Job Description
Electrical Maintenance Engineer (University Estate)
Reading
35,000 - 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