Fire & Security Major Project Lead

Johnson Controls Inc.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm is seeking a Fire & Security Design Projects Lead in Birmingham to manage major projects and documentation. The ideal candidate has proven industry experience and excellent organisational skills. This role offers competitive salary and hybrid working, alongside opportunities for career development and up to 25 days annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension plan with employer match

Life assurance and EAP

Exclusive discounts (cycle-to-work)

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the Fire & Security industry is essential.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills are required.
• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Support major bids and ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Manage the flow of sensitive documentation across teams.
• Coordinate mandatory training and maintain records.

Skills

Fire & Security industry experience

Organisational skills

IT skills for documentation management

Communication skills

Proactive solutions-driven mindset

Job description

.Fire & Security Major Project Lead page is loaded## Fire & Security Major Project Leadlocations: Birmingham-Midlands-United Kingdom: GBR London: GBR Sunbury-on-Thames: Glasgow-Glasgow-United Kingdom: GBR Bristoltime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: WD30254943Fire & Security Design Projects Lead**What we are looking for**We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive Fire & Security Design Projects Lead to support major projects across our UK and international design teams. This role plays a key part in strengthening collaboration between onshore and offshore designers, ensuring documentation compliance, and supporting the delivery of complex major bids. What you’ll do:• Support major bids by reviewing technical solutions, identifying gaps and risks, and ensuring proposals meet customer and compliance requirements.• Work closely with design managers, engineers and bid teams to coordinate accurate and controlled technical information.• Manage the flow of sensitive documentation across teams, ensuring secure handling, correct naming conventions and audit-ready standards.• Maintain document control processes and support uploads to client platforms such as ASite and Aconex.• Coordinate mandatory training, certification updates and competency records across the Fire & Security design team.• Support continuous improvement across documentation, processes and team capability.**What we offer:*** Competitive salary and bonus plan* Opportunity to work on major projects across all Fire & Security business lines* A collaborative, development-focused environment committed to continuous improvement* Hybrid working* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & sick pay* Pension plan with up to 7% employer match* Life assurance, EAP, and referral scheme* Exclusive discounts (cycle-to-work, Johnson Controls products)* Excellent career development and progression opportunities**What we’re looking for:**• Proven Fire & Security industry experience and strong understanding of core products, systems and design principles.• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.• Strong IT skills, especially with documentation management and project collaboration platforms.• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity.• Confident communicator with strong coordination skills across multiple teams.• Proactive, solutions-driven mindset suited to a fast-paced environment.• Ability to hold or obtain BPSS, CTC and SC clearances.#LI-JB3#LI-Hybridlocations: 4 Locationstime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 30+ Days AgoYour buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet.At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.