Job Description
Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor 8:6 FIFO from Perth | Leadership Opportunity | Long-Life Gold Operation
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An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor to join a growing gold mining operation in Western Australia.
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Reporting to the Mining Manager, this position will lead a team of Surveyors and Survey Assistants across multiple operational areas while providing technical expertise and survey governance to support safe and efficient mining activities.
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This role offers an excellent balance of field and office-based responsibilities, including leadership, UAV operations, end-of-month reporting, production support, geotechnical monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.
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About the Role As the Senior Open Pit Mine Surveyor, you will be responsible for overseeing a range of surveying activities across the operation while ensuring high standards of accuracy, safety and compliance are maintained.
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Key Responsibilities
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Lead and mentor a team of Surveyors and Survey Assistants.
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Coordinate and review production survey activities across site.
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Completion of end-of-week and end-of-month reporting.
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Volume calculations, pit surveys and stockpile reporting.
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Ore markups and delineation activities.
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Grade control and resource drilling set-out and pickups.
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Blast hole surveys and volume reporting.
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Conduct UAV operations and photogrammetry processing.
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Slope stability monitoring and reporting of pit wall movements.
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Installation and monitoring of prisms and geotechnical monitoring equipment.
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Maintain accurate site plans, lease boundaries and survey records.
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Ensure mining activities are completed in accordance with approved designs.
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Liaise closely with mining, geology and technical services teams.
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About You To be successful in this role, you will bring strong technical capability combined with proven leadership experience within open pit mining environments.
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Essential Requirements
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Degree or Diploma in Surveying.
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WA Authorised Mine Surveyor (Grade 1 or Grade 2).
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Minimum 5 years' mine surveying experience within open pit operations.
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Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
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Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Experience using:n
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Trimble RTK GPS
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Trimble Total Stations
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DJI UAV platforms
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Surpac
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Trimble Business Centre
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Current Manual C Class Driver's Licence.
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National Police Clearance or ability to obtain.
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Desirable
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Agisoft Metashape experience.
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PPK processing software experience.
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Remote Pilot Licence (RePL).
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Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC).
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Experience with UAV data processing workflows.
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What's on Offer
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8:6 FIFO roster from Perth.
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Leadership opportunity with direct team management responsibilities.
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Competitive salary package plus bonus opportunity.
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Long-life mining operation with ongoing growth plans.
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Up-to-date site facilities and accommodation.
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Supportive and collaborative site leadership team.
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Career development and progression opportunities.
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If you are a WA Authorised Grade 1 or Grade 2 Mine Surveyor seeking your next leadership opportunity within a well-established mining operation, we would like to hear from you.
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