Pilbara Mine Surveyor - FIFO 7/7, Tech-Driven

Chandler Macleod; Shire Of East Pilbara; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod advertises a Mine Surveyor role for a major iron ore operation in the Pilbara. The position is a 4-month FIFO from Perth, starting January 2027, with 7 days on/7 days off. You will deliver spatial data to support safe and efficient mining using GPS, total stations, UAVs and laser scanning.

Requires a surveying degree and experience in open pit mining. WA C-Class licence and familiarity with Maptek Vulcan/PointStudio, Agisoft, Terrain, and Excel are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Surveying or equivalent.
• Experience in large-scale open pit mining operations.
• Current WA C-Class Driver’s Licence.
• Strong understanding of mine surveying principles, spatial data management and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Complete weekly and monthly survey deliverables for open pit mining operations.
• Conduct pit and waste as-built surveys and design conformance checks.
• Perform end-of-month surveys and volumetric reconciliation reporting.
• Support resource definition and machine guidance calibration activities.
• Undertake geotechnical monitoring of pit walls and critical infrastructure.
• Complete environmental and compliance-related surveys as required.
• Operate and maintain survey equipment to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Utilise GPS, total stations, UAVs and laser scanning equipment.

Skills

Mine surveying principles

Spatial data management

Reconcilation processes

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Surveying

Tools

Trimble GPS

Total Stations

DJI UAV/RPAS

Laser Scanning

Maptek Vulcan

PointStudio

Agisoft

Terrain software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Chandler Macleod advertises a Mine Surveyor role for a major iron ore operation in the Pilbara. The position is a 4-month FIFO from Perth, starting January 2027, with 7 days on/7 days off. You will deliver spatial data to support safe and efficient mining using GPS, total stations, UAVs and laser scanning.

Requires a surveying degree and experience in open pit mining. WA C-Class licence and familiarity with Maptek Vulcan/PointStudio, Agisoft, Terrain, and Excel are advantageous.