Careers
Why work
at ICS
Our staff are professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, with a passion for conserving cultural heritage. ICS provides generous professional development, staff training and annual professional membership support to ensure all staff stay at the top of their game.
If you’re passionate about conserving the past for future generations, we’d love to meet you. Review our Recruitment page to see available roles, or get in touch directly via our contact form or by phone.
Our values
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Passion
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We love our work, and are genuinely enthused about our important role in conserving Australia’s cultural heritage. We enjoy helping each other to flourish in the workplace, and get inspired by the many projects we are lucky to work on. We value our clients and celebrate our many successes.We are passionate about what we do, our important role in conserving Australia’s cultural heritage, and finding treatment solutions for the valued objects brought to us. and finding treatment solutions for the valued objects brought to us.and finding treatment solutions for the valued objects brought to us solutions for the valued objects brought to us.
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Discovery
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Curiosity is our middle name, and we love delving into the processes that lead to great project outcomes. We are committed to building our skills and services using the latest research. Learning and discovering makes us a coherent team, and arms us with insights and creative problem-solving skills.
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Integrity
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We believe in being honest, fair and ethical in all our dealings to build a true culture of integrity. Good communication is important to us, and we treat others with respect and dignity. We take responsibility for our actions, learn from experience, and embrace opportunities for growth and change.
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Pragmatism
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Our solutions to conservation challenges are realistic and practical. We take into account client expectations, object integrity, budget, feasibility, and the broad context of the work. We aim to be flexible and open, so we can see the merits of different approaches and solutions.
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Collaboration
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Our team has a hugely diverse range of skills, expertise and talent. Through collaboration, those unique viewpoints become collective knowledge leading us to find innovative solutions. We encourage collaboration at all levels, and we highly value working in partnership with our clients.
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Sustainability
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We manage our materials and resources wisely and take pride in working to internationally recognised standards and professional codes of ethics. We actively embrace our responsibility to care for and protect the environment. We are proud about our collective efforts for achieving Net Zero.
All in the name of art conservation
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Dutch Still Life and microcope
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Katie painting
Suati painting
ICS benefits
Work all over Australia with opportunities on a huge range of scale and diversity of projects.
Personal growth is prioritised and professional development is supported and funded.
Learn from our talented conservators. Our team is trained locally and internationally and have an enormous wealth of experience to share.
Innovation and research are encouraged as cornerstones of your professional growth and ability to solve conservation challenges.
Australia-wide conservation services, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra.
Be part of a long and established network within the heritage industry and work on award-winning projects.
ICS team members are passionate about working in the heritage industry.
We are committed to sustainable practices and determined to be a Net Zero company before 2025.
Current roles available
We regularly employ casual and contract staff on a wide range of projects. Our casual and contract staff include students, graduates, experienced.
Workplace opportunities
General employment enquiries
We regularly employ casual and contract staff for a wide range of projects, including students, graduates, experienced conservators, collections managers, technicians, artisans, and heritage trades specialists.
If you are looking for work, please complete our online form and we’ll register your interest, availability and skills, and contact you when suitable opportunities arise.
Internship opportunities
Each year we offer a small number of internships to support tertiary students gain hands-on skills in materials conservation or collections management. We work with universities to ensure our work placements provide good learning opportunities that will enhance postgraduate career opportunities. Internships are only available to currently enrolled tertiary students.
We will keep your CV and contact details in our database so we can contact you directly if suitable opportunities arise.
Please note: our internship opportunities are dependent on job timeframes, and may not be available in normal university placement periods.
Work with us
Passionate about conserving art and cultural heritage
If you would like to join our skilled and dedicated team of professionals get in touch today.