Installation Engineer

Maidstone
28/10/2025
Job Type
Permanent
Emp Type
Full Time
Industry
Engineering
Skills
Any
Functional Expertise
Manufacturing and Production
Salary Type
Annual
Salary
Negotiable
Job ID
77911

Job Description

Install solar-powered gate systems across the UK – excellent benefits, training, and career progression with our client.

 

Installation Engineer

Location: Maidstone, Kent – UK-wide travel

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 DOE

Full-time | Permanent

 

Benefits include: company van, mobile phone/tablet, matched pension, healthcare, overtime/TOIL, annual profit bonus, and personal performance bonus.

 

Our client is a trusted provider of automatic gate and barrier systems, delivering high-quality installations and servicing across the UK. This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for someone with electrical wiring experience and gate safety knowledge.

 

You’ll be working on both fixed and mobile systems, including SOSEC and INSTABOOM barriers.

 

Key responsibilities:

 

  • Routine servicing and reactive repairs of gates, barriers, and access control systems
  • Commissioning and maintenance of mobile barrier systems nationwide
  • Accurate online record-keeping and force testing to DHF TS011:2019 standards
  • Safety upgrades and repair work with quoting support
  • Customer-facing work with a focus on professionalism and presentation
  • Team collaboration and independent working
  • Participation in call-out rota (1 week in 4), with occasional weekend work

 

Candidate requirements:

 

  • Previous experience with gates/barriers/bollards and a understanding the electronics/logic systems is essential
  • You must hold a ECS ticket
  • Gate safety knowledge
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Willingness to travel and stay overnight when required
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills

 

 

Apply now!