Underground Surveyor: CAD & 3D Scanning Expert

GOLD FIELDS; Westonaria Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Fields is recruiting a Surveyor for South Deep Gold Mine in Gauteng. The role focuses on collecting topographical and mining data using advanced survey instruments, creating and marking drawings to ensure technical accuracy, and maintaining data integrity across underground operations.

Requirements include Grade 12, elementary certificate or diploma in mine surveying, at least 3 years underground survey experience, trackless mining exposure, and medical fitness. Closing date 28 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• COM Elementary Survey Certificate or National Diploma in Mine Surveying.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as an underground Surveyor.
• Trackless mining and voids processing experience.
• Be declared medical fit for the position and environment, as determined by risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Health and Safety of self and team members by applying relevant standards and procedures in the planning and execution of operational activities.
• Contribute to Zero Harm by participating in safety campaigns and instituting remedial actions.
• Conduct inspections, investigations, auditing and quality control activities to ensure MHSA compliance.
• Interfacing with key departments to ensure compliance and reduce operations downtime.
• Responsible for accurate installation and surveying of underground and surface survey stations per legal and mine standards.
• Design own schedule and assign short-term tasks to others.
• Issuing of accurate survey layouts and holing notes.
• Lining up raise bore machines and scanning long hole stopes and development de-stress excavation.
• Accurate measuring and plotting of secondary support; update plans and reports.

Skills

Safety leadership

Frontline leadership

English communication

Independent thinking

Survey instruments

CAD systems

Point cloud processing

Microsoft Office

Education

Mine surveying diploma

Elementary Survey Certificate

National Diploma in Mine Surveying

Tools

Mine CAD

MineRP CAD

MicroStation

Leica Infinity

Cyclone 3DR

Surpac

Trimble Realworks

Job description

Gold Fields is recruiting a Surveyor for South Deep Gold Mine in Gauteng. The role focuses on collecting topographical and mining data using advanced survey instruments, creating and marking drawings to ensure technical accuracy, and maintaining data integrity across underground operations.

Requirements include Grade 12, elementary certificate or diploma in mine surveying, at least 3 years underground survey experience, trackless mining exposure, and medical fitness. Closing date 28 October 2026.