Operations Manager - Wellington Correctional Centre and Western Region

Operations Manager – Facilities Maintenance 

Wellington Correctional Centre And Western Region

About the role

Salary: $139,787.00 - $154,840.00pa, plus incidental allowance, superannuation, and annual leave loading.

Position Type: Ongoing Permanent – Full Time

Location: Wellington Correctional Complex

We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager that is a logical and strategic thinker with extensive facilities management experience. In this role you will be responsible for the management of facilities maintenance operations at Wellington Correctional Complex, along with providing oversight and guidance to multiple Western region correctional centre based facilities maintenance operations (role is based at Wellington Correctional Complex). A key focus of this role will be around managing commercial outcomes of CSI Maintenance as well as, maintaining key relationships between senior managers across Department of Communities & Justice and external stakeholders.

About you 

 To be successful in this role you will have:

• Proven experience in high level management and providing ongoing development and support to your team
• Proven experience in Construction and/or Facilities Maintenance
• Experience working in a high-pressure environment and managing to deliver key business objectives within set timeframes

Essential requirements

• Relevant qualification in Management and Construction or Facilities Maintenance
• Current NSW driver license and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role
• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice in accordance with specified CSNSW timeframes.
• It is an essential requirement of the role that successful applicants are fully vaccinated and able to provide acceptable proof of vaccination status.

Role Description

About Us

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce the risk of re-offending and enhance public safety. It serves a key function of the NSW Communities and Justice Sector by providing effective, safe and humane management of offenders both in custody and in the community CSNSW also works in partnership with other government and community agencies to ensure that offenders and their families are supported.

Corrective Services NSW employs trade Overseers, Senior Overseers and Managers in Corrective Services Industries (CSI) providing inmates in correctional centres with vocational training in service and commercial industries to improve their employment opportunities when they are released from custody. Employment is a proven factor in reducing the risk of re-offending.

Applying for the role

To apply for this role you must submit an application online and attach a resume (maximum 3 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as specified in the role description.

Copies of your Qualifications/Licences must be submitted with your application.

Job Notes: Part of the assessment process includes additional online capability testing, skills testing or work samples in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.

For more specific information about the role please contact:

Business Manager – Andrew.jarrett@dcj.nsw.gov.au 

For application enquires or support please contact:

Talent Acquisition Officer – Matthew.oakley@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

Closing date: Monday 20/05/2024,11.59pm AEST

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. If a vacancy arises in your preferred location during this time, you may be contacted and asked to attend the location to meet the manager. From there a final decision will be made regarding whether to activate the talent pool. Offers are based on location preference, capabilities, knowledge and experience.

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 LGBTIQA+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact:

Matthew Oakley –Matthew.oakley@dcj.nsw.gov.au

and advise of our preferred method of communication.

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