Job Description:

Electrical Maintenance Engineer (University Estate)

Reading

£35,000 - £45,000 OTE + 39 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 excellent holiday entitlement and lots of salary enhancements to boost earnings?

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