Senior Surveyor

gu-recruitment; Yanqul; On-site; OMR 15,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

gu-recruitment is seeking a senior survey professional for open-pit mining projects in Oman. You will plan and manage survey activities, ensuring accurate drawings, sections, and layouts in line with current standards.

The role requires extensive experience in open-pit surveying, HSE awareness, and the ability to supervise a survey team. Applicants with expatriate experience are advantageous and proficiency with Deswik, Datamine, Surpac, Micromine, and AutoCAD is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in surveying or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and execute survey activities for construction and open-pit mining per specs and standards.
• Maintain accurate statistics on construction plans, mine production layouts, ore reserves; provide on request.
• Develop good working relationships with Mining Department.
• Supervise safety duties including meetings, audits, JHAs, risk assessments per MMC SOPs.
• Adhere to regulatory requirements and improve safety culture.
• Distribute and supervise survey work details for development benches, roads, ramps.

Skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Management

Organizational abilities

HSE knowledge

Education

BSc in Surveying

Tools

Deswik

Datamine

Surpac

Micromine

AutoCAD

Job description

• a. Plan, manage, and ensure that all survey activities relating to construction and open pit mining activities, drawing of plans and sections are carried out efficiently and in conformity with specifications and current standard professional practices.


• b. Maintain accurate records of all statistics in connection with construction plans and mine production layout of developments and projects, ore reserves and make them available upon request by management and to satisfy the statutory mining Laws of Oman and best practices of the industry.


• c. Develop good working relationships with the Mining Department.


• d. Supervise safety duties such as Safety Meetings, Safety Audits, JHAs, Safety interaction and intervention, Risk Assessments and other safety duties in accordance with MMC SOPs.


• e. Adhere to all regulatory requirements.


• f. Participate in improving the culture of safety within the Survey department.


• g. Distribution and supervision of details of survey work, such as lines of development of open pit benches, roads, and ramps according to specific layout requirements by the planning department.


• h. Conducts check surveys and checks levels in order to ascertain the accuracy of jobs done by the subordinates.


• i. Ensures that mining job requests are promptly attended to and, when completed relevant information is issued out.


• j. Use all parameters available to determine the tonnage and volume of the monthly ore and waste production for the purposes of reconciliation.


• k. Submit updated plans and sections of mine development areas quarterly and annually to related government departments stipulated by the Minerals and Mining Laws of Oman.


• l. Prepare and submit monthly volume and tonnage performance reports (as built).


• m. Assist with the training and development of subordinates within the department.


• n. Perform any other related duties assigned from time to time by your supervisor.

Requirements

• Education: BSc. in Surveying.


• Preferred Training: Certificates for at least one of the mine design software like Deswik, Datamine, Surpac or Micromine.


• Preferred Training: Certificate for Autocad.


• Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years open pit mine surveying experience. Experience in managing a survey department. Having experience as an Expat is an advantage.


• Technical Skills: Knowledge and awareness in HSE. To use the latest technology like drones and GPS devices. Advanced computer skills.


• Soft Skills: Problem solving. Good interpersonal skill with having respect to Omani culture. Good management and organizational abilities.