The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (MCB) in one of two newly created senior leadership positions that sit at the heart of our organisation.

As Director Operations, you will lead the delivery of funeral, burial, cremation and cemetery services across our cemeteries and memorial parks, ensuring families can honour and celebrate the lives of their loved ones with dignity, care and respect.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role provides both strategic and operational leadership across a large, geographically dispersed workforce. You will lead through a team of Operations Managers and specialist coordinators, driving service excellence, workforce capability, operational performance, safety, compliance and continuous improvement across all sites.

You will champion innovation and continuous improvement, strengthen workforce capability, and foster a culture where safety, respect and customer service are at the centre of everything we do.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead the delivery of funeral, burial, cremation and cemetery services across multiple sites.
• Lead and develop a large, geographically dispersed workforce, driving performance, capability and engagement.
• Lead operational governance, risk management and assurance activities, ensuring compliance, effective controls and organisational resilience.
• Embed a proactive culture of workplace health, safety and wellbeing across all sites.
• Strengthen organisational capability and foster cross-functional collaboration to meet the needs of the community.

This is more than an operations leadership role. It is an opportunity to lead services that have a profound impact on families and communities during some of life's most significant moments.

About Us

At the MCB, you’ll be part of something bigger than a workplace! Preserving cultural heritage, fostering community connections, and delivering vital public services. We offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where you are recognised, your ideas are valued, and your impact is felt every day. Join us and help shape a legacy that matters. As a self-funded statutory authority, the MCB operates seven cemeteries and memorial parks across Greater Perth.

Our Aspiration; To be a sanctuary for our community, preserving history and culture and providing places for remembrance and connection.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have as a minimum:

• Extensive experience leading large, multi-site operational teams.
• Proven success in strategic planning, financial management and resource allocation, with accountability for operational performance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop others, build workforce capability and foster a high-performing, safe and positive workplace culture.
• Strong expertise in governance, risk management, workplace health and safety, and regulatory compliance within a complex operational environment.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across diverse groups.

Further Job-Related Information

For further information, please refer to the attached Job Description Form (JDF) and/or contact Rob Thomson, Chief Operating Officer on 0434 604 720 or via email robert.thomson@mcb.wa.gov.au to discuss the position. There is currently one [1] permanent position available for immediate filling.

Applicants found suitable through this process may be considered for future contract or permanent roles, either in this position or similar ones.

How to Apply

Select the ‘Apply for Job’ button and provide the following documents;

• A current CV of your work history/experience and achievements relevant to the job description.
• There is no requirement for a cover letter.
• Shortlisted applicants will be assessed on all work-related requirements during the process.
• Late applications will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Monday, 24 August 2026, 4pm 

Further Information

The MCB is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you have access needs and require adjustments to participate fully in the application or interview process, require alternative communication method or have technical difficulties, please contact Human Resources on (08) 9383 5228 or hr@mcb.wa.gov.au.

If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. 

Equity and Diversity 

The MCB embraces diversity and believes that the best services come from a workplace where diversity in thought is welcomed and encouraged every day. We are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce, where we encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, women, youth and people from sexual or gender diverse orientations.