Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer (University Campus) 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 7% 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