Duties / Responsibilities

Location : Heathrow Salary : Up to £48k DOE Hours : 40 per week - Monday to Friday 08 : 00 – 17 : 00 with 1 hour lunch (although team currently work 07 : 30am – 16 : 00pm with ½ hour for lunch EMCOR UK are recruiting a permanent Technical Security Engineer for one of our Blue-Chip clients to cover mainly the Heathrow area. This is a very exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work in various environments with every day being different.

Your ideal location would be within a commutable distance of Heathrow. This is a static role with very minimal travel to other UK locations. It may require support for other sites across the UK (Pool car will be supplied when required and fuel card provided).

Overtime available paid at x1.5 Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.

Must be happy to work on an on-call basis supporting Heathrow and Gatwick 1 in 5 weeks on (Pool car supplied when on call). It should be noted most calls are handled during normal working hours so attendance is very infrequent out of normal hours.

Individual callouts to site are paid at time-and-a-half overtime rate, for either a minimum of 4 hours or for the total time spent (including travel door-to-door), whichever is the greater.

About EMCOR UK :

At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”. Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.

Role Overview :

To configure and maintain physical servers. Design and test more robust security solutions, provide support to both on-site engineers and clients. You will also be responsible to carry out system maintenance, reactive and small or extra works to, CCTV, access control and security systems when required. We would prefer someone with a strong background in CCTV & Access Control and have a good understanding of Enterprise systems.

Duties & responsibilities : Ensure servers and recording pools are maintained to a high standard

Fault finding

Design and solutions

Carry-out and supervise planned preventative maintenance activities

Upgrades and system repairs

Modifications in line with contract requirements

Regular communication with the supervisor and customer on Key Point Indicators, and service level agreementsProvide system repair, small works, commissioning and planned preventive maintenance activity in conjunction with EMCOR UK requests and / or site / clients requirements.Prepare dilapidation reports on newly acquired assets and advise or recommend improvement, additions or reductions.

Provide design, support and quotation delivery in accordance with relevant British Standards.

Maintain a strong working relationship & communication between the client and EMCOR UK.

Ensure policies, procedures and standards are in place and adhered to maintain the integrity of the Contract portfolio, and that ongoing operational activities are implemented to provide high quality service to customers.

Maintain the Service Portfolio's to the highest quality standard in all areas of activity to satisfy and maintain the requirements of external quality verification.

Comply with policies relating to health, safety, security, environmental and technical compliance issues that affect customers and employees, ensuring that all rules are always adhered to and to maintain a high standard of discipline.

Ensure risk assessments are completed or reviewed for every task being carried out.

Ensure all works are completed in accordance with relevant British Standards and good working practices.

Ensure timely submission of timesheets and necessary administration paperwork, as detailed in the engineer's policies or required by the company / client.

Comply with any request for any other duties on a time-to-time basis.

Person Specification

Who you'll be : Ideally you will be strong in CCTV & Access Control and familiar with Enterprise Systems.

Adequate knowledge of relevant British Standards with a working knowledge of NSI required standards. Advanced diagnostic and fault-finding skills, with the ability to resolve by elimination and / or technical recommendations.

Knowledge and experience of permits to work systems, method statements and risk assessments.

Advanced PC and LAN / WAN Networking skills, including OS level operation.

Health & Safety trained.

System design, surveying, estimating and quotation experience.

Understanding of asset collation and controlled program of just in time replacement.

Ensuring that all reactive works are carried out within service level agreements.

Other factors relevant to the job :

• Appropriate trade qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience of Installation, testing and maintenance of CCTV, Intruder, Intercom and Access Control systems
• Experience of fault finding
• Experience of cable containment
• Experience of cable calculations
• Experience of Safe working practices and permit to work systems
• Have team building skills and be a good communicator
• Be fluent in written and spoken English
• Proven communication and numeric skills (verbal and written)
• Hold a valid driving license
• A high level of computer literacy in the more common applications
• Good understanding of networks and IP devices
• Organised
• Reliable
• Professional and presentable appearance
• Personable and approachable
• Flexible and adaptable
• Trustworthy
• A team player with the ability to work from their own initiative
• Willingness to learn new skills and embrace procedures
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Advantageous if applicant has or has had a HAL airside pass

Benefits

What you'll get :