Job Description
Role - Fire & Security Commissioning Engineer
Type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield area, On-site (+ customer sites)
Salary: Up to £37,000
The Fire & Security Commissioning Engineer will be responsible for the design and costing of complex fire, security & network infrastructure/systems. You will be responsible for reviewing client specification documents and drawings, liaising with suppliers, using CAD software for the detailed design, costing the projects and drafting proposal documents.
We welcome candidates from a hands on, installation type background as long as you can demonstrate some experience & competence with regards to the design & costing of these systems.
Role Responsibilities
- Design life safety and security systems
- Progress sales enquiries, working closely with Business Development Managers to ensure that customer requirements are understood
- Prepare proposals, quotations and tender documents
- Assess risk factors influencing the security and fire design
- Ensuring all quotations and system design specs are compatible with the requirements of technical and regulatory standards/Codes of Practice
- Review changes in customers’ specifications and modifying designs accordingly
Essential Skills
- Good working knowledge of fire, security & network infrastructure products and systems and their features/limitations
- Design and estimating experience
- Ability to prepare cost sheets and proposal documents
- Experience of reading and publishing specifications and technical drawings
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
Desirable Skills
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- Up to date knowledge of technologies, technical and regulatory standards, which are relevant to the design process
- Installation or commissioning experience within a relevant sector
- Awareness of European regulatory standards
On occasion the role may require support at our other offices and onsite at customers’ sites for design meetings.
If you are interested with a relevant background please do not hesitate to apply immediately, or email [email protected].
We look forward to processing your application.