[Apply Now] Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist

Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful. At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact.

About the role

We're looking for a skilled Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist to join our team. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the company’s operations align with cultural heritage legislation, ethical standards, and best practice engagement with Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities.

You’ll lead field assessments, manage stakeholder relationships, and contribute to strategic planning across major infrastructure and resource projects.

This role requires a dynamic, self-motivated professional with a strong background in cultural heritage management, stakeholder engagement, and fieldwork. You’ll be part of a high-performing team committed to sustainable development and respectful heritage stewardship.

Responsibilities:

- Facilitate and coordinate the in-field cultural heritage assessments, surveys and mitigation strategies across different project sites to ensure work is undertaken safely and in line with work schedules and programs.
- Undertake necessary preparation including use of GIS data and systems to prepare and support cultural heritage assessments and reporting.
- Develop and record cultural heritage approvals.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with cultural heritage officers, coordinators, native title applicants and internal teams.
- Review, understand and implement Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs), reports and permit applications.
- Influence outcomes of cultural heritage assessments in line with Cultural Heritage Management Plans.
- Identify, facilitate and negotiate agreement on redesign of development layouts around identified Cultural Heritage (as appropriate).
- Provide expert advice to project teams on cultural heritage risks, constraints and opportunities.

Requirements:

- Valid Qld Drivers licence.
- Understanding of Cultural Heritage, relevant legislation and groups across the area.
- Ability to influence, make, articulate and justify decisions and negotiate outcomes.
- Ability to identify cultural heritage and knowledge of/understanding of cultural heritage practices in the area.
- Demonstrated experience working with Traditional Owner groups / representatives.
- Proficiency with GIS programs such as Arc Pro, collector and spatial data interpretation.
- Previous experience in cultural heritage management or identification and preservation of cultural heritage preferably within infrastructure, mining, energy or government sectors.
- Willingness to travel and stay overnight in Origin camps/Motels.
- First Aid certification and remote field work safety training.

What we offer:

- Discounted Origin product benefits for employees, including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers
- Flexible working environment.
- Competitive salary + annual performance bonus + performance based reviews.
- Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
- Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.
- A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change. We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.

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