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Job Description
Job Summary
Responsible for overseeing and managing the Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum Division. Establishes and executes strategic operating plans in accordance with the City of Grand Prairie’s policies and objectives. Manages activities associated with cemetery operations, administration, and maintenance.
Essential Job Functions
• Perform the full range of management functions including hiring, training, assigning and monitoring work, coaching, disciplining, and evaluating staff engaged in the Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum.
• Oversee daily operations by planning, organizing, and managing operations and staff.
• Monitors plans and policies by developing, implementing, and monitoring plans, policies and procedures related to the operation of the division.
• Meet with funeral directors and families in scheduling funerals, opening of graves, and making other funeral arrangements.
• Develop and implement advertising, marketing, and promotional strategies for the facility.
• Communicate courteously and effectively with customers during the process of providing products and services.
• Manage contracts for outsourced services including lawn/irrigation maintenance, burial services, memorial installations, engravinG services, and automated physical and fiscal record keeping.
• Monitor the budget by monitoring expenses; researching and implementing cost saving measures; and oversees cemetery revenues and expenses.
• Initiate and maintain effective relationships with the community, civic groups, corporate groups, funeral directors, and others.
• Assists in the preparation of operating budget requests and Capital Improvement Projects.
• Formulate, develop, and implement short-range and long-range plans to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of cemetery operations.
• Ability to communicate well with customers, co-workers and executive staff.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Regular and consistent attendance punctuality.
• All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:
• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or related field
• Experience : Two (2) years of management in a related field and a minimum of five (5) years’ direct experience in this field.
• Licenses : Valid Texas class C Driver's License required
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits
Closing Date/Time: 4/30/2025 5:00 PM Central -
Special Instructions
4/30/2025 5:00 PM Central -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Grand Prairie
Show moreWelcome to the City of Grand Prairie! We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values. We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
Raise a Family!We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to:
- Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land”
- The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna
- PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
- Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
- Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
- The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
- Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
- IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
- Traders Village
- Lake Joe Pool
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
- Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
- Chicken N’ Pickle
- Bolder Adventure Park
- The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more
Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.
City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service. Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success. We look forward to you joining our
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