Electrical Maintenance Engineer (University)

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 overtimeKeywords

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