Senior Plumber - Facilities Maintenance

Department: Infrastructure Capacity and Planning; Junee; On-site; AUD 97,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

Department: Infrastructure Capacity and Planning in Junee NSW seeks a Senior Trade Overseer with plumbing qualifications and leadership experience to guide maintenance at a correctional centre. You will mentor inmates and supervise staff while ensuring safe, efficient operations.

You will coordinate trade activities, uphold high standards, and support career development within a supportive, purpose-driven team.

Qualifications

• Must possess plumbing trade qualification and hold NSW Fair Trading Plumbing Contractor Licence or Qualified Supervisor Certificate.
• Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified timeframes.
• Demonstrated experience in industrial and domestic plumbing, including TMV and backflow.
• Current NSW Driver's Licence and ability to drive to locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee essential maintenance activities to keep the correctional centre operating safely and efficiently.
• Lead and mentor Trade Overseers, including inmates, to develop practical skills and pathways to employment.
• Provide leadership and drive operational excellence within the trade unit.
• Participate in on‑call roster rotations as required.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Trade supervision

On-call roster

Education

Plumbing qualification

Certificate III in Correctional Practice

Tools

NSW Fair Trading Plumbing Contractor Licence

Qualified Supervisor Certificate

TMV Certification

Backflow Certification

Gas Certification

Job description

Department: Infrastructure Capacity and Planning – Junee NSW

$108,197 - $108,197 a year

Full time, Permanent

2d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

Salary

$108,197.00 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

If you're a qualified and experienced plumber 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.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.

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 Junee?

Discover the benefits of regional living in Junee. Enjoy an affordable lifestyle, shorter commutes and a welcoming country community, while still having access to quality local amenities. Surrounded by picturesque rural landscapes and rich heritage, Junee offers the perfect balance of career opportunities, community and a relaxed way of life.

Plumber

Must possess trade qualifications in Plumbing and hold current NSW Fair Trading Plumbing Contractor Licence or Qualified Supervisor Certificate. Certification in TMV, Backflow and Gas.

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified 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 in industrial and domestic plumbing
• Proven experience in TMV and backflow

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.

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.

Applications close

Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Jarrod Pincott on or phone [phone] ***

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Kaushik Gounder on

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.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.