Assistant Director, Built Heritage, Approvals and Advice | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABW workspace

Job summary

ACT Heritage in Canberra is seeking an experienced professional to fill the role of Assistant Director, Built Heritage. You will lead a small team to assess referrals on development applications, public land use, works approvals and tree activity applications, ensuring compliance with heritage protections.

You will support the Heritage Council under the Heritage Act 2004 and work within the ACT Public Service to advance conservation outcomes.

Qualifications

• Skills, experience and qualifications in a heritage related field are highly desirable.
• Heritage related fields include cultural heritage management, archaeology, architecture, history, landscape architecture and conservation management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team to assess referrals on development applications, public land use, works approvals and tree activity applications.
• Support the Heritage Council in exercising responsibilities under the Heritage Act 2004 and with the broader ACT Heritage team.

Skills

Heritage management

Leadership

Team supervision

Policy development

Public service

Education

Heritage/Conservation/Architecture/Archaeology degree

Job description

Assistant Director, Built Heritage, Approvals and Advice
Full-time Permanent

Details: ACT Heritage has an exciting opportunity for a heritage professional to join the team as Assistant Director, Built Heritage. This position leads a small team to assess referrals on a range of matters that have the potential to impact built heritage places, including (but not limited to) development applications, public land use applications, works approvals and tree activity applications. This role supports the Heritage Council in exercising their responsibilities under the Heritage Act 2004, as well as the broader ACT Heritage team.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements: Skills, experience and qualifications in a heritage related field are highly desirable. Heritage related fields include cultural heritage management, archaeology, architecture, history, landscape architecture, cultural geography and conservation management.

Notes: An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. This position works in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan – ACT Government Transparency Portal .