Lead Open Pit Mine Surveyor – FIFO Perth, Leadership

NES Fircroft; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8:6 FIFO roster from Perth

Leadership opportunity

Competitive salary with bonus

Long-life mining operation

Modern site facilities and accom.

Supportive leadership team

Career development opportunities

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor based in Western Australia to lead a team of surveyors and survey assistants across multiple pit areas. The role combines field and office work, with UAV operations, end-of-month reporting, production support and geotechnical monitoring.

You will oversee accuracy, safety and design compliance, liaising with mining, geology and technical services teams.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Surveying required.
• WA Authorised Mine Surveyor Grade 1 or 2 required.
• Minimum 5 years' mine surveying experience in open pit operations.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience essential.
• Experience with Trimble and UAV workflows preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Surveyors and Survey Assistants.
• Coordinate and review production survey activities across site.
• Complete end-of-week and end-of-month reporting.
• Perform volume calculations, pit surveys and stockpile reporting.
• Handle ore markups and delineation activities.
• Execute grade control and resource drilling set-out.
• Oversee blast hole surveys and volume reporting.
• Conduct UAV operations and photogrammetry processing.
• Monitor slope stability and report pit wall movements.
• Install and monitor prisms and geotechnical equipment.
• Maintain accurate site plans, lease boundaries and survey records.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree or Diploma in Surveying

WA Authorised Mine Surveyor (Grade 1 or 2)

Tools

Trimble RTK GPS

Trimble Total Stations

DJI UAV platforms

Surpac

Trimble Business Centre

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor based in Western Australia to lead a team of surveyors and survey assistants across multiple pit areas. The role combines field and office work, with UAV operations, end-of-month reporting, production support and geotechnical monitoring.

You will oversee accuracy, safety and design compliance, liaising with mining, geology and technical services teams.