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Electrician (University Campus)


Company : Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd


Location : Reading, South East


Created : 2026-03-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Electrician (University Campus)Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.Reading30,000 - 40,000 OTE + 15% Employer Pension + 39 Days Holiday + 36-Hour Week + 2,900 On-Call Allowance + 600 Skill PaymentsLooking for an Electrician role within a diverse University Campus offering market-leading company benefits including enhanced pension, excellent holiday entitlement and structured earning 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 RoleDeliver planned and reactive electrical maintenance across campus buildingsCarry out fault finding, testing and compliance worksEnsure statutory electrical compliance and safe systems of workJoin the on-call rota after initial period (2,900 annual allowance) The Person NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation (or equivalent)18th EditionStrong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience2391 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 & Benefits36-hour week (Monday-Friday)39 days total leave (including bank holidays & closure days)Circa 15% employer pension contribution xjdpvnf (USS scheme)University Grade 5 salary scale up to 35,608 (before enhancements)2,900 annual on-call allowance600 per recognised additional qualification (where applicable)Structured overtimeKeywordsSenior 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