Senior Fire Door Engineer | North East | Full Time, Permanent (40 hours per week) | £18–£22 p/h (DOE)Our client is a leading door installation and maintenance provider in the North East of England. They currently have an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Senior Fire Door Engineer to lead a team of fire door engineers across various fire door projects. The successful candidate will be able to add to the current knowledge base and assist in growing the fire safety department of the company.Role overviewTo install and maintain fire doors across various customer locations, including local authorities, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, and hotels, while mentoring two existing engineers and ensuring high-quality, compliant installations.What’s in it for you?
Overtime opportunitiesTime and a half for evenings and Saturday mornings; double time after 1 pm on Saturdays25 days holiday + bank holidaysPension includedCompany vehicle and power tools providedHands-on experience across fire, automatic, steel, and aluminium doorsFriendly, close-knit team and strong work cultureOpportunity for BM TRADA certification and skill development
Are you the right person for the job?
Minimum 1 year of experience installing and maintaining fire doorsConfident working independently and mentoring other engineersFull UK driving licence (essential)BM TRADA certification (desirable; training provided in-house)CSCS Card Joinery (Blue) desirablePhysically capable of manual handling tasksBased in the North East / North Yorkshire areaRight attitude and a pride in delivering high-quality workProfessional, reliable, and punctual with strong communication skillsWillingness to work occasional evenings and weekendsAbility to communicate professionally and clearly with customers
What will your role look like?
Install and maintain BM TRADA Q-Mark fire doors and framesAssist in conducting inspections, identify certification labels and ensure compliance with fire regulationsReview work quality, suggest improvements, and support the development of 2 existing engineersFocus on quality, installation, and maintenance, not formal line managementPotential to increase the responsibility of the roleWork across various sites, including local authorities, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, and hotelsSupport the growth of the fire doors side of the business while gaining experience in automatic, steel, and aluminium doorsFollow health and safety procedures, including completing risk assessments and method statements
Location & Travel
Based at NE5 1NB, Newcastle upon TyneTravel is typically within around 1 hour of the base locationSites include local authorities, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and hotels
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