Principal Heritage Consultant

4 weeks ago

Perth, Australia Umwelt Full time

Description

  • A growing team within a supportive environment.
  • National environmental, heritage and social consulting service provider.
  • Vibrant team culture with diverse project opportunities.
  • Excellent employee benefits, including flexible working arrangements, paid parental leave, and additional #MeDays.

About Umwelt:

A company focused on empowering and developing its people, Umwelt provides the opportunity to shape and advance your career within a supportive, collaborative and rewarding environment. We are a leading environmental, social and heritage consultancy committed to delivering high quality services, tailored to the needs of our regional, national and international clients. Our highly skilled team works across Australia in sectors including renewables, resources, Defence, infrastructure, mining and water. Our sector and project portfolio provides our team with tremendous career development opportunities together with the opportunity to work on signature projects and experience a diverse array of engaging and technically challenging work.

Within our Cultural Heritage Teams we complete a broad range of projects including constraints analyses, due diligence assessments, risk assessments, field surveys, heritage impact assessments, Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs), archaeological test and salvage excavations across the nation.

About the role:

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative subject matter expert who is confident in dealing with projects of complexity. Joining our growing Western Australian operations, you will lead a wide range of cultural heritage projects, including First Nations and/or historical heritage, within anthropological, archaeological, built and/or landscape heritage contexts. Projects that you will work on will primarily be located throughout Western Australia with potential to work alongside interstate teams on major projects in many other parts of Australia.

About you:

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who has:

  • A degree in Cultural Heritage Management, Anthropology, Archaeology or other degree Umwelt considers relevant to the role.
  • Previous relevant cultural heritage industry experience (8+ years), preferably in a consulting context in Western Australia, though other relevant industry experiences may be considered.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Western Australian and Commonwealth heritage legislation, associated regulations, and guidelines.
  • Demonstrated experience in:
  1. Preparing proposals and quotations for heritage projects.
  2. Undertaking desktop research and review of projects and the heritage environment to understand client risk, approval requirements and assessment needs.
  3. Leading cultural heritage field work, including archaeological surveys and excavations.
  4. Artefact identification and recording.
  5. Delivering to the consultation requirements of the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
  6. Collating, analysing and synthesizing data and preparation of desktop, field, and consultation outcomes.
  7. Presenting technical findings and relaying information to non-technical persons, including clients and community.
  8. Preparation and completion of technical reports to a high quality and standard.
  9. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other professional, community members and stakeholders as part of a collaborative working environment to delivery high quality results.
  • Commitment to workplace health and safety requirements.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills with people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • The ability to be a creative and innovative thinker.
  • Curiosity, resilience, and empathy.
  • An ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.
  • A team player who is organised, shows initiative, and is motivated with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
  • Current Australian Drivers licence.

It is desirable, though not essential, that you could also:

  • Undertake anthropological work, including in-depth interviews and cultural mapping activities with First Nations peoples.
  • Have experience with assessing submerged cultural landscapes and values, and/or other forms of underwater cultural heritage.

What we offer:

Our people are our number one priority, and we are committed to providing a workplace that supports our team to grow. As part of our team, you will be offered:

  • #MeDays – an Umwelt wellbeing initiative that offers staff an additional day of paid leave per month to support mental health and wellbeing.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support a work/life balance.
  • A role working alongside highly experienced professionals that can support you to grow and develop professionally.
  • Opportunities to work nationally across a range of sectors on diverse and technically challenging projects.
  • Opportunities to join the companies Employee Share Plan (ESP).
  • Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers.
  • A workplace culture of learning and personal development, with a mix of in-house and externally hosted training opportunities offered as well as mentorship.
  • Established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives and hands-on training.
  • A competitive salary based on skills and experience.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Our vision is to make a difference for our clients, our people, and the world around us. We rely on the diversity and unique experiences that each of our employees bring to deliver on this vision. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in the workplace.

Our team is privileged to work closely with Indigenous communities across the nation, and we are actively progressing, as a team, the commitments we have made in our own Reconciliation Action Plan. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples.

We support and promote a family-friendly working environment, and we offer a range of family-friendly work practices that allow our team members to balance their work commitments with their family responsibilities. This includes flexible work arrangements, paid parental leave and additional #MeDays, as well as a range of established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives.

Join our team:

If you believe you meet the criteria apply via, SEEK. Your application should include a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the above essential criteria and your CV outlining your previous experience.

Applications close 15 March 2024; however, we will be interviewing suitable candidates as soon as they are identified and may fill the role prior to this date. We therefore request that you make your application for this role as soon as possible.

If you would like additional assistance through the recruitment process, please reach out to our friendly HR team at HRManagement@umwelt.com.au

To be eligible for this position you must have unrestricted legal work rights to work in Australia.

Umwelt is wholly managing this process and applications from third party recruiters will not be accepted.

Role Type

Hybrid • Permanent • Full-time • Principal

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