Senior Tradesperson – Plumbing (Senior Overseer)

Facilities Maintenance

Corrective Services NSW

Location: Cooma Correctional Centre, Cooma NSW

Employment type: Ongoing, Full Time (Monday – Friday, 7am – 3pm)

Salary: $108,197 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation

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

Are you an experienced and licensed plumber with strong leadership skills looking for more than just another maintenance role? At the Cooma Correctional Centre, you’ll combine your trade expertise with people management, mentoring both 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 work life balance, stability and benefits of a permanent NSW Government career.

About the Role

As Senior Trade Overseer, you’ll lead plumbing maintenance operations, guide 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 Bring

- Relevant trade qualifications: minimum NSW Plumbing Contractor license, similar related trades or NSW Plumbing Supervisor Certificate and proven post trade experience
- Qualification in TMV (Thermostatic Mixing Valve) and Backflow Operations
- 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
- Ability and willingness to work across various trades as required




- Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description
- Must be willing to participate in an on call rotational roster as required

What We Offer

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

Why join Corrective Services NSW?

At Cooma Correctional Centre, you’ll be part of a team that keeps a critical government facility operating while creating opportunities for inmates to develop skills that enhance their future employment prospects. You’ll combine your trade expertise with leadership and mentoring to deliver work that has a lasting impact on both the facility and the people within it.

This is an opportunity to build a long-term career while making a direct contribution to safer communities. We offer:

- Stable NSW Government employment
- Structured training and development
- Career progression opportunities
- Meaningful leadership experience
- Supportive team environment
- Opportunity to apply your trade skills in a unique operational setting

Why Cooma?

Enjoy a connected regional lifestyle with space to live, a strong community and year-round access to the Snowy Mountains—while remaining within reach of Canberra and the NSW South Coast.





When Applying You Will Need To Attach

- Click apply
- Attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the Focus Capabilities found in the Role Description
- An up-to-date resume (maximum 5 pages, including 2 Referees – one must be a current supervisor).
- Ensure you attach your qualifications in your application, failure to do so may affect your application for this position

Applications close

11:59pm, Tuesday 15th 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 Michael Craig via

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

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.

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📌 Senior Overseer - Facilities Maintenance Plumber - Cooma Correctional Centre
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 Cooma