Senior Plumber - Facilities Maintenance

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Wantiool; On-site; AUD 97,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging career

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay

Training & development

Health & Wellbeing

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Corrective Services NSW are seeking a Senior Plumber for the Junee Correctional Centre to oversee facilities maintenance and lead a skilled trades team.

The role combines trade expertise with leadership, mentoring inmates and staff, and coordinating corrective maintenance to ensure safety and efficient operation of the facility.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead as a Senior Trade Overseer providing leadership and mentoring to inmates and staff.
• Oversee essential maintenance activities to keep the facility operating safely and efficiently.
• Coach and develop inmates and support a positive team culture.

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

If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with 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.

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.

Got a question?

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

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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.

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.

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

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