Senior Plumber - Facilities Maintenance

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Junee; On-site; AUD 92,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and EAP programs

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Corrective Services NSW in Junee is seeking a Senior Plumber to lead maintenance at the Junee Correctional Centre. You will supervise trades, mentor inmates and staff, and ensure safe, efficient operations across essential facilities.

The role blends plumbing expertise with leadership, shaping pathways for inmates while delivering hands-on maintenance. On-call duties and travel to sites are involved; experience in TMV/backflow and gas systems is

Qualifications

• Plumber with NSW plumbing qualifications and current licence or supervisor cert.
• Certificate III in Correctional Practice or ability to complete within specified timeframes.
• Current NSW Driver Licence and willingness to drive to locations as required.
• Participation in an on-call rotational roster is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor inmates and staff while overseeing essential maintenance at the centre.
• Combine trade skills with leadership to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Foster a positive team culture and drive operational excellence within the unit.

Skills

Industrial plumbing

Domestic plumbing

Leadership

Education

NSW Plumbing Contractor Licence

Qualified Supervisor Certificate

Certificate III in Correctional Practice

Tools

TMV Certification

Backflow Certification

Gas Certification

Job description

Senior Plumber – Facilities Maintenance Corrective Services NSW Location – Junee Correctional Centre Employment type – Ongoing, Full- time 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.

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 connection and a relaxed way of life.

Essential requirements

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

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

What We Offer

• 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.

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. To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Contact

Contact the hiring manager Jarrod Pincott on [e-mail] or phone [phone]. For recruitment adjustments, contact Kaushik Gounder on [e-mail].

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. For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website. Applications close Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.