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Mechanical / HVAC Engineer (University Campus) 30,000 - 40,000 + Inc 4000 on-call allowance + Paid overtime + Funded trade courses + 40 days holiday Pension + life assurance + health-cash plan Reading Are you an HVAC engineer craving better work-life balance and bigger earnings through generous overtime? Join a picturesque university estate where you enjoy 40 + days' holiday as well as substantial salary enhancements and funded qualifications that lift your salary every year. This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, multi-building campus renowned for its beauty, outstanding benefits and great work environment. You'll shape the HVAC service and maintain, fault-find and improve commercial heating and ventilation while enjoying stability, career pathways and a work-life balance rarely found. In this position you will maintain, fault-find and improve commercial heating and ventilation plant across a 300-building estate. From daily PPMs and reactive repairs to producing RAMS, mentoring apprentices and supervising contractors, your remit spans day-to-day engineering and long-term asset planning-all with the tools, budget and processes of a major public-sector employer. This role entitles you to 40 days annual leave (including Christmas & Easter closures), free training that triggers 600-1,200 allowances per ticket, an on call rota which pays 4000 extra on your salary. The Role: Deliver planned & reactive HVAC maintenance, ensuring statutory compliance Produce quotations, permits and RAMS; keep CAFM/PPM systems fully updated Mentor apprentices, supervise specialist contractors and support energy-saving projects The Person: Holds NVQ/C&G Level 3 (or higher) in Mechanical HVAC / Plumbing & Heating Has proven commercial experience with boilers, pumps, AHUs and BMS fault-finding Is comfortable producing compliance paperwork and joining the on-call rota Extra-Earning Allowances (Grade 5 Trades) Earn up to 1,200 extra per year - the University funds the training, you bank the allowance. Apprentice Mentor - coaching new apprentices | 600 BMS / Controls Triage (Schneider, Trend, etc.) | 600 Thermography (ITC Level 1) - thermal-camera inspections | 600 Cat & Genny Utility Scanning - safe digs | 600 Electric Steam-Boiler Operator | 600 OFTEC (Oil-Boiler) Engineer | 600 Unvented Hot-Water Systems (BPEC) | 600 Pressure Systems & Air Compressors | 1,200 GasSafe - Core Domestic | 600 GasSafe - Core Commercial & Boilers | 1,200 Steel / Cast-Iron Pipework Welding | 600 Apply Now - step into a role where your skills, overtime and paid qualifications all add up. Keywords: HVAC Engineer, Senior Heating Engineer, Commercial Plumbing, Mechanical Maintenance, Building Services, GasSafe, OFTEC, PPM, Reactive Maintenance, University Estates Jobs, Reading, Berkshire TPBN1_UKTJ