Heritage Consultant - Newcastle
	Niche

Use your experience to make a positive impact

Niche is a leading consultancy specialising in natural capital and offsetting, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, heritage management, environmental planning, management and approvals, and spatial services.

Our purpose is to empower people to create a sustainable future.

We’re looking for mid-level Heritage Consultant to join our diverse community of talented, innovative technical experts and strategic advisors. Our people are proud to do work that matters, to make an impact working on some of the most consequential, challenging and inspiring projects in their industry.

Find your Niche – a place you can thrive

From the start of our business in 2009, we have trusted our people with the flexibility they need to structure work around their lives and the autonomy to deliver their projects from end to end. On any given day our people will be working from home, in the field, or from one of our offices located across the east coast of Australia. 

We value your expertise and ensure you have the systems, support and tools to do what you do best. Whatever your role with Niche, you can take advantage of:

• Time for your wellbeing, personal development and family
• Additional paid leave to support your health, wellbeing, development and personal fulfilment
• Spend time with family or friends, volunteer in your community, or work on a personal project 
• Competitive parental leave policy to support parents and carers

Recognition for your time and effort

• Competitive in-field TIL policy, and incentives/allowances to recognise your time in the field 
• Competitive total rewards package and allowances

Support to master your craft

• A network of peers, mentors, leaders, senior specialists and experts accessible through our buddy and mentoring programs
• Flexible career pathways to progress in both technical and people leadership streams
• Financial assistance and leave to support your continuing professional development.

Check out our Careers page for more information.

About the role

The successful candidate will work with our NSW Heritage team from our  office. We are seeking someone 2-3 years in the consulting industry managing a diverse project portfolio, or equivalent.

What will make us a great match

This role will best suit to a motivated Consultant with at least 2 -3 years or more experience in the NSW Heritage space. 

Specifically, we are looking for:

• Bachelor-level university degree in the field of Aboriginal Archaeology.
• At least 4 years’ practical experience working on Aboriginal heritage projects, particularly within NSW, and experience in a consulting capacity.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience with Aboriginal assessments in NSW, the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009 and associated codes and guidelines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team of professionals.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with a strong working relationship with Aboriginal communities.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and conceptual and technical report writing skills.
• Ability to work outdoors in field locations and a willingness to travel is essential.
• A full current NSW driver’s licence.
• NSW White Card (CIC), First Aid certificate and experience with using tablets, laptops, digital cameras, and Microsoft 365 are desirable. 

About Niche and the team

At Niche, we look to the future and ask how we can empower people to make a positive difference and to solve clients’ problems in a way that balances a need for development with respect for heritage and reliance upon our environment.

Heritage management

Niche provides specialist cultural heritage services to a wide range of industry sectors and to clients of various scale. Our experienced archaeologists and heritage professionals work closely with project proponents, landholders, local communities and traditional owners to provide site assessments, management plans, archival recording and analysis and conservation advice. 

This role reports to Justin Shiner who currently leads Niche's Heritage Team for NSW & QLD. With over 20 years industry experience Justin is a highly knowledgeable cultural  heritage professional. Over this period, he has overseen a wide range of Indigenous  and historical cultural heritage projects throughout most Australian jurisdictions and have international experience in cultural heritage management in Mongolia, Namibia and Peru. He has recently undertaken an international review of cultural heritage practice at Glencore's global sites and currently advises Glencore on a greenfields mine development on Cape York Peninsula.  

How to apply

If this sounds like a great fit, click the apply button and submit your CV and cover letter addressing the key requirements. 

Niche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified candidates of all differences to apply. Our recruitment process includes behavioural and medical testing. We also recognise the same recruitment process doesn’t fit all, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, simply let us know at the time you apply.

Applicants are required to have the right to work in Australia to be considered for this opportunity.