Senior Underground Surveyor

Eagle Mine; Michigamme Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Mine in Michigan is seeking an Underground Survey Supervisor to ensure accurate survey control, maintain digital solids and maps, and support development and production areas. You will lead survey technicians, coordinate with Mining Engineers, and uphold safety and industry standards while applying Deswik, Vulcan and Ventsim in daily tasks.

The role requires 3–7 years of underground surveying experience, a Bachelor’s degree in Survey or Survey Engineering, and strong leadership and

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of professional experience in underground surveying or operations.
• Experience with Cut and Fill, and Longhole Stoping methods preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of mine planning principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Promoting and providing safety leadership throughout all areas of influence
• Supervise the use of and seek to continually improve all survey processes to achieve specified goals, cost and safety targets
• Maintain accurate survey control database network
• Approve level design mark-ups and ensure accuracy of surveys
• Approve drill and blast hole design mark-ups and ensure accuracy of surveys
• Identify and manage all mining void solids
• Responsible for the accurate and timely distribution of drill and blast reconciliation reports for all underground production headings and stopes
• Responsible for the accurate and timely distribution of monthly survey reports for all production headings, COSA and surface piles
• Oversee InSAR surface monitoring, and ensure reporting is updated
• Ensure all survey equipment is maintained and calibrations are current
• Track and order items and/or equipment as required
• Mentoring and supervision of Underground Survey Technicians
• Provide support to the Mining Engineers and Technical Services as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team mentoring

Drone survey

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Survey or Survey Engineering

Tools

Deswik

Vulcan

Ventsim

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE: Ensure all mining progress is accurately surveyed and recorded, and that digital solids and maps are created. Ensure accurate control is established to all development and production areas within the underground operation. Ensure Survey processes and equipment are up to date and to the best industry standards and practices.

ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIP: This role does hold direct reports

Main Responsibilities/Activities

• Promoting and providing safety leadership throughout all areas of influence
• Supervise the use of and seek to continually improve all survey processes to achieve specified goals, cost and safety targets
• Maintain accurate survey control database network
• Approve level design mark-ups and ensure accuracy of surveys
• Approve drill and blast hole design mark-ups and ensure accuracy of surveys
• Identify and manage all mining void solids
• Responsible for the accurate and timely distribution of drill and blast reconciliation reports for all underground production headings and stopes
• Responsible for the accurate and timely distribution of monthly survey reports for all production headings, COSA and surface piles.
• Oversee InSAR surface monitoring, and ensure reporting is updated.
• Ensure all survey equipment is maintained and calibrations are current
• Track and order items and/or equipment as required
• Mentoring and supervision of Underground Survey Technicians
• Provide support to the Mining Engineers and Technical Services as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education, Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Survey or Survey Engineering; appropriate combination of education and experience may be acceptable in lieu of degree requirements.
• 3-7 years of professional experience (technical and/or operations); underground experience required.
• Experience in Cut and Fill, and Longhole Stoping mining methods preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Strong computer skills and previous experience with mining software and database management (e.g. Deswik, Vulcan, and Ventsim).
• Understanding of mine planning principles and practices, required
• Experience with drone survey
• Proven leadership experience
• Drivers license required
• Strong problem solving skills

Key Personal Competencies

• Action Oriented - Initiates timely action to address important issues.
• Collaborates - Encourages unity rather than us vs. them thinking
• Communicates Effectively - Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
• Decision Quality - Considers various inputs, criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations.
• Ensures accountability - Follows through on commitments.
• Manages Ambiguity - Accepts needed change despite the uncertainty it brings.

Hsec Accountabilities

Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work Everyone in the workplace is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of their co-workers. Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Eagle Mine, LLC is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees, protection of the environment, and the community. Specifically, all employees must:

• Accept personal responsibility for HSEC
• Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, impacts to the environment, and the community
• Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others, protection of the environment and the community.
• Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSEC requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
• Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
• Only use equipment you are trained to use and operate the equipment in a way that is safe, protects the environment and doesn’t cause undue community impacts.
• Participate in HSEC training provided to them
• Report all incidents; including but not limited to injuries, near miss, community interactions and impacts, environmental impacts, spills, unsafe work practices, etc.