Senior Heritage Advisor

Mineral Resources; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heritage protection

Approval support

Development opportunities

Job summary

Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) seeks a Senior Heritage Advisor to support heritage programmes and compliance across our portfolio, ensuring continuity at mines and milestones for greenfield projects. Reporting to the Heritage Lead, you will coordinate activities and foster respectful relationships with Traditional Owners and Native Title Groups.

Based at our Osborne Park HQ, this role blends technical heritage expertise with field coordination and meaningful stakeholder engagement to deliver

Qualifications

• Knowledge and application of Aboriginal heritage and Native Title legislation.
• Experience in the resources industry or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments and solve problems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide heritage advice to field teams and support approvals to meet project milestones.
• Coordinate Aboriginal heritage surveys, scheduling and scope drafting.
• Engage with Traditional Owners and Native Title Groups for heritage compliance.
• Promote safe working practices during heritage field activities.
• Develop and implement reporting procedures for survey schedules and engagement.
• Support compliance with Aboriginal heritage legislation and regulatory changes.
• Review Surface Disturbance Permit applications for heritage coverage.
• Assist with management of ground-disturbing activities and monitors.
• Prepare regulatory reports for Leads review.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Field coordination

Education

Tertiary qualifications in anthropology, archaeology or related discipline

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

What MinRes can offer

• Help protect Aboriginal cultural heritage while supporting operations and development projects across our operations.
• Work closely with the Lead and a dedicated heritage team on approvals, compliance and the management of complex heritage matters.
• Access development opportunities, health and wellbeing support, the MyShare plan and exceptional head office facilities

The opportunity

MinRes is seeking a Senior Heritage Advisor to support heritage programmes and compliance activities across our portfolio, helping maintain continuity at operating mines and achieve greenfield project development milestones.

Reporting directly to the Heritage Lead, you will play a key role in planning and coordinating heritage activities while building and maintaining respectful relationships with Traditional Owners and Native Title Groups.

Based at our corporate headquarters in Osborne Park. This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise, field coordination and meaningful stakeholder engagement to support cultural heritage protection and responsible project delivery.

What you will be doing

• Provide heritage advice to the field teams and support the delivery of approvals to meet operational requirements and project milestones.
• Coordinate Aboriginal heritage surveys, including scheduling, logistics and drafting scopes of work for review.
• Engage with Traditional Owners and Native Title Groups to plan heritage compliance activities and maintain collaborative relationships.
• Promote safe working practices throughout heritage field activities.
• Help develop and implement reporting procedures that keep the Lead informed of survey schedules, field activities and Traditional Owner engagement.
• Support compliance with relevant Aboriginal heritage legislation and assist with changes to regulatory requirements.
• Review internal Surface Disturbance Permit applications for activities, checking proposed works against heritage survey coverage and applying appropriate heritage conditions.
• Support the management of ground-disturbing activities, including arranging Traditional Owner monitors to help prevent adverse impacts to heritage sites.
• Monitor compliance with statutory heritage approval conditions and prepare draft regulatory reports for the Leads review.

What you will bring to the team

You will bring a collaborative approach, strong organisational skills and the ability to provide practical solutions in a changing environment. You will also have:

• Extensive knowledge and practical application of legislation relating to Aboriginal heritage and Native Title.
• Tertiary qualifications in anthropology, archaeology or a related discipline, and/or relevant experience in the resources industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to adapt to changing environments and solve problems effectively.
• Demonstrated organisational skills in complex environments.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in ArcGIS and the ability to learn new programmes.

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.