Fire emergency and security systems technician apprentice
CHECKMATE FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD
Recruiting nationally
Closes in 23 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 May 2026
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Summary
Your role will involve providing field support for reactive and maintenance works across our existing and new customer base. You will assist with and progressively take on responsibility for small installations, commissioning, and site surveys as your confidence and experience grow.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm rota basis
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You will be supported through structured training, mentoring from experienced engineers, and ongoing professional development to help you build a long-term career within the company.
Our systems include but are not limited to:
- Fire alarms
- Intruder alarms
- CCTV
- Access control
- Emergency lighting
- Fire extinguishers
You will be the face of the Company to our customers and will therefore deliver a high standard of customer care and service while continuing to learn and develop.
- Assist with troubleshooting, installation, maintenance, and repair on designated equipment, with guidance and supervision where required
- Support preventative maintenance and field modifications while building technical competence
- Maintain up-to-date administrative responsibilities such as customer service logbooks, internal PDA reporting, and compliance paperwork
- Maintain effective communication with customers and the office to ensure resolution and proper follow-up
- Learn to maintain tools and test equipment and ensure they are properly calibrated
- Adhere to Health & Safety and all other applicable regulatory requirements at all times
- Support the identification of sales opportunities and collaborate with the sales team
- Participate in the emergency out-of-hours standby rota as appropriate to your training stage
Where you'll work
Majority of work will be Yorkshire based, may be occasional travel further afield.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
Training schedule
Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician Level 3.
The apprentice will spend a week at Bradford College every 6 weeks (Block release), the rest of the time will be spent with the employer.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))
- Maths (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Being comfortable with working at height
- Participate in the emergency out-of-hours standby rota as appropriate to your training stage.
- Full UK driving licence
About this employer
At Checkmate Fire, our focus is on maintaining customer relations through a ‘right first time’ ethos, and quality driven approach.
As the UK’s specialist passive fire protection company and founder members of the BRE/LPCB passive fire protection certification scheme, we deliver a full turnkey service, from initial assessments and surveys, through to full pre-planned maintenance packages. For over three decades, we’ve served a growing list of industries with the same reliable, ethical, quality service that makes us the most trusted contractor in specialist passive fire protection.
Checkmate provides:
Compliance - through inspection, fire risk assessments, surveys, pre-planned maintenance, and consultancy services
Solutions - for 3rd party accredited installations
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunities to gain industry-recognised certifications such as ECS, IPAF, and PASMA
- A clear development pathway with opportunities to progress into a fully qualified engineer role and beyond
- Continuous professional development (CPD) to keep your skills up to date with evolving technologies
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Tom Hughes
t.hughes@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
01274 088132
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030721.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)