Fall Protection Engineer

Omega Red; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety services provider in the UK seeks a Fall Protection Engineer to enhance their team. The role involves surveying, installing, and testing height safety equipment while ensuring excellent customer service. Candidates should have a minimum of two years’ experience in the height safety industry, a valid driving licence, and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary up to £38,000 based on experience, along with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience with installation, testing, and repair of height safety systems.
• Valid full UK manual driving licence required.
• Self-starter with the ability to work efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Survey, test and install height safe equipment.
• Mentor support operatives during height safety training.
• Complete test and inspection reports for compliance.

Skills

Height safety industry experience

Excellent customer service skills

Strong verbal communication

Initiative

Job description

Package

To £38,000 dependant on experience.

Travel

Frequent travel which may include overnight lodging.

Are you a talented individual with previous experience in Fall Protection/Height Safety Engineering looking for a new challenge and the chance to gain additional experience and skills within the niche market of Fall Protection? If so, Omega Red Group is looking for you! Omega Red Group is a successful, growing company that is looking for talented team players who want to work in an environment that is challenging and rewarding.

Who we are

Omega Red, is part of SSI Services (UK) Ltd, a division of South Staffordshire Plc. Omega Red is a specialist, design, installation, testing and maintenance contractor, within the electrical earthing, lightning protection and height safety market. Operating nationally, the business focuses on providing top quality safety‑critical services for the protection of people, buildings and infrastructure.

About the role

As a Fall Protection Engineer you will survey, test and install a variety of height safe equipment, possess excellent customer service skills in fulfilling the needs of our clients, work efficiently whilst upholding health and safety standards through proficient use of risk and method statements, assist with mentoring support operatives through their height safety training, be confident with installing height safety equipment, support with pre‑tender site surveys providing technical design input to the estimating team when needed, and be proficient in completing test and inspection reports detailing any further works needed for legislative compliance.

Responsibilities

• Survey, test and install a variety of height safe equipment
• Possess excellent customer service skills in fulfilling the needs of our clients
• Work efficiently whilst upholding health and safety standards through proficient use of risk and method statements
• Assist with mentoring support operatives through their height safety training
• Confident with installing height safety equipment
• Supporting with pre‑tender site surveys providing technical design input to the estimating team when needed
• Proficient in completing test and inspection reports detailing any further works needed for legislative compliance

Qualifications

• Experience within the height safety industry
• A flexible approach to work with the ability to travel and lodge away from home when required
• Valid full UK manual driving licence
• Self‑starter keen to get the job done
• Ability to use own initiative
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with installation, test and repair of height safety systems, including cable based fall protection systems, abseiling points, Davit Arms / sockets, guard rails, eye bolts and fixed ladders

Benefits

• A competitive salary up to £38,000 depending on experience