Are you a skilled facilities professional with expertise in aquatic life support systems and a passion for operational excellence? The Indianapolis Zoo is seeking a Life Support Manager to lead the operation, maintenance and advancement of critical water treatment and life support systems that sustain our aquatic animal habitats.
Ideal candidates are committed to advancing the Zoo's mission to protect nature and inspire people to care for our world. This leadership role oversees the Life Support team, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations while maintaining the highest standards in water quality, safety and environmental control. The Life Support Manager partners closely with Facilities, Life Sciences, and Compliance teams to support animal wellbeing, guest experience and institutional excellence.
What You'll Do
What We're Looking For
Why the Indianapolis Zoo?
Join a mission-driven organization accredited as a zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden. Your leadership will directly impact animal wellbeing, environmental sustainability and the guest experience - helping ensure world-class habitats operate safely and efficiently every day.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates must submit an online application through the Indianapolis Zoo's website. Please include a resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to be considered.
Apply today and help us support the systems that sustain conservation.
Employment at the Indianapolis Zoo is contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment testing including a background check, motor vehicle check (if applicable) and a drug test.
Opened in 1964, the Indianapolis Zoo is the largest privately funded zoo in the nation. Located near downtown in White River State Park since 1988, the 93-acre Zoo was the first to be triple accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Alliance of Museums as a zoo, an aquarium and a botanic garden. Hosting more than a million visitors annually, the Zoo has also emerged as a global leader in animal conservation and research, receiving international recognition for work with conservation and breeding programs including the world’s first successful artificial insemination of an African elephant. Funding from the Indianapolis Zoo also supports the efforts of animal conservation organizations around the globe.
At the Zoo, guests can connect year-round with nearly 1,300 animals within living habitats that closely resemble their native regions of the globe. The beautiful 3.3-acre White River Gardens is also part of the Zoo and continues its tradition of connecting animals, plants and people.
