Systems Designer (Fire) Belfast £31,000.00

Job Introduction:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systems Design Engineer - Fire, based in our Belfast office. The successful person will be responsible for the Design of Fire systems and production of Quotations/Technical Submittals/ Drawings/ Proposals/ Specifications for the supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance of fire systems both for M&E and End Users throughout the UK and overseas as and where necessary.

About G4S

F&S - G4S Fire & Security Systems (UK) is part of G4S Secure Solutions (UK), the UK’s largest private provider of security solutions. G4S Fire & Security Systems (UK) is the leading integrator of fire and security solutions with a fully accredited 24 x 7 monitoring centre for fire, security and location based services, protecting everything from small offices and schools to large multi-national organisations and high security

Government facilities. For more information visit: www.g4sfireandsecurity.co.uk

G4S, the leading global security and outsourcing group, specialises in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has operations in more than 120 countries and over 620,000 employees.
 

Role Responsibility:

The main responsibilities of the role will include:- 

• Ensuring a timely response to all enquiries
• Presenting a professional image at all times
• Producing quotations ranging from £5,000 to £2,000,000
• Ensuring all quotations are accurately costed
• Adherence to Company’s policies and procedures
• Supporting Sales and Operations in the field when necessary

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Requirements

• Experience in a similar role liaising with End Users & or M&E Contractors.
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Able to multi task and set clear priorities
• Good knowledge of Fire Alarm systems and standards
• Technically adept with good practical skills
• Good knowledge of Office applications (Google & MS)
• Able to interpret Customer’s detailed specifications and drawings
• Fluent in written and spoken English with good communication skills
• Strong numerical, analytical skills and a strong financial acumen
• High attention to detail
• Good level of customer service and customer liaison skills
• Professional attitude to work
• Able to work on own initiative whilst within a team environment
• Proven ability manage a work load with quickly changing and often conflicting priorities
• Willing to work out of business hours where deadlines necessitate
• Enthusiastic with a real ability to learn
• 5 Year checkable work history or evidence to support any period of unemployment, self- employment or time spent in fulltime education during that period
• Right to work unrestricted in the UK/EU
• UK driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
• Fluent written and spoken English

Preference will be given to candidates who also meet the following:

Desirable

• Experience of conventional and addressable fire alarm systems.
• Knowledge of Aspirating, paging, gas suppression, disabled refuge systems and toilet alarm systems.
• Knowledge of any of the following systems
  • Gent
  • Advanced
  • Kentec
  • Apollo
  • Morley
  • Vesda
  • Wagner
  • Baldwin Boxal
  • Scope
  • Deaf Alerter
  • EMS Wireless systems
  • Vimpex
  • PATOL
  • C Tec