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HVAC Engineer (University Campus)
£30,000 - £38,000 + 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
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