Electrical Maintenance Engineer (University Estate)
Reading
£30,000 - £40,000 OTE + 15% Employer Pension + 40 Days Holiday + 36‑Hour Week + £2,700 On‑Call Allowance + £600 Skill Payments
Looking for an Electrical Maintenance role within a diverse University Campus offering market‑leading company benefits including enhanced pension(15%), excellent holiday entitlement (40 days) and salary enhancements?
This is a permanent, in‑house Senior Electrician position within a large University estate - offering predictable hours, structured workload, strong long‑term security and additional earnings through skill payments and on‑call.
With a 36‑hour week, 39 days' leave and circa 15% employer pension contribution, this role is built around stability and work‑life balance - not constant commercial site pressure.
The Role
- Deliver planned and reactive electrical maintenance across campus buildings
- Carry out fault finding, testing and compliance works
- Ensure statutory electrical compliance and safe systems of work
- Join the on‑call rota after initial period (£2,900 annual allowance)
The Person
- NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation (or equivalent) 18th Edition
- Strong electrical maintenance and fault‑finding experience
- 2391 Testing & Inspection (additional £600 payment if held)
- JIB Gold Card (additional £600 payment if held)
This role suits a maintenance electrician seeking stability, structure and improved work‑life balance over commercial site work.
Package & Benefits
- 36‑hour week (Monday-Friday)
- 39 days total leave (including bank holidays & closure days)
- Circa 15% employer pension contribution (USS scheme)
- University Grade 5 salary scale up to £35,608 (before enhancements)
- £2,700 annual on‑call allowance
- £600 per recognised additional qualification (where applicable)
- Structured overtime
Keywords
- Senior Electrician
- Maintenance Electrician
- Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Estates Electrician
- University Electrician
- 18th Edition
- NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation
- 2391 Testing and Inspection
- JIB Gold Card
- Electrical Fault Finding
- Planned Preventative Maintenance
- PPM
- Reactive Maintenance
- Electrical Compliance
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