Client: Major Oil & Gas Operator
Employment: Casual Contract
Duration: 2 years
Location: Perth
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Cultural Heritage professional to support a major onshore oil and gas decommissioning program in Australia.
This long-term, multidisciplinary project integrates cultural heritage management with environmental, regulatory, and operational delivery within a highly sensitive natural environment. The role will work closely with Traditional Owner groups, internal project teams, and key stakeholders to ensure culturally appropriate and compliant heritage outcomes are achieved throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, scope, and coordinate cultural heritage survey delivery
- Support scheduling, logistics, and tracking of field programs with Traditional Owner participation
- Review heritage survey data, reports, and associated documentation
- Manage and maintain spatial and heritage data systems (e.g., ArcGIS)
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Traditional Owner groups and their representatives
- Support co-design and implementation of Cultural Heritage Management Plans
- Coordinate Traditional Owner involvement in surveys and heritage activities
- Engage with internal teams and external stakeholders to support project delivery
- Promote culturally respectful and transparent engagement practices
- Undertake heritage assessments for land disturbance activities and provide advice during project planning and execution
- Integrate heritage considerations into project and operational activities
- Identify and manage heritage-related risks and constraints
- Collaborate across heritage, environment, and project teams
- Support compliance with relevant State and Commonwealth cultural heritage legislation and agreements
- Assist in preparing heritage inputs to approvals and regulatory documentation
- Contribute to implementation of Cultural Heritage Management Plans and procedures
- Monitor and track heritage-related commitments
- Contribute to the improvement of heritage processes and management systems
- Develop tools, templates, guidance materials, and training resources
- Maintain accurate records and reporting on heritage activities
- Promote consistency and efficiency across ways of working
Qualifications & Experience Required
- Demonstrated experience in cultural heritage management within mining, energy, or infrastructure sectors
- Experience operating at a senior advisor level
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including cross-cultural awareness
- Experience coordinating cultural heritage surveys and working closely with Traditional Owner groups
- Working knowledge of State and Commonwealth cultural heritage legislation and approvals processes
- Proven ability to manage complex scopes, competing priorities, and deliver in dynamic environments
- Experience with GIS (ArcGIS) and heritage data management systems
- Tertiary qualifications in Archaeology, Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Planning, Land Management, or related discipline
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.
With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.
Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)
If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to louis.tham@airswift.com with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Louis at +61 (08) 6245 0671 for more information.
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