Building Services Digital Integration Supervisor - Life Safety - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Building Services Digital Integration Supervisor – Life Safety - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About us:

King’s College London’s Directorate of Estates & Facilities is responsible for managing and developing the university’s diverse estate across five central London campuses, sport grounds and residences. With more than 100 buildings ranging from historic 18th‑century landmarks to modern, purpose‑built facilities, the directorate ensures that King’s provides high‑quality, safe and accessible spaces for teaching, research, student life and community activity.

The FM Asset Management team identifies, understands, and manages building systems across the estate to develop integrated whole‑lifecycle replacement plans, embed decarbonisation, and oversee programmes at a strategic level to ensure resilience, compliance, and long‑term values.

About the role:

The Building Services Digital Integration Supervisor - Life Safety will be responsible for the integration, monitoring, and optimisation of all life safety-related building systems, provide technical support to operation engineering team, on systems including fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire suppression systems, alert and evacuation systems.

This role will ensure that these critical systems are integrated effectively and monitored by the operational HUB ensuring the systems continuously meet safety and regulatory standards. The Supervisor will provide real-time data analysis, proactive maintenance, and rapid report responses to system alerts and incidents to Operational Engineering Teams for action.

• Lead the integration and real-time monitoring of fire alarms, emergency lighting, and suppression systems into a central HUB, ensuring seamless operation and rapid response to alerts.
• Provide Guidance ensuring systems meet all regulatory standards through inspections and audits, while coordinating maintenance and troubleshooting with service providers.
• Provide technical guidance and training to staff and contractors and lead incident response efforts with post-event analysis and reporting.
• Support lifecycle planning and align life safety system upgrades with capital projects and the estate’s decarbonisation goals.
• Ensure completion of all mandated Health & Safety training, including eLearning modules, within required timeframes to maintain compliance with statutory and organisational standards.

• System Integration & Optimisation: Oversee the integration of life safety systems (fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire suppression systems, etc.) into the centralised monitoring HUB. Ensure that all systems work seamlessly together and deliver maximum safety with minimal disruption.

• Real-Time Monitoring & Alerts: Continuously monitor life safety systems to ensure real-time functionality. Respond to system alerts and provide early warnings in case of system failures or non-compliance to avoid safety risks.

• Compliance & Regulatory Oversight: provide Guidance to ensure life safety systems meet all legal and regulatory standards, and lead periodic inspections, tests, and audits. Address any issues promptly to ensure the building remains compliant and safe.

• Maintenance & Troubleshooting: Collaborate with operational teams & service providers to perform scheduled maintenance and repair activities, including updates to fire systems, emergency response equipment, and other critical life safety components as required. Lead troubleshooting efforts during life safety system failures or incidents as requested.

• Team Leadership & Training: Provide Technical support to operational engineers and technicians, offering support and guidance in daily operations. Facilitate ongoing training for both internal staff and contractors on life safety protocols and integrated system usage.

• Incident Management: review responses to incidents related to life safety systems, ensuring safety procedures are followed, and that post-incident reports are generated to assess system performance and improvement needs.

• Lifecycle and Sustainability

Support lifecycle audits and maintenance reviews as part of the combined Estate asset lifecycle planning and decarbonisation strategy. Assist in the coordination and developing lifecycle strategy projects for delivery with Capital Projects and Engineering campus projects, ensuring alignment with Estate Strategy during design, commissioning, and handover stages.

In addition to working in a dynamic environment, King’s College London offers many benefits including:

• A comprehensive range of technical training and personal development to help you thrive and progress 
• A generous annual leave allowance to support a healthy work-life balance 
• Competitive pension schemes plus access to exclusive discounts on shopping etc 
• A wide range of health and wellbeing benefits 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. HNC/HND or NVQ Level 4 in Electrical Engineering, Fire Safety Systems, Building Services Engineering, or a related technical field

2. IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent

3. Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office and particularly Microsoft Excel

4. Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including an ability to write technical and non-technical papers including survey reports as required

5. Proven experience managing and integrating life safety systems

6. Manufacturer training or certification in fire alarm and suppression systems

7. Strong understanding of compliance frameworks

Desirable criteria

1. NVQ3 in relevant technical discipline

2. NEBOSH

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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