Senior Overseer - Facilities Maintenance Plumber - Silverwater Complex

Plumber (Senior Overseer)
Facilities Maintenance - Corrective Services NSW
Silverwater Correctional Complex

Location: Silverwater Correctional Complex, Silverwater NSW

Employment type:  Ongoing, Full Time
Salary: $108,197 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation

Lead a team. Shape futures. Build a career with purpose.

Are you an experienced licensed plumber with strong leadership skills looking for more than just another maintenance role? At the Silverwater Correctional Complex, you'll combine your trade expertise with people leadership, mentoring both Trade Overseers and inmates while ensuring one of NSW's largest correctional facilities continues to operate safely and efficiently.

This is your opportunity to step into a rewarding leadership position where every day is different, your work has real purpose, and you'll enjoy the stability and benefits of a permanent NSW Government career.

About the Role

As Senior Overseer, you'll lead plumbing maintenance operations, mentor Overseers and develop inmates through practical workplace training that supports rehabilitation and future employment. You'll plan and coordinate maintenance, manage resources and budgets, drive continuous improvement, and ensure safe, efficient, high-quality service delivery across the correctional complex. What you’ll do:

• Lead, coach and mentor Overseers to achieve operational outcomes


• Plan and oversee plumbing maintenance across the correctional complex


• Train and develop inmates in practical trade skills and work readiness


• Promote a safe, professional and quality-focused workplace


• Manage resources, budgets and workflows for efficient service delivery


• Ensure compliance with WHS legislation and Corrective Services NSW policies


• Support offender rehabilitation through the Work Readiness Program

Please click here to review the role description.

What you'll bring

We're looking for a confident and capable leader who can motivate others while maintaining high standards of workmanship, safety and customer service.

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or willingness to obtain within timeframe set out by CSNSW


• Current driver licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle while performing the role


• Relevant trade qualifications: minimum NSW Plumbing Contractor license, NSW Plumbing Supervisor Certificate and proven post trade experience


• Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description


• Must be willing and able to; work within an after-hours on-call roster, work overtime, work flexibly across trades to meet operational needs

Why join Corrective Services NSW?

This is more than a plumbing leadership role—it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference while enjoying the security and benefits of public sector employment. Enjoy the stability of permanent NSW Government employment, a Monday-to-Friday roster, competitive benefits, career development, and the opportunity to lead, mentor others and contribute to safer communities through rehabilitation.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

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.

Want more information?  Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

• Click Apply


• Attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities of this role as specified in the role description (please refer to the Role Description so that you can address the highlighted focus capabilities)


• Up to date resume (maximum 5 pages)


• A copy of your Trade Qualification/s and NSW Fair Trading Plumbing Contractors Licence / or Plumbing Qualified Supervisors Certificate MUST be attached to be considered for this role

Applications close 11:59pm, Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Justin Sawyer via [email protected]

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, please contact Jessica Genovese via [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lie 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 within Metro Location: Silverwater Complex, Francis Greenway Complex and Parklea Correctional Centre. The Talent Pool 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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