Cultural Heritage Conservation Lead

About the team

This exciting new role is situated within the Cultural Heritage and First Nations Engagement Team – high performing professionals that deliver quality protection, conservation, compliance, and First Nations engagement services for the City.  The team is situated in the Environment and Heritage Branch of the Department Environment, Heritage, and Resilience which services City administration, the Council, and our community.

About your new role

As the Cultural Heritage Conservation Lead, your primary goal is simple - playing a senior role in the team, you will lead the City’s Cultural Heritage Conservation service stream, ensuring the Gold Coast’s Indigenous and historical Cultural Heritage is conserved. 
In this new role you will plan and program manage Cultural Heritage Conservation priorities for the City and play a crucial role in providing expert strategic and operational conservation advice and leadership. The role reports to the Coordinator Cultural Heritage and First Nations Engagement and is responsible for one direct report that supports the City’s conservation service stream.  You will also promote the culture, purpose, and high-performance principles across the team.

We're looking for people who have:

You are an exceptional communicator, supportive, constructive, and open to other ideas for problem-solving! You can translate technical complexities, have an analytical approach, and are keen to produce a high-quality Cultural Heritage Conservation service for the City.
You will have at least 5+ years of built Heritage Conservation experience and hold a graduate degree of a relevant Cultural Heritage practice (Cultural Heritage Conservation, Cultural Heritage management, architecture with specialisation in heritage, or equivalent). Experience providing technical built Heritage Conservation advice in a government context and/or full membership of Australia ICOMOS is highly desirable.

In addition to this, you'll have:

• expert level understanding of Cultural Heritage Conservation best practice
• demonstrated practical experience in the conservation of built Cultural Heritage
• You have effective leadership skills and are passionate, enthusiastic, and motivated
• You have developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including negotiation, consultation, and presentation skills
• You have a collaborative work-style with the ability to research, analyse and investigate by seeking relevant facts, sourcing appropriate information and identifying workable solutions
• You are able to work independently and within a team environment and foster good relationships with other team members
• You have the ability to mentor others and prioritise and manage multiple programs and tasks in a dynamic environment
• You are able to deliver a high quality service to customers (internal and external) and understand/respond to customer expectations appropriately
• You are proficient in technology and able to adapt to new systems and processes.

Be part of shaping the Gold Coast's future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

As a 5-star employer of choice, we care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

• 9-day fortnight
• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations
• Personal and professional development courses
• Hybrid office / work from home options
• Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport / Low cost on-site gym membership
• 4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member
• 1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year

We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community. We're committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture.

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtualinterview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.

Please note applications for all of our vacancies close at 10.30pm on the listed closing date.

The City of Gold Coast is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to supporting an environment where all employees, regardless of their differences or similarities, feel valued, respected and supported. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply.