Advisor Heritage

at  RIO Tinto

ADVISOR HERITAGE

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Multiple regional roles available requiring frequent site based travel (FIFO or Residential)

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.

Work within an interdisciplinary team and build on your experience in heritage management, stakeholder engagement, fieldwork, compliance and assurance, and training. Reporting to the HSEC Manager you will:

• Build and maintain effective relationships with Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s consultants, internal and external stakeholders and teams around Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) program activities.
• Provide onsite support for internal heritage approvals, frontline compliance and assurance of heritage controls, monitoring and inspections, fieldwork readiness and safety, heritage incident response, and maintenance of heritage assets.
• Direct the onsite implementation and compliance of the Cultural Heritage Management System (CHMS) and Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs).
• Provide technical advice, awareness, and training to site-based teams, leaders and the broader business around CHM controls and activities
• Communicate across central and site-based teams enabling effective CHM and Operational Delivery outcomes

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a number of Cultural Heritage Advisors to support our Operational Delivery of heritage management approvals and implementation activities.

Work within an interdisciplinary team and build on your experience in heritage management, stakeholder engagement, fieldwork, compliance and assurance, and training. Reporting to the HSEC Manager you will:

• Build and maintain effective relationships with Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s consultants, internal and external stakeholders and teams around Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) program activities.
• Provide onsite support for internal heritage approvals, frontline compliance and assurance of heritage controls, monitoring and inspections, fieldwork readiness and safety, heritage incident response, and maintenance of heritage assets.
• Direct the onsite implementation and compliance of the Cultural Heritage Management System (CHMS) and Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs).
• Provide technical advice, awareness, and training to site-based teams, leaders and the broader business around CHM controls and activities
• Communicate across central and site-based teams enabling effective CHM and Operational Delivery outcomes.

To be successfully considered for this role, you will ideally have:

• A C Class manual drivers licence
• A degree qualification in archaeology, anthropology, heritage management OR equivalent with experience in cultural heritage management within mining or another development sector
• Technical understanding of Heritage Management, and ability to undertake fieldwork
• Excellent communication skills with experience engaging with a variety of stakeholders, including corporate, mining, and community stakeholders
• Experience with project management and consultant management
• Experience in the use of technological solutions including GIS applications (ArcGIS), hardware (GPS devices, tablets), and basic Microsoft suite
• A background working across the following areas - CHM in the mining and resources sector, Aboriginal Corporations, CHM consulting, or a CHM not-for-profi