Mine Surveyor: Fly-In/Fly-Out Field Specialist

Careermine; Greenstone; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenstone Mine is seeking a Mine Surveyor to support technical services and mine operations through layout and pickup of drill patterns, dig areas, and stockpiles. The role includes drone flight planning, data collection, and survey data processing.

Responsibilities include regular drone surveys, GPS calibration verification, and inspections of drillholes and underground voids. Candidates should be detail-oriented, safety-focused, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Experience in surveying.
• Proficiency with rover GPS, Total Station, aerial drones and associated software.
• Familiarity with hard-rock open-pit metal mining.
• Strong commitment to safety.
• Rigorous attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to work independently as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Knowledge of CAD and GIS software are an asset.
• Willing to adapt and work in an inclusive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Rover GPS layout and pickup of mine designs such as drill patterns, dig packets, misfires, tramp metal, exclusion zones, buried infrastructure, roads, and stockpiles.
• Regular aerial drone surveys of the pit, mine roads, and stockpiles.
• Verification of GPS calibration on mine equipment
• Settlement surveys of mine structures
• Inspections and surveys of drillholes and underground voids using cameras and laser scanners
• Data collection
• Blast guarding and filming
• Working at heights, from an elevated work platform, or using fall-arrest.
• Film blasts using aerial drones or ground based cameras
• Survey data processing
• Related support tasks

Skills

Surveying

Rover GPS

Total Station

Aerial drones

CAD

GIS software

Microsoft 365

Verbal & written communications

Safety

Teamwork

Education

Mine Technologist degree

Tools

CAD software

GIS software

Drone flight software

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Greenstone Mine is seeking a Mine Surveyor to support technical services and mine operations through layout and pickup of drill patterns, dig areas, and stockpiles. The role includes drone flight planning, data collection, and survey data processing.

Responsibilities include regular drone surveys, GPS calibration verification, and inspections of drillholes and underground voids. Candidates should be detail-oriented, safety-focused, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced team.