City of Gold Coast
Cultural Heritage Advisor
About the team The Cultural Heritage Advisor is an important position that sits within the City’s Heritage and First Nations team - high performing professionals that deliver quality protection, conservation, compliance, and First Nations services and expertise. The team is situated in the Sustainability, Heritage and Compliance Branch of the Department Environment, Heritage and Resilience. About your new role As Cultural Heritage Advisor, you will use your archaeological expertise, skills and experience to conduct heritage risk assessments, contribute to improved risk management processes,…
About the team
The Cultural Heritage Advisor is an important position that sits within the City’s Heritage and First Nations team – high performing professionals that deliver quality protection, conservation, compliance, and First Nations services and expertise. The team is situated in the Sustainability, Heritage and Compliance Branch of the Department Environment, Heritage and Resilience.
About your new role
As Cultural Heritage Advisor, you will use your archaeological 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. This role is predominantly office/work from home based with an occasional fieldwork component.
Some of your responsibilities will include: • Manage the end-to-end cultural heritage risk management process for the City’s capital and operational work program. • Fulfil the specialist role of Cultural Heritage Advisor including technical desktop and field cultural heritage risk analysis and management services for moderately complex projects in the planning, design, and construction phases. • Develop reasonably practicable cultural heritage management measures in consultation with internal and external stakeholders, consultants, Aboriginal parties and technical advisors. • Advise stakeholders on legislative requirements for cultural heritage management. • Contribute to continuous improvement of cultural heritage management systems and performance within the City. • Design and deliver cultural heritage management training packages for internal stakeholders.
For more information, access the position brief in our jobs portal by clicking ‘Apply’.
We’re looking for people who have:
• Tertiary degree in a relevant cultural heritage practice (archaeology, cultural heritage management, anthropology). • At least 1 years of professional industry cultural heritage management experience associated with the delivery of infrastructure projects • Technical archaeological expertise, skills and experience in Aboriginal cultural heritage management, survey and analysis for heritage risk • Experience providing detailed technical and statutory advice on Aboriginal cultural heritage matters • Strong understanding of Australian heritage legislation and cultural heritage compliance best practice principles • Demonstrated experience preparing quality technical reporting, and management and mitigation strategies • Ability to apply expertise to analyse technical information, exercise professional judgement, make effective decisions and problem solve • An exceptional communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to communicate technical information effectively and negotiate reasonably practicable outcomes • You can work independently and within a team environment, and take initiative to foster productive 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. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:
- 9-day fortnight
- 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 recruitment@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
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.
Contact Person
Andrew Allan
Contact Number
Closing Date
Sunday 9 March 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.
