Senior Consultant - Aboriginal Heritage

About the business

Element Advisory part of SLR, is a leading regulatory approval, social, and digital advisory firm, we unlock investment, approvals, and social and community benefits for our partners across various industries. Our commitment to innovation drives us to continuously seek new solutions and methodologies, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our field.

To continue this evolution and further support the growth of our people and the services they deliver, the decision to partner with SLR represents an exciting opportunity. As part of the SLR team, we will play an integral role in delivering and expanding the existing services in Western Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

The wider SLR team is a rapidly growing privately-owned global business, with a strong reputation for providing high quality environmental and advisory services. We have over 4,000 staff with offices throughout the APAC, Europe, North, Central and South America, and Africa regions. In APAC we have over 1,000 employees across 24 offices.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will manage and support Aboriginal heritage projects from initial assessment through to project completion, delivering high quality services to our clients. The position will provide support for a heritage team with numerous projects that traverse Historic and Aboriginal cultural heritage in Western Australia.

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Research of digital resources and archives; and use of repositories such as the State Library and State Records Office. 
• Field surveys to photograph and document physical attributes of places. 
• Managing and collating data, including ensuring quality and accuracy of data.

Our team is based in our Subiaco office and whilst we do offer all our employees Hybrid working arrangements this is a requirement for this role to attend our office or client offices on part days of the week. There may also be some travel required within WA regions from time to time.

Experience

• Undergraduate Degree in History, Anthropology, Architecture, Archaeology, Aboriginal Studies or any related qualifications.
• 3+ years’ experience in a heritage related role or other related experience (consultant).
• Consultancy and/or client management experience, including the ability to negotiate outcomes with key stakeholders and manage expectations
• The ability to learn quickly and work effectively under limited supervision or independently.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Experience in historical/anthropological/Aboriginal heritage reporting, such as cultural context reports, heritage surveys prepared by specialist sub-consultants, heritage assessments, regulatory frameworks and heritage management.
• Clear understanding of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA).
• Knowledge of heritage legislation at a local and state level.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills, and the ability to present strategies and material to influence outcomes
• Experience of working collaboratively with Aboriginal, Community Leaders and broad stakeholders is highly desirable

Our Benefits

We are most proud of our diverse, friendly and expert team, who work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients.

Whether you’re enjoying our flexible hybrid work environment, looking to collaborate with a team of experts locally and across the country, or wanting to excel through our defined career progression framework…  Our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

You can find a comprehensive list here.

Next Steps

If you feel you have the skills, experience, and attributes to take on this challenging yet rewarding journey, apply now!

Experience in any aspect of Aboriginal heritage projects will be considered favourably. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.