Senior Consultant/ Associate Director - Heritage

Overview

Lead heritage assessments, conservation plans, and team mentoring in WA.

Key Responsibilities

• archival analysis
• heritage analysis
• project delivery
• proposal writing
• interdisciplinary collaboration
• team leadership

Tasks

-Represent the firm in professional forums, public engagements, and industry events, actively promoting our heritage capabilities and values. -Manage your workload and project hours with discipline and accountability, contributing to the financial performance of the team. -Prepare winning proposals, tenders, and submissions to secure new opportunities and strengthen client relationships. -Archival recording and analysis -Oversee project lifecycles from inception through to completion, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget, and aligned with client expectations and regulatory requirements. -Lead, mentor, and support junior and mid-level staff in the delivery of heritage reports and projects of the highest quality. -Lead preparation historical and physical analysis of historic heritage sites, interpreting archival and contextual data to inform heritage reports and planning advice. -Provide informed, strategic, and practical leadership on a wide range of heritage matters, including: -Work in close collaboration with professionals from other disciplines to deliver integrated, innovative, and sustainable project outcomes. -Working on city-shaping projects alongside the best in the industry, and across all sectors.

Requirements

• heritage assessments
• business development
• heritage legislation
• architecture degree
• 7+ years
• mentoring

What You Bring

-Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality heritage assessments and reporting across a range of heritage-listed places. -Strong business acumen with experience in business development, client engagement, and securing new or repeat consultancy work. -Advanced appreciation of Australian historical architecture, construction methods, and traditional building fabric. -Interpretation planning and storytelling -Proven experience in mentoring and on-the-job coaching, with a supportive and constructive approach to developing junior staff. -Tertiary qualifications in Architecture, Heritage Conservation, or a closely related discipline. -Architectural conservation supervision -Regular and consistent feedback program as well as annual reviews. -7+ years of professional experience in heritage advisory, planning, or conservation—preferably within a consultancy environment. -Comfortable working independently or as part of a team on complex, multi-disciplinary projects. -Strong working knowledge of Western Australian and national heritage legislation, policies, and statutory planning processes. -Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing CMPs, HISs, and other technical reports to a high professional standard.

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Benefits

-Monthly and annual awards for staff performance; -Opportunities to participate in industry events, breakfasts, lunches, presentations, B2Bs and industry working groups across the State and Nationally.. -Opportunity to participate in our employee remuneration bonus scheme program; -18 weeks parental leave policy; -Active mentorship, development of career goals and support in achieving them. -Daily breakfast and fruit, monthly team lunches. -Professional membership fees covered. -Opportunity to work closely with Directors; -Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) -Investment in ongoing training with all employees provided with an annual training budget.

About Urbis

-Assists in shaping cities by offering innovative solutions in planning, design, and policy development. -Works with public and private sector clients, transforming projects that impact communities. -Focuses on sustainable design, contributing to high-profile developments across Australia. -Typical projects include city master planning, urban regeneration, transport infrastructure, and environmental assessments. -Reputation for delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects, bringing together expert teams across various sectors. -Strong presence across Australia, with offices in multiple major cities.

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