Apprentice Fire Emergency Security Systems Technician
EA-RS FIRE ENGINEERING LTD
ESSEX (CM8 3YN)
Closes in 18 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 September 2025
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Summary
Apprentice Fire and Emergency Systems engineer required to install and maintain Fire Alarm & Emergency Systems. Full training given, including college block release. Full UK driving licence is an advantage.
- Wage
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£16,672.50 a year
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Apprentice positions start at £8.55 per hour for the first year which equates to a salary of £16,672.50. At the end of year one, you will move to at least minimum wage for your age with increases each year.
- Training course
- Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
- Hours
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8.30am to 5.00pm with an hour for lunch. Days to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
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 trained to install & maintain Fire Alarm, Emergency Systems, PAVA, Intruder Alarms, CCTV, and Access Control.
This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone with a passion for engineering.
What you will do in your working day
Whilst being trained and supported by EA-RS Fire Engineering Ltd in all aspects of your job role, you will be required to undertake a Level 3 Fire, Emergency and Security Systems Apprenticeship, supported by Banham Academy at Earlsfield, London.
You will receive an induction and training within the organisation prior to starting your college course.
Apprentices will participate in the following activities predominantly Fire and Emergency Systems:
- Installation
- Servicing
- Fault finding and Small Works repair.
- Commissioning
Roles and responsibilities will include:
- To assist with the installation of Systems, ensuring that the work is Maintained Installed and Commissioned to the required standards, specification, schedule and that all documentation is completed
- To provide clients with support and feedback during the course of works to ensure customer satisfaction
- To liaise with other staff members and engineers, providing relevant feedback
- To observe all health and safety requirements, ensure that you and others around you are operating in a safe manner
- Ensure Company Policy and standards are met
- To regularly refer to the staff handbook for individual policy information
- To maximise the profitability of the department by ensuring a ‘right first time’ approach
- To ensure that your uniform is clean and tidy each day
- To ensure that the works are completed to the standards and specification
- To ensure that all paperwork is completed correctly and forwarded to the correct staff member
- When required to ensure that the system is demonstrated to the clients properly, focusing on the need for reducing false alarms
- On job completion, to ensure that the system specification is correct and any changes are noted and brought back to the office
This role is varied and challenging and requires the candidate to be fully committed to both work and college.
The Fire Industry can be fast paced and demanding. On occasion you may be required to work away from home on projects around the UK. This apprenticeship may also have unsociable hours of work due to the nature of the business.
Where you'll work
4 SWANBRIDGE IND ESTATE
BLACK CROFT ROAD
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3YN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BANHAM ACADEMY LIMITED
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
The Advanced Apprenticeship is delivered over 3 years. Apprentices are required to attend college on block release to complete underpinning knowledge studies towards the qualification.
The assessor will visit the apprentice and support their progress through on-site assessment and regular reviews within the workplace.
The End-Point Assessment (EPA) is delivered and assessed externally once all other criteria of the apprenticeship is achieved.
Apprentices are required to spend a minimum of 20% of their employed hours on off-the-job learning. This has to be structured and evidence will need to be provided.
Within your apprentice’s standard you will work towards:
- Level 3 knowledge & competency qualification
- Employee Rights & Responsibilities (ERR)
- End Point Assessment
- Fire emergency and security systems technician
Level 3 (A level)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Resilience
About this employer
EA-RS Fire Engineering Limited is based in Witham in Essex and are part of the EA-RS Group. The majority of work is within the Southeast of England and the bulk is within the M25, our systems can be seen all over the United Kingdom and parts of Europe. We pride ourselves on installing and maintaining bespoke Fire Protection solutions utilising the latest proven technology. Since 1998 EA-RS has evolved from being a small business into a successful company with over 80 members of staff at our Witham offices and over 500 employed within the group.. We have developed a strong reputation for providing a fantastic level of service, reliability and uncompromising expertise. This reputation has been earned by recommendation from satisfied customers, local authorities and large Blue Chip business providers.
After this apprenticeship
- On successful completion of the FESS apprenticeship, we aim to offer a full-time position as a qualified engineer within our company in the Service, Small Works or Commissioning Department
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BANHAM ACADEMY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344242.
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