Specialist Heritage

Specialist Advisor Heritage

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Liaise and interact closely with the Resource Development and Environment and Biodiversity Teams.
• Balance your career and your life
• Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better

Where we’re all welcome  

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 who we are.  

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.  

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Advisor Heritage to support our heritage programs and activities.

Work within an interdisciplinary team and build on your experience in Aboriginal relations, native title and communities and social performance.

Reporting to the Lead, Engagement Delivery, you will be:

• Maintaining effective relationships with Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Traditional Owner groups, representative bodies, consultants, internal and external stakeholders on Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) program activities
• Providing onsite supervision, managing safety risks, ensuring compliance with the Cultural Heritage Management System (CHMS), coordinating assessments and approvals and managing Geographic Information System (GIS) data
• Leading, planning, scheduling and coordinating CHM fieldwork and stakeholder consultation
• Implementing Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s heritage programs, including coordination of heritage surveys, providing technical advice regarding management processes to the broader business, and reviewing and maintaining data including GIS databases

What you’ll bring

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

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset

• A degree qualification in archaeology, anthropology, heritage management, history OR equivalent with experience in cultural heritage management within mining or another development sector
• Great communication skills with experience engaging with Traditional Owners, senior leaders, communities and government departments
• Experience in project management and GIS applications (ARCGIS/MapInfo)

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

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
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.  

Where you’ll be working

This role is Perth based at our office located in the heart of Perth CBD – Central Park.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre 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.