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.