Gates & Barriers Engineer
Location: North East, England
Salary: £250 per day
About the Role
Are you an experienced Gates & Barriers Engineer looking for your next opportunity?
Technical Resources is partnering with a leading provider of automated gates and barriers solutions to hire a Gates & Barriers Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for the servicing, maintenance, and repair of automated gate and barrier systems across a range of commercial and industrial sites, ensuring continued operational performance and client satisfaction.
This is an ideal opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality physical security solutions across UK projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM): Carry out scheduled servicing of automated gates, barriers, bollards, and access control entry systems in line with manufacturer specifications and contractual SLAs.
- Reactive Fault-Finding & Repairs: Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and control system faults efficiently to minimise site downtime.
- Client & Stakeholder Management: Liaise professionally with site managers, facilities teams, and end users to communicate works undertaken and manage expectations on-site.
- Technical Reporting & Documentation: Complete accurate service reports, job sheets, and maintenance records, ensuring full audit trails for each site visit.
- Quality & Compliance: Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with relevant industry standards and health & safety regulations, including BS EN 12453 and BS EN 12604 for powered pedestrian and vehicular gate systems.
Experience & Qualifications Required
Essential:
- Experience: Minimum 2 years as a Gates & Barriers Engineer within the physical security or access control industry.
- Technical Skills: Hands-on experience servicing and repairing automated gates, road blockers, rising bollards, boom barriers, and associated control systems and loop detectors.
- Project/Operational Scope: Proven track record of managing a reactive and PPM service workload across multiple sites with minimal supervision.
- Soft Skills: Strong fault-finding ability, clear communication with clients and facilities managers, and a professional on-site manner.
- Mobility & Eligibility: Full UK driving licence and Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.
Desirable:
- Certifications: CSCS card; relevant manufacturer training (e.g. FAAC, BFT, Came, Automatic Systems, Magnetic Autocontrol); SIA licence advantageous.
- Sector Background: Prior experience on commercial, industrial, or critical infrastructure sites; familiarity with integrated access control systems (e.g. Paxton, HID) beneficial.
What We Offer
- Competitive Day Rate: £250 per day
- Benefits Package: Long-term rolling contract with strong continuity of work; vehicle or mileage allowance; tool and equipment provision where applicable.
- Clear career progression within a growing global sector.
How to Apply
To apply for this Gates & Barriers Engineer position, please submit an up-to-date CV.
Note: Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.
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