Advisor Heritage Approvals

Advisor Heritage Approvals

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Perth based role with potential for ad hoc site travel

Our approach to Health, Safety, Environment and Communities (HSEC) is to build strong partnerships based on a relationship of mutual trust and respect. This includes the way we engage with communities and the steps we take to identify and manage social, economic, environmental, cultural, and human rights impacts throughout the life cycle of our projects, from exploration, to project development, to operation and closure.

About the role

We are looking for an Advisor Heritage Approvals to support the delivery of heritage regulatory approvals and compliance activities.

In this role you will be supporting activities relating to the adherence to heritage regulatory requirements including reporting, preparing lodgements, and monitoring compliance. Reporting to the Lead Engagement Delivery, HSEC Traditional Owner Partnerships (HSEC TOP), you will:

• Support adherence to Western Australian heritage regulatory approvals requirements, including approval submissions, and Heritage Site Information Form (HISF) lodgements to the Department of Planning, Land and Heritage
• Review technical heritage reports ensuring compliance to Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Cultural Heritage Management System (CHMS) approvals requirements, and identifying and elevating gaps in information required to support submissions

• Support compliance and monitoring as it relates to regulatory and social approvals and evidentiary requirements (e.g. lodgement and consent notices, scoping and reporting procedures, report backs etc.)
• Prepare compliance reports for Traditional Owner groups and relevant government bodies

• Input into annual planning processes (approvals pathways and timings)
• Compile, update and maintain information inputs into relevant internal tracking systems (e.g. Heritage Information Management System)
• Provide awareness and uplift of heritage approvals and legislative requirements for internal stakeholders

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will ideally have:

• A degree qualification in archaeology, anthropology, heritage management OR equivalent with experience in cultural heritage management or government approvals within mining or another development sector.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current Western Australian heritage legislative landscape and approvals requirements
• Excellent communication skills with experience engaging with a variety of stakeholders, including Traditional Owners and Aboriginal corporations, corporate and mining stakeholders, communities and government departments.
• Strong planning, scheduling and prioritisation skills
• Experience in the use of technological solutions including GIS applications (ArcGIS), and basic Microsoft suite
• Attention to detail and ability to follow processes to meet regulatory timeframes

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
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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, and are focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, creating opportunities for the communities we interact with.

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a nearly 2,000kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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