Rescue and Access Technician

Join ISAR3 as one of our permanent team of Rescue and Access Technicians

As a Rescue and Access Technician, you’ll benefit from:

·      £29,000-£35,000 base salary depending on qualifications and experience with potential additional earnings through overtime, nights away pay and bonus arrangements.

·      Salary reviewed after six months against competence, qualifications and performance; any increase is subject to the review outcome.

·      40 hour base contract with travel paid and optional overtime opportunities nationally

·      A structured in-house development programme with hands-on learning, role dependent nationally recognised qualifications such as IRATA, FREC, City & Guilds and Rescue3, ongoing support and the opportunity to develop a multifaceted access and rescue skillset.

About The Role

As a Rescue and Access Technician, you’ll be deployed to sites across the UK where there is need for technical access and if required, rescue and first response care within your training, qualifications and company clinical procedures. From setting up access systems to supporting complex rescue and recovery operations, you’ll be on site and hands on the entire process.

Specialist Operational Activities work may include:

• Rope access operations
• Rope rescue operations
• Confined space access and rescue
• Water access and water rescue activities
• Safety standby operations for client works
• Maintain and inspect equipment
• Operate vehicles, boats, or plant where authorised and competent to do so

Full training and national qualifications will be provided to committed team members with the opportunity to progress into management roles or training positions for suitable candidates.

Who we are

We are an industrial safety and access company with a significant training element in parallel. We operate across the UK delivering access and standby, predominantly onto government infrastructure and CNI but into other sectors as well. The work involves travel with some weeks being multiple nights away.

We cover all disciplines of access and rescue, being working at height, confined space and water.

We are a Rescue 3 Europe, Qualsafe and City & Guilds training provider offering a range of courses across their schemes inline with our approved scope with our Technical Rescue Instructors.

We are Plymouth based with all crews departing and returning to the depot here, so the role will only be suitable for people who are within commuting distance from Plymouth or willing to relocate. This job involves travel to client sites most of the time with travel paid, accommodation provided and meals covered up to the company daily allowance.

We operate 24/7 but the roles are mainly Monday to Friday.

What we can give

Full training will be given typically with technicians gaining the following qualifications within the first 18-24 months if suitable for their role

·      Swift Water Rescue Technician

·      Rope Rescue Operator

·      Confined Space & Rescue Operator

·      FREC3

·      IRATA

·      Trailer/ towing & driver CPC (if required)

·      PASMA tower erector (if required)

·      Bespoke in house development (rope, water, confined space, medical)

Benefits as an ISAR3 Rescue and Access Technician

·      Strong base pay depending on qualifications and experience

·      Workplace pension with employer contributions, subject to eligibility

·      28 days holiday a year (Including bank holidays)

·      In-house training and development

What you’ll need…

Essential Requirements

·      A full driving licence valid in the UK for the vehicles required, with fewer than six penalty points.

·      Legal right to work in the UK, subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks before employment starts.

·      Willingness and ability to travel nationally and stay away overnight.

·      Appointment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check at the level legally appropriate to the role.

·      Ability to obtain and maintain the security clearance and site-access permissions required for the role.

·      Ability to undertake operational duties, including moving equipment and assisting with casualty handling.

Desirable experience and qualifications

You do not need to hold all the qualifications below to apply. We welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

• Experience in industrial access, technical rescue, safety standby or other safety-critical operational work.
• A current IRATA qualification at Level 1, 2 or 3.
• Qualifications or experience in rope rescue, confined-space entry and rescue, or water rescue.
• FREC Level 3, First Aid at Work or another relevant first-response qualification.
• Experience using breathing apparatus, gas detection equipment, rigging systems or rescue equipment.
• Experience inspecting, maintaining and recording the condition of operational equipment.
• Relevant driving entitlements or experience towing trailers, operating boats, or using plant and access equipment.
• Experience in construction, utilities, industrial maintenance, the emergency services, the armed forces or voluntary rescue organisations.
• Experience supervising teams, coaching colleagues or delivering practical training.
• CCNSG/CSCS and other industry safety training

Training and development

If you do not already hold the relevant qualifications, we will provide a structured development programme. Your starting salary and training plan will reflect your existing qualifications, relevant experience and assessed competence. Operational duties will be allocated within your training, competence and authorisation.

CLOSING DATE: 0900 6 th November 2026

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interview date around: Mid November

If applying away from LinkedIn, please send a CV and short covering email to:

[email protected]

Subject: Rescue and Access Application

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.