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232335 Heritage Consultant

Provides advice and guidance on the conservation and management of heritage sites such as historical buildings, landscapes and cultural sites. Heritage Consultants may require 'cultural authority'.

Major group
2 Professionals
Unit group
2323 Social Science and Related Professionals
Edition
OSCA 2024
Skill level
Level 1

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Role overview

Provides advice and guidance on the conservation and management of heritage sites such as historical buildings, landscapes and cultural sites. Heritage Consultants may require 'cultural authority'.

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Occupation facts

Skill level
1
Major group
2 Professionals
Sub-major group
23 Cultural and Social Professionals
Minor group
232 Social Professionals
Unit group
2323 Social Science and Related Professionals

Tasks

  • Researches and identifies heritage sites and buildings
  • Plans, assesses and manages cultural agreements regarding heritage affairs
  • Evaluates the potential impacts that proposed and planned developments may have on heritage locations and places of cultural significance, and provides recommendations for consideration
  • Liaises with key stakeholders including clients, governments and Traditional Owners
  • Formulates strategies to manage heritage aspects on construction or development sites
  • Prepares and writes heritage impact statements

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Industry context

Alternative titles

  • Cultural Heritage Officer
  • Heritage Adviser

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Compare OSCA 232335 with related occupations

Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison pointCurrent code232335 Heritage Consultant232331 Archaeologist232332 Archivist
Official role definitionProvides advice and guidance on the conservation and management of heritage sites such as historical buildings, landscapes and cultural sites. Heritage Consultants may require 'cultural authority'.Studies human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data left behind, which includes artefacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).Analyses and documents records, and plans and organises systems and procedures for the safekeeping of records and historically valuable documents.
Skill levelSkill Level 1Skill Level 1Skill Level 1
Key tasks
  • Researches and identifies heritage sites and buildings
  • Plans, assesses and manages cultural agreements regarding heritage affairs
  • Evaluates the potential impacts that proposed and planned developments may have on heritage locations and places of cultural significance, and provides recommendations for consideration
  • Liaises with key stakeholders including clients, governments and Traditional Owners
  • Cleans, examines, records and preserves archaeological finds and sites
  • Collects, analyses and interprets data from artefacts and archaeological sites
  • Uses methods such as aerial photography and remote sensing techniques to locate archaeological sites
  • Collects information and produces simulations to recreate the way a site or artefact would have looked in the past
  • Evaluates and preserves documents for administrative, historical, technical change management, legal, evidential and other purposes
  • Examines items and arranges examinations to determine condition and authenticity
  • Develops archival systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records
  • Develops, maintains and implements archive policies and procedures
Alternative titles
  • Cultural Heritage Officer
  • Heritage Adviser
Not statedNot stated

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

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Previous code232334 Gallery or Museum CuratorNext code232336 Historian

Official source

Official source
ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed
2026-04-17

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