- Primary Location: AU - Melbourne, VIC - 8 Siddeley Str

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Come grow with us.

AECOM's environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites, and tackling climate change challenges and resilience. We focus on preserving habitats, water quality, stakeholder engagement and cultural resources, promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every project stage.

Join us in shaping and growing our Heritage Practice in Melbourne





We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Heritage Consultant to lead the establishment and growth of our Heritage Practice in Melbourne. This is a unique chance for a heritage professional with strong technical expertise, leadership capability and a passion for building client relationships to help create and grow a heritage offering within a well-established multidisciplinary environment.

Based in Melbourne, you will lead the delivery of heritage projects across Victoria while also working as an integral member of our national Heritage team. You will collaborate closely with heritage specialists across Australia, drawing on the strength of a nationally connected practice while developing a strong local presence and project pipeline within Victoria.

This role offers the opportunity to support major infrastructure, energy, Defence, transport, property and environmental projects, providing technical leadership on both Victorian and national projects. You will help shape the future of our Melbourne heritage capability while contributing to the continued success and growth of our broader Australian Heritage business.

We offer our clients expertise in Aboriginal and historical heritage management, impact assessments, due diligence, heritage approvals, consultation, excavation and salvage programs, and strategic heritage advice.





How you’ll make a difference

- Manage and deliver Aboriginal and historical heritage projects throughout Victoria, including technical oversight, and client engagement.
- Collaborate with AECOM's national Heritage team, contributing specialist expertise and supporting the delivery of major projects across Australia
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, Traditional Owners, regulators, government agencies and industry stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership for heritage assessments, management plans, due diligence studies and heritage approval processes.
- Drive business development activities including proposal preparation, client engagement, market positioning and strategic planning.
- Prepare desktop assessments including background research, data review and heritage value identification.
- Complete safe field surveys to locate, record and assess Aboriginal and historical heritage places and objects.
- Deliver accurate, fit for purpose technical reports aligned with client needs and approval pathways.
- Work closely with communities, regulators and project teams to support practical, respectful heritage outcomes.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

- Demonstrated experience delivering cultural heritage assessments in Aboriginal and/or historical heritage based on solid understanding of State and Commonwealth heritage legislation and approval pathways.
- High performance standards for desktop assessments and field surveys, showcasing d

📌 Principal Heritage Specialist (Melbourne)
🏢 AECOM
📍 Melbourne