Electrical Maintenance Engineer; University

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.

• 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)

• 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.

• 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

• 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