General Maintenance Technician University

General Maintenance Technician (University)

£28,000 - £31,000 + Paid Overtime + Standby & Call-Out Payments + £600 Skill Enhancements

36-hour week Monday-Friday Permanent University Campus Base

Reading

Are you a Maintenance Technician or similar looking for a stable, days-based role in a University setting with paid overtime, structured call-out payments and salary uplifts for trade skills?

This is a permanent in-house position within a large University estate, offering predictable hours, a professional working environment and the chance to increase earnings through overtime and skill-based uplifts - without contract instability.

The Role

Working as part of an established Estates team, you'll carry out a wide range of planned and reactive maintenance across occupied campus buildings, including:

General building and fabric maintenance

Plumbing repairs to sanitary ware and pipework

Carpentry (doors, ironmongery, shelving, fittings)

Minor roofing and guttering repairs

Brickwork, paving and small concrete works

Planned and reactive maintenance

Logging works and risk assessments via CAFM systems

Hours, Overtime & Call-Out

36 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Paid overtime available

Call-out rota approx. 1 weekend in every 4-5

Standby payments:

£38.20 per weekday

£70.20 per weekend / public holiday

Attendance:

Approx. £15 per hour

Minimum 2 hours paid per call-out

Call-outs are generally infrequent and short.

Salary Enhancements

£600 per annum uplifts available for additional skills such as:

Lead roofing / flashing

Sarnafil roofing systems

Plaster patching / making good

Why This Role

Permanent, in-house position

Stable Monday-Friday hours

Paid overtime & standby

Skill-based salary increases

Long-term job security

About You

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (or time-served equivalent)

Strong building maintenance background

Comfortable working independently

Professional, customer-focused

Full UK driving licence

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If you're a Maintenance Technician or multi-skilled operative looking for a secure role with real earning potential, apply today through Roundhouse Recruitment.