Carpenter​/Maintenance Operative; University Campus

Overview

Carpenter / Maintenance Operative (University Campus) - Building Maintenance / Plumbing

£27,000 - £31,000 + Paid Overtime + Standby & Call-Out Payments + £600 Skill Enhancements + 32 Days Holiday (Optional 42 Days Holiday if Purchased)

36-hour week
• Monday-Friday
• Permanent University Campus Base

Reading

Are you a Carpenter / 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.

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

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.

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

• Lead roofing / flashing
• Sarnafil roofing systems
• Plaster patching / making good

• Permanent, in-house position
• Stable Monday-Friday hours
• Paid overtime & standby
• Skill-based salary increases
• Long-term job security
• Up to 42 Days Holiday

• NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (or time-served equivalent)
• Strong building maintenance background
• Comfortable working independently
• Professional, customer-focused
• Full UK driving licence

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