Specialist Heritage

Where we’re all welcome 

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

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 different.  

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 Heritage. In this role, you will deliver heritage programs – some activities include managing heritage projects, completing fieldwork, authorising approvals, and supporting all heritage related activities. You will also provide advice on heritage management within existing structures and processes. 

Whether you’re new to your profession or experienced in your field, and whatever industry you have exposure to, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.   

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Manager to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team.  

If you are ready to contribute to a forward-thinking team, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us. 

Reporting to the Lead Engagement Delivery, you will:  

• Lead project management and contractor management. This includes negotiation of fieldwork, onboarding, and reporting 

• Conduct fieldwork activities such as Archaeological & Ethnographic surveys, and leading community projects 

• Support studies by providing technical heritage advice and input into the study designs 

• Review and authorise low to moderate complexity approvals requests 

• Provide technical heritage advice for operations management, and support approvals requests execution 

• Prepare materials for consultations including site disturbance 

• Develop reports and manage aviation C7 documents 

• Report editing and upload of GIS information from all surveys into Heritage Information Management System (HIMS) 

• Maintain relevant internal trackers and systems 

What you’ll bring    

• Heritage awareness and understanding 

• Scheduling and prioritisation ability 

• Traditional Owner relationship building and stakeholder relationship management 

• Cultural Heritage Management planning 

• Managing sites of high cultural importance 

• Fieldwork surveys 

• Internal reporting experience 

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.  

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply. 

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)  

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them  

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more. 

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 who are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment 

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Program 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 programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders 

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us. 

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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.