Senior Heritage Advisor

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Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians

We are delivering a mulit-billion dollar infrastructure program to transform the airport, including new and expanded terminals, a parallel runway, multi-storey car parks and our first on site hotel. This investment will deliver a single, integrated airport precinct and a world class passenger experience.

Beyond aviation, the Perth Airport estate spans more than 2,100 hectares and supports a $1.5 billion portfolio of industrial and commercial assets, with significant opportunities for future development. 

About the role

The Senior Heritage Advisor plays a key role in supporting the delivery of Perth Airport’s Capital Portfolio. As a cultural heritage subject matter expert, you will provide specialist advice to project teams, helping identify and manage heritage risks, obligations and commitments throughout project delivery.

Working closely with project teams, Traditional Owners, regulators and specialist consultants, you will help integrate heritage requirements across planning and delivery while building heritage capability across the team.

Some of the key responsibilities for this role include:

• Provide specialist cultural heritage advice and guidance across the Capital Portfolio.
• Lead and guide heritage team members, building capability and consistent application of heritage and legislative requirements.
• Identify, assess and manage heritage risks, obligations and commitments across projects.
• Support engagement with Traditional Owners, regulators and other heritage stakeholders.
• Coordinate heritage surveys, assessments, specialist studies and consultants.
• Support compliance with heritage legislation, approvals and permit conditions.
• Undertake heritage assurance activities, including inspections, audits and project reviews.
• Maintain heritage records and provide reporting to support project governance.

About you

We are looking for an experienced heritage professional who can navigate complex project environments, build trusted relationships and provide practical advice to support responsible project delivery.

• Tertiary qualification in Archaeology, Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Management, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
• Significant cultural heritage experience within infrastructure, construction, land development or major projects.
• Strong knowledge of Western Australian and Commonwealth heritage legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working collaboratively with Traditional Owners and cultural heritage stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating heritage surveys, specialist studies and consultants.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and reporting skills.
• Experience within an airport, transport or major infrastructure environment will be highly regarded.

Why Join Perth Airport?

We offer a collaborative and inclusive workplace where people are supported to do their best work. You’ll be part of a forward-looking organisation with a clear purpose, working on projects that have a lasting impact on Western Australia.

Our benefits include:

• A dynamic and supportive team culture

• A contemporary workplace with excellent facilities

• A modern approach to work and life balance

• Competitive remuneration and company benefits

• Free on site parking

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. We place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

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