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Established in 1936 in the foothills of Adelaide’s inner south, with sweeping views of the city and glimpses of the ocean, Centennial Park has long been considered the state’s premier cemetery.  The beautifully landscaped grounds span 40 hectares including over 30 thoughtfully designed gardens and burial areas and three unique service spaces in their award-winning Jubilee Complex.

It is the resting place of more than 150,000 individuals, including many historic figures, and provides a valuable emotional “anchor point” for their friends and families.  It is a place for family, friends and future generations to memorialise their loved ones in a beautifully landscaped natural sanctuary, providing multi-use public spaces to explore, connect and reflect.

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;

Other key areas of responsibilities include:

• 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.

Applications are encouraged from operations professionals with exposure to complex service delivery environments, natural resource management or environmental services.  The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working in a senior management role, with a proven ability to provide support and advice on strategic initiatives, achieve business outcomes and drive continuous improvement.  A sound understanding of HR principles including the WHS Act will be highly valued as will experience managing WHS systems and procedures and leading a multi-skilled team.