Surveyor Grade 3

Cementation Africa; Springbok; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Emgodini Mining Services invites suitably qualified candidates for the position of Surveyor Grade 3 at Rietberg Mine, near Springbok in the Northern Cape. The successful candidate reports to the Mine Overseer and will lead the surveying team to support mine planning operations.

Essential qualifications include Grade 12/NQF 4, Advanced Mine Surveying and Valuation Certificates, and proficiency in MS Office and surveying software.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent.
• Advanced Mine Surveying Certificate issued by the Chamber of Mines [Essential]
• Advanced Mine Valuation Certificate [Essential]
• MS Office proficient (Projects, Excel)
• Proficient in mine survey/planning software (Microstation advantageous)
• Proficient drawing and preparing survey notes, etc.
• Valid EB driver’s license
• Valid Medical Certificate of Fitness
• Physically fit to carry survey equipment
• Ability to supervise a team
• Good English verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the surveying team to inform mine planning operations.
• Provide honest, effective survey and valuation services to support mine performance.
• Measure advances of faces and determine cubes and profile excavations.
• Calculate volume of material deposits, spoil piles or veins and amount of overburden to be removed.
• Survey, map and calculate volume of deposits, spoil piles, overburden to be removed.
• Survey civil construction work and verify layout and accuracy of work performed.
• Identify survey data needed for underground work per daily planning schedule.
• Prepare and verify survey plans and measures to ensure mining aligns with layouts.
• Draught layouts and DME plans; update mine survey plans.
• Use SharePoint to maintain document control and survey records.
• Accurate monthly and daily survey measurements and reporting.
• Issue survey layouts in conjunction with planning.
• Assist with project proposals, design layout and drill/blast areas.
• Communicate plans to project teams.
• Mitigate mine survey risks; comply with EMS policies and safety protocols.
• Self and team management aligned with EMS values

Skills

MS Office

Mine surveying software

Team supervision

Communication

Education

Grade 12 / NQF 4

Advanced Mine Surveying Certificate

Advanced Mine Valuation Certificate

Tools

Microstation

Winminop

Pegslite

Job description

Emgodini Mining Services invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the position of Surveyor Grade 3 to be placed in Rietberg Mine, near Springbok Northern Cape. The successful candidate will report to the Mine Overseer.The company will provide remuneration and benefits relevant and appropriate to the position. Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South African (HDSA) candidates.Applications only open to South African Citizens / Permanent Residents.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:

• Lead and supervise the daily tasks of the surveying team in line with regulations, company procedures and standards to obtain data used to inform mine planning operations
• Honest, effective survey and valuation services to support mine performance
• Measure advances of faces and determine cubes and profile excavations
• Calculate volume of material deposits, spoil piles or veins and amount of overburden to be removed
• Survey, map and calculate volume of material deposits, spoil piles or veins, overburden to be removed
• Survey civil construction work and verify the civil layout and accuracy of work performed to ensure correct execution of construction work
• Identify survey data needed for underground work as per daily planning schedule
• Prepare and verify survey plans and measures via internal checking processes, to ensure mining is done according to layouts and project scope
• Draught layouts and DME plans; update and maintain mine survey plans
• Use SharePoint as a repository to maintain accurate document control and records of survey plans, drawings, mine ventilation and rescue plans etc.
• Accurate monthly and daily survey measurements and reporting
• Issue survey layouts in conjunction with planning
• Assist with project proposals, design layout and pick-up of drill/blast & digging areas
• Effective communication of plans, provide appropriate information to project teams
• Proactive identification and mitigation of mine survey risks
• Self and team understand and comply with legal regulations and EMS policies, procedures, standards, and safety protocols
• Effective self and team management in alignment with EMS values

Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills:

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent
• Advanced Mine Surveying Certificate issued by the Chamber of Mines [Essential]
• Advanced Mine Valuation Certificate [Essential]
• MS Office proficient [MS Projects, Excel]
• Proficient in mine survey / planning software (Microstation advantageous - type of software is site specific]
• Proficient in survey software (Winminop, pegslite, etc. type of software is site specific)
• Proficient drawing and preparing professionally detailed survey notes, holing notes, stop notes, etc.
• Valid EB driver’s license
• Valid Medical Certificate of Fitness
• Physically fit to carry survey equipment / tools
• Ability to supervise a team
• Ability to interact with client survey / management teams on survey and planning related issues
• Good English verbal and written communication skills

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience:

• Minimum 4 years of underground mine surveying experience
• Experience in mine valuation and sampling
• Experience interpreting and updating plans
• Experience in survey / planning software applications
• Experience interpreting and updating plans
• Experience in survey / planning software applications
• Sound knowledge of layouts and excavation design preparations
• Knowledge of trackless mining and development
• Knowledge of development board and pillar mining

All appointments will be done in line with our employment equity strategy.