Overview
Electrical Maintenance Engineer (University Estate) – Reading
Salary: 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
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