Senior Cultural Heritage Officer

Osborne and Richardson; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 101,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $88.57/hour + super

Job summary

Osborne and Richardson is partnering with a major Queensland Government transport and infrastructure agency to recruit two Senior Cultural Heritage Officers for a 2-year contract, based at Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. You will provide Indigenous and non‑Indigenous cultural heritage advice across planning to maintenance, supporting major road and transport projects.

A degree in archaeology, anthropology or cultural heritage management is mandatory, with fieldwork and governance experience

Qualifications

• Mandatory degree in archaeology, anthropology or cultural heritage management.
• Strategic and project-level heritage management understanding.
• Experience conducting heritage assessments and preparing reports, management plans, and agreements.
• Field work experience including surveys, monitoring, inspections and audits.

Responsibilities

• Act as Senior Cultural Heritage Officer across multiple project delivery teams, providing heritage advice and management.
• Build and maintain relationships with Traditional Owner groups and other stakeholders.
• Advise on legislation, policy, and heritage management requirements.
• Undertake cultural heritage assessments and prepare reports and agreements.
• Participate in field work, surveys, monitoring, audits and project inspections.

Skills

Cultural heritage management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Project coordination

Education

Degree in archaeology/anthropology/c cultural heritage management

Job description

We're partnering with a major Queensland Government transport and infrastructure agency to find two Senior Cultural Heritage Officers on a 2-year contract (with a 2-year extension option), based at their Buderim office on the Sunshine Coast.

You’ll sit within the regional Environment and Cultural Heritage Team, part of the branch that plans and delivers the region’s transport infrastructure program and looks after the state-controlled road network. It’s a genuinely hands‑on senior role, giving Indigenous and non‑Indigenous cultural heritage advice to major road and transport projects from planning and design right through construction and maintenance.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as the Senior Cultural Heritage Officer across multiple project delivery teams, providing cultural heritage advice and management through planning, design, construction and maintenance
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Traditional Owner groups
• Advising stakeholders on legislation, departmental policy, procedures and cultural heritage management requirements
• Undertaking cultural heritage assessments and preparing reports, management plans and agreements
• Managing and taking part in field work, including surveys, studies, monitoring, and regular project inspections and audits
• Working collaboratively within the Environment and Cultural Heritage Team

What you’ll need

• A degree in archaeology, anthropology or cultural heritage management (or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution) - mandatory
• A complex understanding of cultural heritage management at both a strategic and project level
• Demonstrated experience conducting cultural heritage assessments and preparing reports, management plans and agreements
• Field work experience, including surveys, monitoring, inspections and audits
• Strong relationship‑building skills, including with Traditional Owner groups, and a solid grasp of governance and risk management
• A current Class C driver’s licence, and a current White Card (or the ability to obtain one)
• Willingness to undergo a criminal history check prior to appointment

Cultural heritage experience on infrastructure projects, and membership of a professional body such as AAA or Australia ICOMOS, will be well regarded.

What's on offer: up to $88.57 per hour + super (PO4, based on experience), a 2-year contract with a 2-year extension option, Monday to Friday hours, and the chance to shape cultural heritage outcomes across the Sunshine Coast and North Coast’s major road projects.