Advisor Heritage

Advisor Heritage
 

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

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community  

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority  

• FIFO opportunities across the Pilbara from Perth, WA

About the role

We are looking for Advisors Heritage. In this role, you will be the on-site focal point for Heritage, supporting delivery of heritage activities such as asset maintenance, site monitoring and inspections, and incident response. Here you will also inform and educate site-based operations management personnel on heritage matters including key risks and controls.

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

Opportunities exist across various sites in the Pilbara on a 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life. 

Reporting to the Manager HSEC, you will:

• Support development of Rio Tinto’s Biodiversity Management Plan and Integrated Heritage Management Process submissions, and delivery of Approval Requests within areas of existing traditional owner consent

• Be CMS representative for Traditional Owner monitors and other consultants in Heritage and Environment where needed

• Support implementation and operationalisation of specific heritage management plans for Gudai-Darri

• Heritage incident response & support (participate in investigations, implement heritage actions on site to resolve, triage chance finds, etc)

• Urgent field inspections i.e. data integrity issues gaps in surveys and site-based support for fieldwork readiness

• Asset maintenance (signage, delineation), Site monitoring and inspections and Maintenance of Archaeological repositories per annual plan

• First-line assurance and critical control verification of heritage conditions on Approval Requests, Cultural Heritage Management Plans, etc. and assessment of effectiveness

• Attend general manager forums and other site-based Management Operating System meetings to provide heritage input/response incl. Risk and Assurance Forum

• Build site awareness (significant sites, heritage risks/controls), provide technical heritage advice for operations management, and support Approval Requests/IHMP controls execution

• Provide site specific training (inductions, queries, etc) and knowledge to third party personnel

• Build relationships with Asset leaders and act as the site interface for heritage related issues

• Support adhoc / unplanned heritage visits

• Obtain footage, photography, data etc. to support development of engagement materials

What you’ll bring   

• A degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Heritage Management, History or equivalent with mining experience

• Technical understanding in Heritage Management, and ability to support fieldwork

• Experience working with Traditional Owners / Indigenous groups

• Undertaking surveys, inspections, and monitoring

• Broad background working within Heritage

• Management in mining & resources, consulting, not for profit, Aboriginal Corporations or contract management

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 program 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

Where you’ll be working 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

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About Rio Tinto

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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.

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