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Royal Mail P&FS are now recruiting for a Mobile Fire and Security Engineer covering AB IV KW HS ZE DD and PH post code areas.

Job reference number 324381

Salary: £33,800.41 to £37,570.35 per annum (dependent upon skills and experience) plus standby allowance c£290 per week, when on rota, and appropriate overtime rate when attending the call, 22.5 days annual leave, rising to 25 after 5 years' service plus bank holidays.

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time 37 hours 30 minutes per week - typical attendance will be 08:00 until 16:00 Monday to Friday however, flexibility is essential.

The successful applicant will be required to join an out of hours callout rota 1 in 4 weeks covering a wider area.

In this role, the engineer is required to possess exceptional technical expertise in fire and security systems. The engineer will primarily focus on fire and security maintenance across various FM systems. Flexibility is essential, as the engineer must be willing to travel to different sites within a designated geographical area. A vehicle will be provided for necessary travel. The technician must demonstrate excellent communication skills, effectively discussing work and progress with both customers and managers. Additionally, strong organisational skills are crucial for this position.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Maintenance of fire and security systems on numerous commercial sites
• Expert fault finding and providing advice and guidance to customers
• Supply knowledge in a range of technical situations, making personal judgments on how to undertake work to achieve quality, cost and time objectives
• Provide technical advice and guidance to other staff and customers in order to resolve problems.
• Manage the delivery of Corrective and Planned Maintenance to meet the performance measures detailed in the contract.
• Liaise with customers' representatives on a day to day basis to ensure customer requirements are fully met.
• Check and ensure all appropriate and approved paperwork is completed.
• Make personal judgments on how to undertake work to achieve cost, quality and contractual objectives
• Act as a role model for safety, setting an example to colleagues and customers
• Manage the relationship with the customer, and liaise with customers to ensure that the customer is fully informed and project a positive professional image of self and Royal Mail P&FS.

About You:

• Successful applicants will ideally hold FIA BS5839 qualification in maintenance of fire alarms
• Fully conversant with Honeywell Galaxy intruder systems & Honeywell NET-AX and PRO24 access control
• Good working knowledge of Fire, Intruder Alarms, CCTV, IP and Networked systems.
• The role holder must be able to maintain systems to NSI Standards
• Successful applicants must hold an Electrical certification such as the 18th Edition.
• Must have full electrical qualification of City and Guilds 2382 & 2391 testing and inspection certification.
• Assistance on installation projects may be required
• The applicant must be able to work safely and comply with Royal Mail PFS safety standards and Safe Systems of Work
• Experience in fault finding and diagnosis with the ability to provide advice and guidance to others across all systems where required.
• The ability to communicate effectively with customers, explaining technical issues.
• The ability to analyse and understand complex technical issues in relation to electrical systems
• Ideally you will be IPAF and MEWP trained and qualified, and be comfortable working at heights.
• Experience of dealing with Customers in a commercial environment.
• Applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence (no endorsements preferable) as this vacancy will involve travel within a specified geographical area.
• Computer literacy skills an advantage.

PLEASE NOTE: If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 6 weeks while your application goes through our screening process (which includes a requirement for RMG to obtain 5 years referencing).

About Us:
Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions is responsible for upgrading and safely maintaining one of the largest corporate real estates and property portfolios in Europe, with over 2,600 sites.

We pride ourselves in working to the highest standards of both technical assurance and customer service. It's our job to support Royal Mail in being the best delivery company in the UK and that it is fit for delivering to 29 million addresses nationwide, six days a week.

Through our core delivery pillars of Real Estate & Value Generation, Property Programmes & Projects, and Workplace Services, Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions plays a key role in keeping the mail moving.

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions employs 3000 employees and is owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd.