sites and void properties across the Midlands and South West / South East of England.
You will begin with a 1‑2‑month structured training period working alongside an experienced engineer before taking on your own schedule independently.
As the role progresses you will have a flexible calendar of service jobs/tasks that will be partially self‑managed, allowing for flexibility and ownership of the role.
95% of the work is on construction sites installing and maintaining CCTV and wireless detection devices for the site office, compound and site perimeter.
Key Duties
- Installation of monitored alarm and IP CCTV systems on active construction sites
- Monthly servicing visits to maintain, re‑plan and update systems as sites evolve
- Regular direct liaison with construction site managers – you’ll be the face of FM Security on site
- Self‑managing a fixed schedule across sites in the Midlands and South West / South East of England
- Occasional overnight stays for more distant sites
- Working outdoors
- Some work at height involved
Candidate Requirements – Experience (desirable – not all required)
- Hands‑on field engineering: alarms, CCTV, networking, cabling, antennas or similar installations
- Direct customer or client‑facing work
- Familiarity with construction site environments
- CSCS or ECS card – preferred but not essential; we will support the right candidate in obtaining one
- CCTV experience (HIK Vision ideally)
Skills Required
- Good fault‑finding and analytical thinking
- Self‑motivated with the ability to manage your own schedule
- Confident communicator – good phone manner and comfortable talking to clients directly
- Physically fit and comfortable working in a construction environment
- Full UK driving licence – including manual vehicles (Essential)
- Basic computer literacy
Person You Are Looking For
- Will take pride in doing a job properly
- Easy‑going but hardworking
- Can build good relationships with clients and colleagues alike
- Honest, reliable, and professional in presentation
- Curious about how things work
- Willing to get involved across the business – including spotting opportunities with new and existing clients
- Physically fit and happy to work outside
- Some experience in a similar area
- Enthusiastic
- Technically minded
- Looking for a long‑term career with FM Security
Benefits
- Salary, negotiated based on your experience and skill level
- Performance‑based bonus scheme
- Company van (Vivaro / Trafic)
- Company mobile phone and laptop
- All PPE and tools provided
- Travel covered (free / subsidised)
- Full 1‑2 month training programme with an experienced engineer
- Company vehicle
- Company pension
- On‑site parking
- Sick pay
Screening Questions
- Are you located within 20 miles of our office in Mitcheldean GL170DD?
- Does your driver’s licence cover manual gearbox vehicles? (We only have manual vehicles.)
- Do you have a CSCS / ECS card or equivalent?
The employer fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business need.
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