Project Engineer - Safety and Surveillance Solutions

Project Engineer - Safety and Surveillance Solutions

Location: Gloucestershire (with travel across the Southwest as required)
Type: Permanent, Full Time with a highly competitive annual salary
Hours: Flexible schedule to support project delivery, including occasional out-of-hours work


This established provider of Safety and Surveillance Solutions is seeking an additional Project Engineer to take ownership of technical project delivery across a new and existing customer sites and facilities.  You will coordinate installation teams and subcontractors, ensure compliance and quality, manage documentation and commissioning, and hand over projects cleanly to the operations service team.

Key Responsibilities

• Review surveys, proposals, and drawings; validate scope and risks
• Produce or markup device layouts, block diagrams, schedules, and I/O lists
• Prepare RAMS, test plans, and commissioning strategies
• Confirm access, permits, and site readiness with clients and control

• Develop task plans and daily plans for engineers
• Brief installation teams and ensure job packs and materials are complete
• Coordinate specialist subcontractors and site logistics
• Monitor progress, escalate blockers, and adjust sequencing as needed

• Audit installations against drawings and standards; close out snags
• Ensure compliance with NSI Gold and BAFE SP203-1
• Maintain site records, including H&S observations and toolbox talks

• Commission systems and witness tests with clients
• Produce as-built documentation, test results, and O&M manuals
• Train end users and complete formal handover to Service

• Validate take-offs and support procurement
• Identify and price variations; secure client approvals
• Track labour and materials against budget; report risks to margin

• Maintain site diaries, change logs, and action lists
• Lead or contribute to progress meetings; circulate minutes
• Keep all stakeholders informed, including clients and internal teams

Knowledge of Systems & Standards

• Fire detection and alarms: BS 5839-1 & BS 5839-6
• Intruder, access control, and CCTV: British Standards & NSI Codes of Practice
• Networking: PoE, VLANs, IP addressing, and device commissioning

Experience

• 3+ years in project engineering or senior installation roles in fire & security
• Commissioning experience
• Proficient in reading and producing drawings (AutoCAD)
• Experience delivering projects in live and construction environments

Qualifications

• FIA training units or manufacturer equivalents (e.g. BS5839-1 Fundamentals)
• ECS or CSCS card (SSSTS advantageous)
• PASMA and IPAF desirable
• Full UK driving licence

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle or allowance + fuel card
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Ongoing training with manufacturers and FIA-accredited courses

Employment is subject to the right to work in the UK and BS7858 security vetting.