Senior Builder - Facilities Maintenance Corrective Services NSW

Department: West Region; Bathurst; On-site; AUD 97,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A challenging and rewarding career

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assnce

Job summary

Senior Builder - Facilities Maintenance at Department: West Region in Bathurst NSW is a full-time, permanent role with a salary of AU$108,197 per year. The position involves overseeing maintenance activities at a correctional centre, mentoring inmates and staff, and leading a team to ensure safety and efficiency.

You will coach inmates to develop practical skills for future employment, while ensuring operational excellence and a positive team culture.

Qualifications

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice; capacity to complete within CNSW timeframes.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence.
• Must participate in an on call rotational roster.

Responsibilities

• Oversee essential maintenance activities to keep the correctional centre operating safely and efficiently.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to inmates and staff.
• Coach and develop inmates to build practical skills, confidence and pathways to future employment.
• Lead Trade Overseers and drive operational excellence within the unit.

Skills

Cabinetry installation

Education

Certificate III in Correctional Practice

Job description

Senior Builder - Facilities Maintenance Corrective Services NSW

Department: West Region – Bathurst NSW

$108,197 - $108,197 a year

Full time, Permanent

2d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

Employment type – Ongoing, Full- time 5D (5 days)

Salary – $108,197.00 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

If you're a qualified and experienced Builder looking for a rewarding career change, this could be your next move. Enjoy greater work-life balance, genuine career development opportunities, and the chance to use your trade skills to make a real difference.

What you’ll do

Join an organisation with a proud legacy of service where your trade expertise is valued, respected, and put to meaningful use every day. As a Senior Trade Overseer, you'll combine your trade skills with leadership, mentoring inmates and staff while overseeing essential maintenance activities that keep the correctional centre operating safely and efficiently.

This is more than a trade role. You'll have the opportunity to shape lives by coaching and developing inmates, helping them build practical skills, confidence, and pathways to future employment. At the same time, you'll provide leadership and support to Trade Overseers, fostering a positive team culture and driving operational excellence within your business unit.

Why work and live in Bathurst?

Discover the benefits of regional living in Bathurst. Enjoy a vibrant lifestyle with affordable housing, shorter commutes and a strong sense of community, all while having access to excellent schools, healthcare, dining and recreational facilities. As one of regional NSW's largest centres, Bathurst offers the perfect blend of career opportunities, modern amenities and country charm, surrounded by stunning landscapes, rich history and a welcoming community.

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified CNSW timeframes
• Current NSW Drivers Licence and preparedness to drive to locations as required
• Must participate in an on call rotational roster

Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience relevant to the role, with the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities outlined in the role description.
• Demonstrated expertise with installing cabinetry
• Minimum 5 years post trade experience

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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Applications close Sunday, 08 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.