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Position Title - Senior Heritage Compliance Adviser

Employment Status - Permanent Full Time

Department - Environment, Heritage and Resilience

Location - Bundall QLD 4217

Award Classification - Stream A Level 6, 10 Day Fortnight

Salary - $111,386 - $118,538

Hours - 40 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your passion, expertise and experience providing specialist guidance and expertise in heritage to the City’s capital and operational work program to ensure the City’s land use activities do not harm cultural heritage.
You will use your expertise, skills and experience to conduct heritage risk assessments; contribute to improved risk management processes; manage heritage work programs and surveys and engage with consultants, including Aboriginal parties and their technical advisors.

About the team

This important position sits within the heritage compliance work stream in the Heritage and First Nations team - high performing professionals that deliver quality protection, conservation, compliance, and First Nations services and expertise for the City. The team is situated in the Sustainability, Heritage and Compliance Branch of the Department Environment, Heritage and Resilience.

About your new role

As Senior Heritage Compliance Advisor, your specialist advice and support will ensure that the City’s project activities do not harm cultural heritage in compliance with statutory obligations and stakeholder expectations. The successful applicant will be involved in a diverse range of City projects and coordinate the City’s cultural heritage risk management service and work program. You will work within a supportive team environment in the provision of quality archaeological and Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment and management services.
You will use your expertise, skills and experience to conduct heritage risk assessments; contribute to improved risk management processes; manage heritage work programs and surveys; and engage with consultants, including Aboriginal parties and their technical advisors.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Fulfil the role of cultural heritage advisor on multiple project delivery teams, providing cultural heritage risk assessments, advice and management services as part of the implementation of capital and operational work programs, including the planning, design, construction and maintenance phases of projects and associated City operations.
• Promote, foster and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, Aboriginal parties and technical advisors, concerned with the management of cultural heritage relevant to the City's interest.
• Provide information and advice to stakeholders on relevant legislation, City procedures and requirements for cultural heritage management.
• Develop and implement new systems and procedures to improve cultural heritage management performance within the City.
• Identify, develop and deliver training packages to ensure that relevant stakeholders have an awareness of cultural heritage management requirements.

We're looking for people who have:

• Bachelor degree in a relevant cultural heritage practice (archaeology, cultural heritage management, anthropology).
• At least 2 years of industry experience in relevant cultural heritage management
• Technical archaeological skills and demonstrated experience conducting Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments and survey for risk management
• Experience providing detailed technical and statutory advice on Aboriginal cultural heritage matters.
• Strong understanding of Queensland heritage legislation and cultural heritage compliance best practice principles
• Relevant cultural heritage management experience associated with the delivery of infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated experience preparing quality technical reporting and associated management and mitigation strategies
• Ability to utilise and apply expertise to analyse information, make effective decisions and problem solve
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information effectively and negotiate reasonably practicable outcomes
• You are able to work independently and within a team environment and foster good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Hold a Class C current unrestricted drivers licence

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.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia and we have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations

Personal and professional development courses

Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport

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.

How to apply

Click 'Apply' to submit your online application. Upload your Resume with a Cover Letter (of no more than 2 pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes would allow you to achieve success in this role.

Documents needs to be less than 2MB in size and PDF format is preferred. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email [email protected]

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview 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.

Closing Date - Sunday 18 May 2025

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.