Senior Consultant - Heritage

Use your experience to make a positive impact

Niche is a leading consultancy specialising in natural capital and offsetting, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, heritage management, environmental planning, management and approvals, and spatial services.

Our purpose is to empower people to create a sustainable future.

We’re looking for an Senior Heritage Consultant to join our diverse community of talented, innovative technical experts and strategic advisors. Our people are proud to do work that matters, to make an impact working on some of the most consequential, challenging and inspiring projects in their industry.

Find your Niche – a place you can thrive

From the start of our business in 2009, we have trusted our people with the flexibility they need to structure work around their lives and the autonomy to deliver their projects from end to end. On any given day our people will be working from home, in the field, or from one of our offices located across the east coast of Australia. 

We value your expertise and ensure you have the systems, support and tools to do what you do best. Whatever your role with Niche, you can take advantage of:

Time for your wellbeing, personal development and family

• Additional paid leave to support your health, wellbeing, development and personal fulfilment
• Spend time with family or friends, volunteer in your community, or work on a personal project 
• Competitive parental leave policy to support parents and carers

Recognition for your time and effort

• Competitive in-field TIL policy, and incentives/allowances to recognise your time in the field 
• Competitive total rewards package and allowances

Support to master your craft

• A network of peers, mentors, leaders, senior specialists and experts accessible through our buddy and mentoring programs
• Flexible career pathways to progress in both technical and people leadership streams
• Financial assistance and leave to support your continuing professional development.

Check out our Careers page for more information.

About the role

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Aboriginal Heritage Consultant. The successful candidate will work with our NSW Heritage team from our  office. We are seeking someone with 7+ years’ technical experience and 5 years in the consulting industry managing a diverse project portfolio, or equivalent.

What will make us a great match

This role will best suit to a motivated Senior-level Heritage Consultant with 5 years or more experience in the NSW Heritage space. 

Specifically, we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualification, preferably a degree in Aboriginal Heritage / Archaeology.
• A minimum of 7 years practical experience undertaking field-based surveys, data analysis, report writing, preferably in a consulting capacity within NSW.
• Previous completion of compliant Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessments in accordance with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009 and associated codes and guidelines.
• Precise attention to detail and ability to produce professional quality deliverables on time and on Budget.
• Strong analytical, conceptual and assessment skills, together with strong professional experience.
• Produce technical reports and preparation of associated appendices which may include site diagrams, formatting site and aerial photographs.
• Excellent communication skills, strong interpersonal and time management skills.
• Willingness to provide mentoring to junior heritage team members.
• Capability to bring in work from your own network.
• Ability to work outdoors and a willingness to travel to field locations throughout QLD for periods of time.
• NSW White Card (CIC) 
• First Aid certificate (desirable).

About Niche and the team

At Niche, we look to the future and ask how we can empower people to make a positive difference and to solve clients’ problems in a way that balances a need for development with respect for heritage and reliance upon our environment.

Heritage management

Niche provides specialist cultural heritage services to a wide range of industry sectors and to clients of various scale. Our experienced archaeologists and heritage professionals work closely with project proponents, landholders, local communities and traditional owners to provide site assessments, management plans, archival recording and analysis and conservation advice. 

This role reports to Morgan Disspain who currently leads Niche's Heritage Team for NSW & QLD. Morgan’s cultural heritage career has spanned over 14 years and has incorporated both academic and consulting experience. She has extensive experience in cultural heritage management in NSW, QLD, and WA, and has carried out archaeological research projects in NT, SA, QLD, and South America.

How to apply

If this sounds like a great fit, click the apply button and submit your CV and cover letter addressing the key requirements. 

Niche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified candidates of all differences to apply. Our recruitment process includes behavioural and medical testing. We also recognise the same recruitment process doesn’t fit all, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, simply let us know at the time you apply.

Applicants are required to have the right to work in Australia to be considered for this opportunity.