Fire and Security Apprentice Engineer
SOUTHERN FIRE ALARMS LTD
Bognor Regis (PO21 1DS)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 5 December 2025)
Posted on 3 November 2025
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Summary
Due to company growth, SFA are looking for an apprentice engineer to join the team.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 December 2025
- 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
As part of their continued and sustainable growth, they now operate and work with clients across many market sectors in West Sussex, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, Dorset and Berkshire within the industrial and commerial sector.
They are a dynamic, forward thinking, independent business, and continue to embrace new technologies, enhance their services and adapt to the needs of their clients making them a trusted choice within the industry.
The successful individual(s) will get the opportunity to work for an established employer and become fully supported engineers.
SFA are accredited for Fire under the BAFE SP203-1 scheme, Security SS2001 as well holding Health & Safety accreditations.
Employee well-being is important to SFA and they moved to a 4 day week in 2022.
£12.21 p/h.
Ideal candidate will need:
- Excellent communication skills and listening skills
- Ability to follow instructions
- The ability to work within a team meeting tight deadlines as well as lone working as the role develops
- A strong interest in technology and engineering
- Great problem solving skills and attention to detail
- To be committed to developing new skills and gaining knowledge of the industry
- A positive attitude, willingness to learn and an excellent work ethic
- Basic understanding of electrical systems (advantageous but not essential)
Where you'll work
Southern Fire Alarms Ltd, 2 Argyle Circus
Bognor Regis
PO21 1DS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLS FOR SECURITY 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
Fire Emergency Security Systems Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard.
Skills for Security will deliver the apprenticeship training in block release at centre. You will attend centre one week every eight weeks.
You will be required to complete all training tasks allocated during your block release weeks at the training centre and gather any site evidence needed to supplement your studies.
You will be required to complete an annual assessment at the training centre and take part in any additional training courses that the company require you to complete.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
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
About this employer
SFA is a fire and security company who have always had a strong technical background, this is a fundamental part of their business and something they continue to enjoy today, with over 40 years of industry knowledge and experience to draw upon.
After this apprenticeship
To become an independent abled engineer within the business with progression opportunities as the company continues to grow / Company van.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS FOR SECURITY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349199.
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