Plumbing Team Leader

Our Social Infrastructure and Citizen Services business currently holds the Electrical and Plumbing Facilities Maintenance contracts with the well-known University of Adelaide. We have an opportunity for an experienced Plumber Team Leader to join the team. You will be reporting to the Contract Manager and working alongside our highly capable internal trades team. Your role as a Plumber Team Leader will see you travelling to all three campuses: North Terrace, Roseworthy and Waite, providing support to the plumbing team and delivering maintenance services to the various building. Your primary day to day responsibilities will include responding to reactive, preventative and scheduled maintenance, with a focus on improving the longevity of fixed plant and equipment and assisting (where required) with preventative maintenance.

ABOUT YOU

- Cert III – Plumbing & Gas Fitting
- Backflow Testing Certificate– preferred
- Restricted Electrical Licence – preferred
- Cert IV – Plumbing highly regarded (Supervisor)
- Able to communicate effectively, work autonomously and with a wider team
- Have ‘can-do’ attitude and be adaptable
- Adhere to a Zero Harm culture, ensuring safety is always your priority
- Willing to undertake pre-employment checks including police background check, pre-employment medical and willingness to obtain and maintain Working with Childrens Check
- Ability to work some overtime which you will receive additional penalties & allowances

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

Downer is a sovereign-owned, ASX-listed Australian company and proud recipient of the Estate & Infrastructure Business of the Year (2025) and Prime Contractor of the Year for two consecutive years (2024, 2025). With over 80 years of support to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), our Base and Estate Management team delivers innovative solutions and integrated services to both the ADF and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

- Training and development to support and diversify your career.
- With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
- Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
- Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.

Please note:  To be successful you must be able to gain a Defence Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship mandatory). You will be required to undertake a National Police Check and medical assessment as a part of the selection process for this role.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your online application via the advertisement.