Superintendent Field Heritage

Mineral Resources Limited; Shire Of East Pilbara; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development programs

Health and family support benefits

Job summary

A diversified resources company is seeking a Superintendent, Heritage Field to lead strategic heritage management and compliance advice across their operations in Western Australia. In this role, you will manage heritage surveys, build relationships with Traditional Owners, and oversee the heritage team. The company is focused on people and innovation, investing in career development programs. Candidates should have relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in heritage compliance, particularly within the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in complex environments.
• Knowledge of the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
• Ability to work positively with Traditional Owners.
• Ability to work with Traditional Owners in partnership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-cultural leadership and stakeholder communication.
• Strong administrative, spatial software and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic cultural heritage management advice.
• Prepare educational programs and heritage procedures.
• Manage stakeholder engagement in heritage field activities.
• Manage stakeholder engagement, logistics and participation in heritage field activities.
• Represent MinRes at external heritage consultations and meetings.
• Manage heritage field resources, budgeting and expenditure tracking.
• Develop and implement site-based Cultural Heritage Management Plans and coordinate field activities.
• Oversee heritage field planning, reporting, administration and logistics to align with internal systems and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee heritage incident management processes and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Team management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in archaeology, anthropology, cultural heritage management or equivalent

Tools

ArcGIS

GPS devices

Job description

• Lead strategic heritage management and compliance advice across our MinRes sites
• We invest in your career, with a focus on leadership, upskilling, training and development programs
• Live Your Best Life! Our benefits offer you access to deals, support and discounts to help you unlock the important things in Life – Health, Family, Recreation and Your Future with MinRes

The Opportunity

The Superintendent, Heritage Field is responsible for providing strategic heritage management and compliance advice and will manage heritage surveys, field-based cultural heritage management activities across our MinRes site operations in the Yilgarn, West Pilbara, Central Pilbara regions.

As a Superintendent, you will use your leadership skills to develop a high performing team capable of supporting positive stakeholder relationships and delivering timely and efficient heritage field program outcomes.

Reporting to the Manager you will be on an 8/6 roster based at our MinRes site operations, overseeing Heritage Field programs as required by the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide internal stakeholders with strategic cultural heritage management advice to support MinRes’ reputation and legal compliance, while meeting project development / operational requirements.
• Prepare and deliver educational programs and heritage management procedures to support MinRes’ heritage compliance, permitting and cultural heritage protection. This may include procedures, inductions, pre-starts and leadership consultation.
• Establish respectful and positive relationships with Traditional Owners and other stakeholders, and support informal and formal heritage consultation mechanisms.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder engagement, logistics and participation in heritage field activities, such as surveys, research and compliance activities.
• Represent MinRes at, and contribute to, external cultural heritage related consultation and meetings as required.
• Manage heritage field resources, equipment, and asset acquisition and allocation. This includes assisting with budgeting and expenditure tracking.
• Develop and implement site based Cultural Heritage Management Plans, and coordinate team field-activities to ensure MinRes meets management conditions and other initiatives.
• Oversee the heritage team’s field-based planning, reporting, administration and logistics, to ensure consistency with internal systems, regulatory and agreement requirements, and MinRes project development schedules.
• Oversee heritage incident management processes, systems and reporting, including escalating and reporting where required.
• Develop a high performing, inclusive, and safety conscious heritage field team through targeted training and skill development.
• Proactively work with site leaders, heritage compliance and approvals teams and Traditional Owners to clearly understand and communicate with project leaders about approvals and regulatory constraints and best manage schedules and asset allocations.

What is required?

• Tertiary qualifications in archaeology, anthropology, cultural heritage management land management or equivalent or similar / equivalent qualification or experience.
• Experience leading teams in complex environments, including demonstrated ability to make informed decisions where required.
• Knowledge of the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972, particularly in relation to heritage compliance, approvals and fieldwork.
• Proven ability and to work positively and in partnership with Traditional Owners.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead a team and communicate confidently in a cross-cultural context, and with a range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to deliver results within tight timeframes, and excellent attention to detail.
• Highly developed administrative systems, spatial software, computer and written skills, preferably with exposure to approvals reporting and incident management.
• Ability to develop and communicate corporate and heritage processes / procedures.
• Knowledge of, or ability to obtain, GIS skills including use of ArcGIS and handheld GPS devices
• Current WA drivers licence, with ability to safely operate a 4WD or 4WD qualification.

About Mineral Resources

MinRes is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services across Western Australia. With a focus on people and innovation, MinRes has become one of the ASX’s best-performing companies since listing in 2006.