Heritage Advisor

**Deliver projects to promote the conservation of local heritage**:

- **Permanent with flexible arrangement opportunities**:

- **Salary commencing from $95,322.42 - $123,919.15 + superannuation**

**About Us**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the Role**

Your primary responsibility will be to provide expert heritage advice to internal and external customers of Council and to undertake technical heritage assessments of proposed development activity. In addition, the position will also help deliver architectural projects which promote the conservation of local heritage. This advice, assessment and activity will ensure Council achieves its objective to conserve places of heritage significance and meet its statutory obligations with respect to heritage conservation.

**About you**
- Degree qualification in Architecture, Urban Planning or a related discipline, specialising in heritage conservation
- Experience in heritage conservation, heritage planning, and heritage impact assessment
- Experience negotiating outcomes between diverse groups of stakeholders
- Experience presenting heritage advice to planning panels and as an expert witness in the Land and Environment Court
- Customer focused approach with excellent communication skills
- Problem solver who seeks practical, deliverable solutions to challenges and can collaborate effectively with others

Annual salary between **$95,322.42 - $123,919.15 + superannuation** is available dependent on your experience and qualifications.

**Culture & Benefits**
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance.
- Hybrid work-from-home and office arrangements available.
- Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle.
- Work 37.5 hours and enjoy a rostered day off approximately every 3 weeks.
- Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave (for eligible employees).
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday.
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases.
- Access to free on-site gym facilities.
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member.
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e., flu vaccinations, skin checks, etc.).

**How to apply**

**Closing date**:Sunday 23 February 2025 at 11:30 pm

If further information is required, please see the Position Description or call Jeremy Giacomini, City Architect on (+61) 481395887 for a confidential discussion.

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety