Fire, security & building services jobs · London & the South East
Time served? Serve it somewhere that makes you an owner.
Fire, security and building services careers. Gemini AMPM is owned by the people who do the work.
Time Served is the careers site of the AMPM Group: we hire fire, security, electrical, mechanical and building trades directly, for our own two companies, across London and the South East. No agencies, pay on every listing, and a human answer within three working days.
No recruiter · No CV black hole · No 14-stage application · No selling your CV on
The moment
Drop your CV. A human reads it within 3 working days.
One minute on your phone. No account, no cover letter. PDF, Word, or a photo of it: the way it actually sits on a van seat.
Register your CV · 60 seconds
PDF, Word, or a photo of it · 10MB max · or email cv@timeserved.uk
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Live roles
Six standing roles. Open all year. Pay on every listing.
Not six vacancies: six trades we recruit for continuously because the group is growing. Roles go to people in the pool before they go to the boards. Register, and a human calls you when something fits your trade and your patch.
Fire Alarm Engineer (Service & Commissioning)
Gemini AMPM Ltd · £32k to £48k basic · London & South East
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Security Systems Engineer (Intruder, CCTV, Access Control)
Gemini AMPM Ltd · £32k to £48k basic · London & South East
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Sprinkler Engineer / Fitter
Gemini AMPM Ltd · £34k to £48k basic · London & South East
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Fire Extinguisher Service Technician
Gemini AMPM Ltd · £26k to £38k basic · London & South East
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Fire Door Installer / Firestopping Operative
Gemini AMPM Ltd · £30k to £46k basic · London & South East
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Electrical / Mechanical Engineer (Commercial Building Services)
AMPM Building Services Ltd · £32k to £48k basic · London & South East
View role & apply →Your trade, but not these six?
We hire thirteen trades all year. Register once and a human calls when something fits your trade and your patch.
Register your CV · 60 seconds →What we actually pay
Live market data on what engineers are asking across the South East, and how our bands are set against it.
Read the salary guide →Also hiring: Talent Acquisition Coordinator
The job that runs this site: talent acquisition for two trading companies and the people operations behind them, roughly 80% talent and 20% people. £28k to £35k basic, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, office based.
View the role & apply →Also hiring: Small Works Install Engineer
Electrically qualified installer for small works: installs, upgrades and remedials on fire and security systems, from your own van, with commission on what you deliver. £35k to £45k basic, van-based across Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.
View the role & apply →Also hiring: Gas Suppression Engineer (Installation, Service & Maintenance)
Install, commission, service and maintain gaseous and kitchen suppression systems across London and the South East, with our own fire alarm engineers on the interfaces. £35k to £48k basic, field-based across London and the South East.
View the role & apply →Also hiring: Fire Door Surveyor / Passive Fire Job Manager
Urgent: a self-sufficient fire door surveyor who also runs the jobs. Survey, report, then oversee the installation of new doorsets through to sign-off. £38k to £50k basic, field-based across Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
View the role & apply →Also hiring: AOV & Smoke Ventilation Lead Engineer (Installation & Design)
An experienced AOV installer and designer to help lead our smoke ventilation team: installs, upgrades and replacements in residential and commercial buildings across the South East. £38k to £50k basic, field-based across London and the South East.
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Employee ownership
Owned by the people who do the work.
Time Served hires for two companies: Gemini AMPM Ltd (fire, security and life-safety) and AMPM Building Services Ltd (mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fabric). Working since 1997, based in Burgess Hill, on sites across London and the South East.
Gemini AMPM is held by an Employee Ownership Trust: not a slogan, a trust that holds the company for the people in it. Stay, progress, and the value you build comes back to you. AMPM Building Services is the group's newest company, built by the same people and run the same way. How the EOT works →
The trades we hire
Pick yours: the work, the kit, the pay, and where you join the ladder.
Fire detection & alarm engineers
Fire alarm roles → Security engineers: intruder, CCTV, access control
Security roles → Extinguisher service technicians
Extinguishers roles →
Gas & fixed suppression engineers
Suppression roles →
Sprinkler fitters & engineers
Sprinklers roles →
Smoke control & ventilation engineers
Smoke control roles →
Emergency lighting engineers
Emergency lighting roles → Fire door inspectors, installers & firestopping
Passive fire roles → Electricians
Electrical roles →
Plumbing, heating & mechanical
Mechanical roles →
Carpenters & joiners
Carpentry roles →
Builders & fabric trades
Building fabric roles →
Supervisors, project managers & estimators
Management roles →Not on the tools?
The group hires for the office too: coordination, accounts, estimating, service desk. Same ownership, same ladder.
Office & support careers →Starting out?
Apprenticeships through the AMPM Academy: real sites from week one, mentored by engineers who did the same.
Apprenticeships →£500 for an introduction
Point a good engineer at this page. They name you when they register, and if they are hired, the £500 is yours.
See the form →Across London, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and Essex, from our base in Burgess Hill. More about each trade →
The ladder
Apprentice → Mentor → Practitioner → Master
The AMPM Academy ladder. Fifteen years in? You are not starting at the bottom of anything. The Academy certifies where you already sit, then builds from there. Apprenticeships →
The sites you'd be on
Mace · Wates · Equans · CBRE · NHS Medway · Kingston University · RBKC · FirstPort · Newlon · Aviva
Client relationships held by Gemini AMPM Ltd; named publicly at geminiampm.co.uk.
Straight answers
The three questions everyone asks
What is Time Served?
Time Served is the careers site of the AMPM Group: Gemini AMPM Ltd, which is employee-owned, and AMPM Building Services Ltd, its newest sister company, hiring fire, security and building services engineers directly across London and the South East. It is not a recruitment agency.
How do I apply?
Register your CV at timeserved.uk/register in about sixty seconds, or email it to cv@timeserved.uk. A human reads every CV within three working days.
What does employee-owned mean for me?
Gemini AMPM Ltd is held by an Employee Ownership Trust: the people who work there are its beneficiaries. Join Gemini, stay, and you own part of the company without buying shares. AMPM Building Services is the group's newest company, run by the same people on the same pay, training and progression.