Senior Maintenance Electrician — On-Call 36-Hour Week

University of Reading; Old Warren; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

SportsPark access

Employee assistance programme

Health cash plan

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

University of Reading is seeking a Senior Maintenance Electrician to join the Estates Campus Operations team. You will deliver reactive and planned electrical maintenance across campus properties, diagnose faults and implement safe, effective solutions while prioritising your own workload and keeping accurate CAFM records.

You will work a 36-hour week (Mon-Thu 8:00–16:00, Fri 8:00–15:45) with on-call rota coverage and generous standby allowances; sponsorship may be possible for SWR applicants; a

Qualifications

• Recognised time-served apprenticeship or equivalent with NVQ Level 3/City & Guilds or equivalent in Electrical Installation or Maintenance.
• 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations to BS7671.
• Experienced in planned, preventative and reactive electrical maintenance.
• Extensive fault finding on complex electrical installations and safe working practices incl. isolation procedures.
• Good communicator with client-facing attitude and proactive approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive and preventive electrical maintenance across campus properties.
• Diagnose faults and implement effective repair solutions.
• Plan and prioritise your workload and maintain CAFM records.
• Work safely in line with current legislation and university procedures.

Skills

Apprenticeship + NVQ3

18th Edition BS7671

Planned & reactive maintenance

Fault finding on complex installs

Communication & customer care

On-call rota readiness

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds or equivalent

Job description

University of Reading is seeking a Senior Maintenance Electrician to join the Estates Campus Operations team. You will deliver reactive and planned electrical maintenance across campus properties, diagnose faults and implement safe, effective solutions while prioritising your own workload and keeping accurate CAFM records.

You will work a 36-hour week (Mon-Thu 8:00–16:00, Fri 8:00–15:45) with on-call rota coverage and generous standby allowances; sponsorship may be possible for SWR applicants; a