Senior Advisor Heritage & Pastoral - FIFO Job Description Senior Advisor Heritage & Pastoral - FIFO

- 8/6 Roster FIFO from Perth to the Pilbara
- Performance, Retention and Profit Share bonuses
- Company contribution towards private health insurance
- Drive heritage compliance and stakeholder engagement across our operations

About the role

Hancock Iron Ore is seeking a Senior Advisor Heritage and Pastoral to play a key role in supporting responsible operations across our Pilbara footprint.

This position will lead the implementation of heritage compliance requirements and practical heritage management strategies, helping ensure ground disturbance activities are planned and delivered with care, respect and strong governance. Working closely with heritage consultants, Native Title group representatives, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage monitors, and pastoral station managers, you will build trusted relationships and coordinate field-based activities that support cultural heritage protection, operational readiness and our ongoing licence to operate.

This is a highly engaging role for someone who can balance compliance, stakeholder engagement and on-the-ground delivery while contributing to Hancock Iron Ore's commitment to respecting Country, protecting Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and working collaboratively with our communities and partners. This position will be working a FIFO 8/6 roster, from Perth to Sanjiv Ridge with travel to other Pilbara-based sites as needed.

Duties

- Provide active, field-based safety leadership and promote a strong HSE culture through visible leadership, incident reporting, investigation support and timely close-out of actions
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across site teams, pastoral station managers, heritage consultants, Native Title group representatives and Traditional Owner monitors
- Coordinate and support heritage field activities, including risk assessments, logistics, equipment, GIS/GPS preparation, contractor supervision, daily reporting and accurate record keeping
- Support heritage compliance for ground disturbance activities by reviewing LUCs and WINs, attending ground disturbance meetings, coordinating monitors and ensuring heritage conditions are understood and met




- Act as a key site contact for heritage compliance, guiding work groups, promoting awareness of heritage obligations and assisting with investigations where required
- Support the management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage materials, artefact collections, cultural displays and associated records in line with required processes
- Liaise with pastoral station managers to support access agreement compliance, muster planning, cattle-related incident management and effective communication between pastoralists and site teams

Skills and experience

- Demonstrated experience in Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, with some experience gained in a similar role within the mining industry
- Experience working respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal people, Native Title groups and culturally diverse stakeholders
- Working knowledge of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage legislation, including the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972(WA) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984(Cth)
- Demonstrated experience supporting heritage compliance activities, stakeholder engagement, field-based work and cultural heritage processes in an operational setting
- Competency using Microsoft Office and GIS-based systems or tools to support heritage activities, reporting, mapping and record management
- Current valid Western Australian manual C class driver's licence, advanced 4WD training and current advanced first aid qualification
- Experience working with pastoralists, land-connected people or remote Aboriginal communities will be highly regarded

About Hancock Iron Ore

Hancock Iron Ore has a portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region, with a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. We have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek,



Sanjiv Ridge, and McPhee Creek, plus a range of exciting development opportunities.

We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.

Life at our Mines

Our Mine Village is a modern, comfortable home away from home, with recent extensive upgrades to accommodation, dining, fitness, recreation, and wellbeing facilities. Residents can enjoy renovated rooms with contemporary amenities, high-quality dining with healthy, vegan, and gluten-free options, upgraded gym and pool facilities, social and recreation spaces, SWIFT in-room entertainment, a 24/7 retail offering, and an active calendar of community, lifestyle, learning, and family-friendly activities.

Equal Opportunity

Hancock Iron Ore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and females to apply. We are a fair, diverse and welcoming workplace. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

Application Information

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

This advertisement will closeno laterthan thePosting End Datespecified. We may close the advertisement early should suitable candidate/s be identified, so encourage prompt applications.

Recruitment Agency submissions will not be considered.

Posting End Date: 28/08/2026 Information at a Glance Job Alerts Link Business Unit: Finance Job Location: Sanjiv Ridge Mine (FIFO) Posting End Date: 28/08/2026

Please note that recruitmentagenciesare not invited to submit candidates for this position.

Hancock Iron Ore is a Hancock Prospecting company.

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📌 Senior Advisor Heritage & Pastoral - FIFO (Perth)
🏢 Hancock Iron Ore
📍 Perth