Job Posting for Chief Surveyor at PINTO VALLEY MINING CORP

Reporting to the Mine Engineering Superintendent, the Chief Surveyor is responsible for conducting surveys, analyzing the data, and providing survey control and documentation for PV site operations. They are also responsible for helping to manage some mine and dump related projects.

REPORTING TO:

Superintendent, Mine Engineering

COLLABORATING WITH

Internal:

(Key departments, External Groups):

Work with Tailings and Water, Projects and Studies, Mine Manager, Mine Engineering Superintendent, Drill & Blast Engineer, Sr. Mine Engineer, Short Term Planner, Mine Ops. Supervisors, and Mine Geologist

External:

Work with contractors and vendors

PEOPLE REPORTING TO THIS POSITION

Internal:

(Name of Position):

Jr. Mine Engineer (Projects)
2 Survey Technicians

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage and ensure all employees and contractors are working in compliance with all Pinto Valley Mine and MSHA safety guidelines and procedures
Ensure that all employees and contractors are certified to execute the tasks/jobs they are assigned
Manage, engage, and enable the Survey team to deliver against performance targets
Responsible for computing data necessary for shaping and connecting roadways and mine benches to control direction and extent of mining operation
Survey and calculate volumes of material deposits, spoil piles, or ore locations, and amount of overburden to be removed
Drafts or directs others to draft maps of survey data
Survey, analyze and create reports for month and year end surveys
Manage pit design compliance and report to Engineer group
Manage mining compliance to plan and report to Engineering group
Directs survey technicians and helpers in use of electronic surveying equipment, light emitting systems, or other instruments to transfer surface survey positions and directions to mine areas and to survey assigned sections
Provides input into short and long-term planning
Responsible for coordinating surveying services for the Mine Dept., Planning Dept., Mill, Environmental Dept., hydrology, Operations Support Dept., special projects, and contract surveyors as needed in providing timely information
Responsible for developing and managing surveying budget
Responsible for keeping time sheets and vacation records
Responsible for ordering needed supplies and equipment
Continually performing the field survey work for the pit and outline projects
Provide regular progress updates for mine, waste dump and other earth moving projects
Scope, manage, organize, and direct Mine and waste dump projects as required
Seek out and employ mine efficiency improvement projects pertaining to the road network, stockpiles, pit design and dumps
Responsible for but not limited to all tasks/duties assigned or required

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Understands drill-blast-load-haul open pit mining sequence
Detailed knowledge of theories and practices in open pit mining surveying and substantial knowledge of related surveying practices
Detailed knowledge of surveying tools and technologies used in open pit mining
Knowledge of surface and volumetric calculations using software applications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Surveying, preferably open pit.
At least 4 years as an expert or professional in surveying
At least 2 years of experience in a mine surveyor supervisory role, managing 2 to 4 crew personnel
Intermediate to above average computer skills (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook)
Knowledge with surveying software (AutoCAD, Maptek iSite, Maptek Vulcan, Propeller)
Valid Arizona Driver's License
Able to speak, comprehend, read, and write English

WORK ENVIRONMENT

30% of the Chief Surveyor’s time will be spent in the field while 70% of the remaining time will be spent in data analysis and working with Mine Technical Services and Mine Operations peer managers and superintendents

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