Senior Mine Surveyor- Open pit

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

Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor 8:6 FIFO from Perth | Leadership Opportunity | Long-Life Gold Operation

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor to join a growing gold mining operation in Western Australia.

Reporting to the Mining Manager, this position will lead a team of Surveyors and Survey Assistants across multiple operational areas while providing technical expertise and survey governance to support safe and efficient mining activities.

This role offers an excellent balance of field and office-based responsibilities, including leadership, UAV operations, end-of-month reporting, production support, geotechnical monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

About the Role As the Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor, you will be responsible for overseeing a range of surveying activities across the operation while ensuring high standards of accuracy, safety and compliance are maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Surveyors and Survey Assistants.
• Coordinate and review production survey activities across site.
• Completion of end-of-week and end-of-month reporting.
• Volume calculations, pit surveys and stockpile reporting.
• Ore markups and delineation activities.
• Grade control and resource drilling set-out and pickups.
• Blast hole surveys and volume reporting.
• Conduct UAV operations and photogrammetry processing.
• Slope stability monitoring and reporting of pit wall movements.
• Installation and monitoring of prisms and geotechnical monitoring equipment.
• Maintain accurate site plans, lease boundaries and survey records.
• Ensure mining activities are completed in accordance with approved designs.
• Liaise closely with mining, geology and technical services teams.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring strong technical capability combined with proven leadership experience within open pit mining environments.

Essential Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Surveying.
• WA Authorised Mine Surveyor (Grade 1 or Grade 2).
• Minimum 5 years' mine surveying experience within open pit operations.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience using:
  • Trimble RTK GPS
  • Trimble Total Stations
  • DJI UAV platforms
  • Surpac
  • Trimble Business Centre
• Current Manual C Class Driver's Licence.
• National Police Clearance or ability to obtain.

Desirable

• Agisoft Metashape experience.
• PPK processing software experience.
• Remote Pilot Licence (RePL).
• Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC).
• Experience with UAV data processing workflows.

What's on Offer

• 8:6 FIFO roster from Perth.
• Leadership opportunity with direct team management responsibilities.
• Competitive salary package plus bonus opportunity.
• Long-life mining operation with ongoing growth plans.
• Modern site facilities and accommodation.
• Supportive and collaborative site leadership team.
• Career development and progression opportunities.

If you are a WA Authorised Grade 1 or Grade 2 Mine Surveyor seeking your next leadership opportunity within a well-established mining operation, we would like to hear from you.