Elmwood Protection Services (part of the H&J Martin Group within the Lagan Specialist Contracting Group) is now recruiting a Fire Alarm Engineer.
Company: Elmwood Protection Services
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Northern Ireland - Mobile
NEW TO OUR ADVERT
- Now offering a sign on Bonus
- Personal use of company vehicle
Our Business
Elmwood Protection Services is a leading provider of comprehensive fire, security and access solutions. Respected and led by industry experts we offer a full range of services across fire protection, security systems, doors, and gates. Our commitment to excellence in service provision ensures that we deliver first-class service to our clients.
We serve a diverse range of sectors including commercial, industrial, hospitality, private, public, and residential customers across the UK. Our reputation for delivering tailored solutions and first-class service has made us a trusted name in the industry.
Role Overview
The successful candidate will complete project works, reactive response and planned maintenance services to a wide variety of public and private sector clients throughout Northern Ireland.
What you'll do
The following reflect the main tasks associated with the position and are not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive:
- Responsible for full installation of fire alarm systems. The engineer will travel to customer locations, install, program and commission systems in compliance with current relevant standards. This requires the engineers to have a deep understanding of the current regulations, allied to strong product knowledge and a practical aptitude to ensure successful project delivery.
- In addition to new project delivery, the engineer will be required to respond to reactive fault calls. Here they will troubleshoot faulty systems to reach an accurate diagnosis enabling the repair to be affected with the aim of achieving a functioning and compliant system.
- The engineer will also be required to perform planned maintenance services to Fire Alarms. During these visits, systems will be checked to confirm that they are still fit for purpose regarding how the building may have changed either structurally or with how it is used. The engineer will check that the system is functioning fully and will look to anticipate what actions need to take place to achieve the aim of reduced unplanned fault callouts between service visits.
- For each task, the engineer will complete the necessary paperwork (increasingly electronic type), noting all work performed, materials used and any further action necessary to achieve a compliant system.
- To provide 24 hour call-out cover on a rota basis.
- To carry out any other job specific duties as deemed appropriate.
What you'll bring
As a Fire Alarm Engineer your main skills and experience will include:
Essential Criteria
- To have experience in the installation, commissioning, servicing and maintaining of fire detection, and life safety systems to the applicable British and European Standards and knowledge also of all relevant BAFE/NSI codes of practice.
- To be conversant with the products and systems installed and with any significant limitations inherent in such products and systems.
- Ability to operate PC software packages used for configuration and maintenance purposes
- Knowledge of relevant Fire Alarm standards
- Knowledge of relevant Security System Standards
- Excellent Diagnostic and fault-finding skills and resolve issues in a logical manner
Key Competencies
- To have good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports and complete service call-out documentation.
- To have the ability to work creatively and innovatively dealing with core issues with customers.
- To have the ability to form good working relationships with colleagues, customers and outside bodies.
- To have the ability to understand and disseminate specifications and technical drawings.
- To be able to display initiative and to have strong attention to detail.
- To be highly result orientated with a strong drive to deliver/succeed.
- To have good organisational and time management skills.
- To be computer literate.
Why work with us
You’ll be part of a dynamic and supportive team, working with a diverse range of quality clients that provide a varied and rewarding workload. We’re committed to your professional growth, offering a range of internal and external training opportunities to support your continued development.
How we'll reward you
Of course, we ensure that our benefits package is competitive and allows you to enjoy your downtime. As well as a competitive salary we’ll provide a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities.
Our benefits include:
- Excellent Annual Leave allowance with the ability to purchase additional days leave each year
- Signing on bonus available for engineers
- Private use of Company vehicle
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Paid subscription to relevant professional body/institution
- Life assurance
- Employer pension contribution
- Health Cash Plan with money off dental, optical, chiropody, physiotherapy to name just a few…
- Access to hundreds of deals and discounts for major retailers, restaurants and service providers.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Additional day’s leave each year to support your choice of Volunteering activity
- On site Gym and Wellness Hub at our headquarters in Belfast open 7 days a week
- Discounted Gym membership
As an organisation that has been awarded Platinum status, the highest accolade to be awarded by Investors in People, we are continuing to invest in our people development and this role is no exception!
Your application
At Elmwood Protection Services, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we want you to know that we'll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support – we'll do whatever we can to help. Please be advised that H&J Martin Group will seek an Access NI Disclosure for this position, which will be used in the decision-making process.
If you’re interested in joining our team as a Fire Alarm Engineer, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications are being reviewed on an ongoing basis, and we may offer positions before the closing date if we find the right fit.
We wish you every success in your application.
The closing date for completed applications is Friday 11th September 2026 at 12 noon.
ELMWOOD PROTECTION SERVICES ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free fitness classes
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
