Maintenance Technician - Building Fabric / Plumbing
£28,000 - £31,000 + Paid Overtime + Standby & Call-Out Payments + £600 Skill Enhancements
36‑hour week • Monday‑Friday • Permanent University Campus Base
Reading
Are you a Maintenance Technician or similar looking for a stable, days-based role in a University setting with paid overtime, structured call‑out payments and salary uplifts for trade skills?
This is a permanent in‑house position within a large University estate, offering predictable hours, a professional working environment and the chance to significantly increase earnings through overtime and skill‑based uplifts.
The Role
Working as part of an established Estates team, you will carry out a wide range of planned and reactive maintenance across occupied campus buildings, including:
- General building and fabric maintenance
- Plumbing repairs to sanitary ware and pipework
- Carpentry (doors, ironmongery, shelving, fittings)
- Minor roofing and guttering repairs
- Brickwork, paving and small concrete works
- Planned and reactive maintenance
- Logging works and risk assessments via CAFM systems
Hours, Overtime & Call‑Out
- 36 hours per week, Monday‑Friday
- Paid overtime available
- Call‑out rota approx. 1 weekend in every 4‑5
- Standby payments: £38.20 per weekday; £70.20 per weekend / public holiday
- Attendance: Approx. £15 per hour; Minimum 2 hours paid per call‑out
- Call‑outs are generally infrequent and short
Salary Enhancements
- £600 per annum uplifts available for additional skills such as:
- Lead roofing / flashing
- Sarnafil roofing systems
- Plaster patching / making good
Why This Role
- Permanent, in‑house position
- Stable Monday‑Friday hours
- Paid overtime & standby
- Skill‑based salary increases
- Long‑term job security
About You
- NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (or time‑served equivalent)
- Strong building maintenance background
- Comfortable working independently
- Professional, customer‑focused
- Full UK driving licence
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