Specialist Heritage

Riotinto; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role with Rio Tinto

Competitive base salary

Comprehensive medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Salary sacrifice options

Career development support

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Specialist Heritage to join the Perth-based Heritage team. You will support Traditional Owner and agreement-related approvals, coordinating notices and information to ensure compliance and timely decisions.

Work closely with operational teams and Traditional Owner groups to enable safe, responsible operations across the Pilbara and broader iron ore operations. You will coordinate approval processes, maintain trackers, and support fieldwork planning, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety of yourself and team.
• Experience in heritage, land access, stakeholder engagement, environmental or related approvals processes.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and maintain accurate records.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement across diverse groups.
• Experience preparing reports and documentation with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate heritage approval processes, notices and supporting documentation to meet commitments.
• Maintain approval trackers, databases and reporting tools for decision-making.
• Support heritage fieldwork planning, surveys and studies through contractor coordination and logistics.
• Prepare and review correspondence and briefing materials relating to heritage matters.
• Collaborate with operational, legal, governance and stakeholder engagement teams to support heritage compliance.
• Maintain records in heritage information management systems and ensure data integrity.
• Build and maintain relationships with Traditional Owner groups, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives strengthening heritage processes and readiness.

Skills

Safety commitment

Stakeholder engagement

Coordination

MS Office

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in heritage/anthropology/archaeology/environmental science/community engagement

Tools

GIS

Information management systems

Compliance tracking tools

Job description

Specialist Heritage

• Play a key role in supporting Traditional Owner engagement and heritage outcomes that enable safe and responsible operations across Rio Tinto Iron Ore.
• Build expertise across heritage approvals, stakeholder engagement, agreement implementation and cultural heritage management while working alongside experienced heritage professionals.
• Perth-based opportunity offering exposure to a diverse range of operational and community stakeholders across the Pilbara.

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values of care, courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Heritage to join our Heritage team in Perth. You will support the delivery of Traditional Owner, heritage and agreement-related approvals by preparing, coordinating and tracking notices, approvals and supporting information. You will work closely with operational teams, Traditional Owner groups and internal stakeholders to help ensure compliance with heritage obligations and timely decision-making.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Principal Engagement Delivery, you will:

• Coordinate heritage approval processes, notices and supporting documentation to meet operational and agreement commitments.
• Maintain approval trackers, databases and reporting tools to ensure accurate and timely information is available for decision-making.
• Support heritage fieldwork planning, surveys and studies through contractor coordination, logistics and documentation management.
• Prepare and

Specialist Heritage

• Play a key role in supporting Traditional Owner engagement and heritage outcomes that enable safe and responsible operations across Rio Tinto Iron Ore.
• Build expertise across heritage approvals, stakeholder engagement, agreement implementation and cultural heritage management while working alongside experienced heritage professionals.
• Perth-based opportunity offering exposure to a diverse range of operational and community stakeholders across the Pilbara.

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values of care, courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Heritage to join our Heritage team in Perth. You will support the delivery of Traditional Owner, heritage and agreement-related approvals by preparing, coordinating and tracking notices, approvals and supporting information. You will work closely with operational teams, Traditional Owner groups and internal stakeholders to help ensure compliance with heritage obligations and timely decision-making.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Principal Engagement Delivery, you will:

• Coordinate heritage approval processes, notices and supporting documentation to meet operational and agreement commitments.
• Maintain approval trackers, databases and reporting tools to ensure accurate and timely information is available for decision-making.
• Support heritage fieldwork planning, surveys and studies through contractor coordination, logistics and documentation management.
• Prepare and review correspondence, briefing materials and information requests relating to heritage matters.
• Collaborate with operational, legal, governance and stakeholder engagement teams to support heritage compliance outcomes.
• Maintain records within heritage information management systems and ensure data integrity across heritage activities.
• Build and maintain respectful working relationships with Traditional Owner groups, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen heritage processes, reporting and operational readiness.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every helpful for success item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Experience supporting heritage, land access, stakeholder engagement, environmental, community or related approvals processes.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across diverse groups.
• Experience preparing reports, correspondence and documentation with a high level of attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and Outlook.

Helpful for Success

• Knowledge of Aboriginal heritage legislation, cultural heritage management or agreement implementation processes.
• Experience working with Traditional Owner groups, heritage consultants or community stakeholders.
• Exposure to GIS, information management systems or compliance tracking tools.
• Tertiary qualification in heritage, anthropology, archaeology, environmental science, community engagement or a related discipline.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• An attractive share ownership plan and company-provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health, medical and wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons, including annual, paid parental, personal and cultural leave
• Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

This role is based at our modern Central Park office in the heart of Perth. The office provides an inspiring environment for collaboration and professional growth, with access to a modern gym, wellness programs and convenient amenities that support work-life balance.

From Perth, you will support Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s world-class, integrated network across the Pilbara, comprising mines, port terminals, rail and related infrastructure. You will work with operational teams and Traditional Owner groups to support responsible heritage outcomes across this diverse operating environment.

Applications for this role will close Tuesday 10th November 2026.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.