MinRes can offer you!
- MinRes covers practising certificate costs for lawyers wishing to retain their professional credentials
- Broad and varied work spanning heritage surveys through to comprehensive commercial arrangements, with exposure across various commodities.
- A genuine bridge role between business and community, where every day looks different
The Opportunity
Due to extensive growth, MinRes's corporate Technical Services division is seeking a Senior Native Title Advisor to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of law, community engagement and mining operations, a niche specialty where few legal professionals get to build their career.
You'll play a key role in managing MinRes's relationships with native title parties and their communities across all of our mining and energy projects, spanning the West Pilbara, Central Pilbara and potentially our energy assets. Day-to-day, you'll work across existing Native Title and Heritage Protection agreements and negotiating new agreements under the Future Acts regime. You will be covering everything from exploration licences through to mining leases, with obligations touching heritage, environmental approvals, contracting, employment and commercial matters. Some responsibilities include;
- Negotiating Native Title agreements for existing and new mining tenure, exploration permits, including for gas and energy projects.
- Conducting legal interpretation and analysis of existing and new agreements.
- Ensuring day-to-day compliance with agreement obligations across all projects.
- Drafting and negotiating agreements alongside lawyers representing Native Title parties.
- Providing advice to internal business teams on heritage, environmental, employment, contracting and commercial requirements.
- Facilitating engagement meetings with native title parties and preparing associated meeting materials and documentation.
- Assisting with Land Activity Permit (LAP) assessments, using a mapping system to review proposed activities against agreement terms.
What is required?
- Law degree or equivalent legal qualification
- Strong legal interpretation and analysis skills
- Experience engaging with Traditional Owners or Aboriginal communities
- Resources industry experience
- An empathetic, culturally aware approach to working with Aboriginal people
Desirable – not Essential
- Experience with Prescribed Body Corporates (PBCs) or Aboriginal corporations
- Experience drafting and negotiating agreements
- GIS or mapping system familiarity
- Current practising certificate (not required, but supported if held)
If you thrives on variety, genuinely enjoy working with people and communities, and want to apply your legal skills somewhere they make a tangible, on-the-ground difference, we'd love to hear from you.
About Mineral Resources
MinRes is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in iron ore, lithium, energy, and mining services across Western Australia. Our commitment to innovation and our people has made MinRes one of the ASX’s best performing companies since listing in 2006.
Our Osborne Park headquarters offers worldclass facilities including a café, restaurant, commercial gym, crèche, daycare, and health centre. At MinRes, the future’s bright — be part of our next chapter
