Principal Heritage - Governance, Compliance & Systems

Mineral Resources; City Of Stirling; Sur place; AUD 180 000 - 270 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Strategic leadership role

Build-from-scratch function

Collaboration with Aboriginal CorporAr

Résumé du poste

Mineral Resources is seeking a Principal Heritage - Governance, Compliance & Systems to serve as the senior technical authority on cultural heritage governance across projects and operations in WA. You will design, embed and mature procedures, processes and HSMS, driving auditable, defensible heritage management and incident investigations.

Reporting to the Heritage Manager, you will also build a team as the function grows, collaborating with Aboriginal Corporations, Traditional Owners, site

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in cultural heritage management, with mining/resources focus
• Experience designing and leading enterprise-level processes and management systems
• Experience leading incident investigations and compliance reporting
• Proven governance frameworks experience at scale
• Strong knowledge of WA Aboriginal heritage legislation & agreements
• Advanced degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Management or related field is highly desirable

Responsabilités

• Design, document and continuously improve heritage procedures and processes to be auditable and compliant
• Own and mature heritage governance framework including policies, standards, and procedures
• Lead design and rollout of the Heritage Safety Management System (HSMS)
• Develop standardised templates for incident investigations and compliance reporting
• Lead incident investigations with root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Oversee regulatory and stakeholder compliance reporting
• Benchmark against industry best practices and monitor regulatory changes
• Coach and train Heritage team on new processes and systems
• Build relationships with Aboriginal Corporations, Traditional Owners, site leadership and cross-functional teams

Connaissances

Cultural heritage management

Governance frameworks

Incident investigations

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Formation

Advanced degree in Archaeology/Anthropology/Cultural Heritage Management

Outils

HSMS design/rollout

Policy & standards development

Description du poste

• Set the strategic direction for heritage process, procedure and systems maturity, advising senior leadership directly
• Build something from the ground up, with a pathway to establish direct reports as the function matures
• Work alongside Aboriginal Corporations and Traditional Owners, site leaders and discipline leads in a business that manages everything in-house, from pit to ship.

MinRes Can Offer You

• Set the strategic direction for heritage process, procedure and systems maturity, advising senior leadership directly
• Build something from the ground up, with a pathway to establish direct reports as the function matures
• Work alongside Aboriginal Corporations and Traditional Owners, site leaders and discipline leads in a business that manages everything in-house, from pit to ship.

The Opportunity

Cultural heritage is central to how we operate on Country. MinRes is seeking a Principal Heritage - Governance, Compliance & Systems to be the senior technical authority on how MinRes governs it.

Reporting to directly to the Heritage Manager, you'll design, embed and continuously mature the procedures, processes and management systems that give MinRes a consistent, auditable and defensible approach to cultural heritage across all projects and operations. You'll also lead cultural heritage incident investigations and compliance reporting, and build safety management principles into a Heritage Safety Management System (HSMS).

This is a rare opportunity to set the strategic direction for heritage systems and processes, with scope to build a team as the function matures.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, document and continuously improve MinRes' cultural heritage procedures and processes, so they are practical, auditable and aligned with legislative requirements
• Own and mature our heritage governance framework, including policies, standards, procedures and supporting documentation
• Lead the design and rollout of the Heritage Safety Management System (HSMS)
• Develop standardised templates and guidance for incident investigation, compliance reporting and field procedures
• Lead incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions
• Oversee accurate, timely and auditable compliance reporting for regulators and internal stakeholders
• Benchmark against industry and cross-sector best practice, and anticipate legislative and regulatory change
• Coach and train the Heritage team on new and updated processes and systems
• Build strong relationships across Environment & Heritage, Technical Services, site leadership, and with Aboriginal Corporations and Traditional Owners

What You Will Bring

• 5–7+ years' experience in cultural heritage management, with a significant portion in mining or resources
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and leading enterprise-level processes and management systems (e.g. safety, compliance or quality)
• Experience leading incident investigations and compliance reporting, ideally within a broader systems or governance role
• Proven track record developing governance frameworks that meet complex legislative and organisational requirements at scale
• Strong working knowledge of WA's Aboriginal heritage legislation and agreement frameworks
• Advanced degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Management or a related field- Highly Desirable

About Mineral Resources (MinRes)

Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) is a leading diversified resources company with operations across lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services in Western Australia.

Our success is built on our people, innovation and willingness to challenge the way things are done. Since listing on the ASX in 2006, MinRes has grown into one of Australia’s most dynamic resources companies.