Fire Commissioning Manager in South East England

Contract type:

Perm

Location:

South East England

Industry:

Fire and Security

Salary:

£55000 to £65000

Consultant:

Chris Wilby

Email:

chris.wilby@technicalresources.co.uk

Phone:

01932 837 770

Date Published:

14-Jan-2026

Role : Fire Commissioning Manager
Location: South East
Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per annum

Are you an experienced Fire Commissioning Manager based in the South-East, or open to a flexible location? As a Fire Commissioning Manager, you will take ownership of commissioning delivery across complex fire and life safety projects, leading commissioning engineers while ensuring systems are delivered safely, compliantly, and to the highest technical standard. You will be working for a long-established, NSI-Gold accredited Fire and Security business delivering bespoke solutions across major construction and data centre environments.

Responsibilities :

  • Developing commissioning plans, programmes, procedures, and schedules across Life Safety, CCTV, Access Control, and Intercom systems
  • Reviewing specifications, design drawings, and scope documents to identify commissioning requirements
  • Leading commissioning meetings and producing reports for clients and senior management
  • Reviewing and allocating commissioning resources to ensure skills and coverage align with project requirements
  • Supervising commissioning engineers on-site and managing commissioning delivery
  • Overseeing system programming and configuration across multiple ELV projects
  • Ensuring compliance with specifications, BAFE, BS, EN standards, and internal policies
  • Managing QA/QC documentation, including checklists, test reports, witness sheets, and defect logs
  • Producing full commissioning documentation packs upon project completion

Experience and Certifications Required:

  • Minimum of 5+ years’ experience commissioning medium to large fire alarm projects (Gent experience highly desirable)
  • Proven experience managing commissioning teams and running commissioning meetings/workshops
  • Strong understanding of technical specifications and construction drawings
  • CSCS Card and SMSTS certification
  • FIA / NACOSS training (Advanced Installer & Advanced Commissioner)
  • M&E coordination experience

Please apply with an up-to-date CV for more information.

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