Cultural Heritage Coordinator (Junior)

NES Fircroft are working with a Major Oil & Gas Operator in Perth seeking a Junior Cultural Heritage Coordinator to join their team.
 
Job Title:Cultural Heritage Coordinator
Location: Perth based (Regular site travel required to the Pilbara, Port Hedland & Broome between March & November 2024)
Roster: Monday to Friday
Hours: 8 hour days (negotiable)
Contract Length: Initial 12 month contract
Size of Team: 7 members
Department: Communications & External Affairs AsPac - AUS & NZ
Essential Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in related field.

The Cultural Heritage Coordinator will provide support to the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) Project's Cultural Heritage survey program. 

This role will assist with the planning and execution of heritage surveys and heritage management activity critical to the continuity of this exciting renewables project's schedules, in accordance with legislative and Agreement obligations, and will be pivotal in developing and maintaining mutually respectful and strong relationships with Traditional Owners and their representatives to facility this work. 
 
This role is a great opportunity for a passionate professional who enjoys working in the field, has solid safety, leadership and stakeholder management skills and is able to bring together multiple moving pieces in an agile and dynamic environment.
 
Responsibilities:

• You will be representing our client on Cultural Heritage surveys and other heritage protection related activities and engagements.
• You will support the scheduling, scoping and delivery of heritage surveys and related field activities. 
• Plan and coordinate safe working practices of field based activities 
• Supervise and provide coaching for heritage field survey teams (contractors & Traditional Owners) in line with critical risk management
• Maintaining Cultural Heritage compliance and fieldwork documentation, equipment, assets and fleet.
• Coordinate heritage consultant, heritage monitor and heritage survey representative engagement, logistics and onboarding
• Assist to coordinate Cultural Heritage protection and management requirements associated with site activities, including Traditional Owner participation
• Tracking and reviewing of progress against scope in consultation with heritage survey teams in the field, to ensure aligned understandings of outcomes during and at the conclusion of each field activity. 
• Support review of survey deliverables (reports and GIS) against scope.
• Ensuring compliance with Heritage Agreements, commitments and legislation
• You will liaise with your stakeholders, both internal and external. 
  

Qualifications / Skills:

• Tertiary qualification in Archaeology, Land Management, Environmental Science or equivalent demonstrated experience in a remote field logistics, environmental or Cultural Heritage context including working with Traditional Owners, ideally in a Pilbara or greenfields project context.
• Understanding of relevant WA and Commonwealth Aboriginal heritage legislation and regulatory requirements.
• The desire and capacity to work in field with physical demands and challenging physical environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and complex environment, with a problem-solving mind-set.
• Demonstrated cultural competency, meaningful relationship building and engagement skills and the ability to influence for positive outcomes.
• Computer and reporting skills, preferably with exposure to planning, safety and compliance.
• Knowledge of GIS platforms and applications eg. ArcPRO and use of handheld navigation devices.
• Current manual driver licence, ideally hold a 4WD certification and currency in remote first aid
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in related field.

If interested, please apply or send your cv to **************@nesfircroft.com 

BH ID 264479

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