Working at Centennial Park
Centennial Park is South Australia’s premier cemetery and memorial park, providing cremation, burial and memorial services. We’re a team of compassionate, dedicated people who care about making a difference. If you value empathy, professionalism, and meaningful work, we’d love to hear from you.
We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success.
Applications are welcome from those who bring diversity of thought to our business, regardless of gender, age, self-identification, disability, religion, or culture of origin.
Current vacancies
If you’re compassionate, a team player, and take pride in your work, we’d love to hear from you.
Working with us means being part of a passionate team, with opportunities to grow, and the satisfaction of helping others during important moments in their lives.
Not sure if this is for you? We’d be happy to have a chat, call our People and Culture Team on 08 8276 6011 for a confidential conversation.
Executive Manager Operations
Permanent full-timeWe are seeking an experienced Executive Manager Operations to join our Executive Management Team. This pivotal role oversees infrastructure, grounds maintenance, burial and cremation services, and WHS compliance. You’ll lead strategic projects, champion sustainability, and foster a culture of service excellence.
In preparation for the impending retirement of their long serving Executive Manager of Operations in early 2026, Centennial Park is seeking an experienced Executive to oversee the full operational portfolio.
This includes infrastructure and grounds maintenance, burial, cremation and memorialisation and oversight of the Park’s WHS management systems and practices. A key member of Executive Management Team, the role is critical in ensuring the ongoing environmental and commercial sustainability of the Park.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the key areas of responsibilities include:
- ensuring customer satisfaction by fostering a client-centric culture, to deliver service excellence through;
- service delivery management of core functions – memorialisation, burial and cremation services, in line with legislative requirements;
- landscape design that achieves high visual amenity and meets community needs;
- overseeing WHS compliance, safety leadership, incident management and continuous improvement across Centennial Park;
- leading the development and implementation of programs that support and increase environmentally sustainable practices and services throughout the Park;
- providing high level project management oversight, both operationally and financially, for key infrastructure, asset and environmental projects;
- developing and implementing departmental plans, objectives and key performance indicators that ensure the achievement of service delivery, and align with the broader organisational strategy and priorities of the Environmental Sustainability Plan;
- providing leadership to departmental leaders and team members to foster high performance, diversity in ideas, accountability and positive wellbeing, and
- managing the department’s finances by developing, implementing, monitoring budget and expenditure.
If you’re a senior operations professional with strong leadership skills and a commitment to continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you. For more information and to apply, click here.
Expressions of Interest – Cemetery Team Member
We would love to hear from you if you are:
- Safety focused and a great team player
- Customer focused and able to handle sensitive situations well
- A good communicator and enjoy variety in your role
- A reliable person who prides themselves on doing a great job
- Excited about being mentored by some of the best employees in the business.
Centennial Park is a place for the living; a vibrant community hub that strengthens enduring connections. A place where life is cherished, commemorated, contemplated and celebrated.
Being part of Centennial Park, in our Operations Team means: –
- Working with a great group of People, who are passionate about the quality of service we provide
- Variety in your role as you rotate between grounds and gardens, the crematorium, and the burials teams
- Work/life balance – hours are typically Monday – Friday (with some weekend work on an as needs basis)
- Career development opportunities (licenses, tickets, opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and enhance the visitor experience)
- Priding yourself on doing a great job to support our customers, visitors and families at a difficult time
We are truly leaders in our field. If you have never considered our industry before and would like to learn more about these roles, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you!
Please call the People and Culture Team on 8275 2234 for a confidential discussion. We would love to hear from you!
