Sectional Surveyor (REF: IVP-MTS-2503) at Ivanhoe Mines

Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills:

• Degree in Mine Surveying or equivalent 

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience:

• 6 years’ mine surveying experience, with experience in a mine survey role
• At least 2 to 5 years’ experience on a fully mechanised underground operation
• Survey project experience is desirable i.e. decline re-traverses
• Advanced skills in the use of mine survey software
• Statutory survey requirements
• Survey relevant legislation
• Have report writing and articulation of work skills 

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

• Participates in “safety talk” sessions as assigned at the beginning of each working day
• Adheres to the company HSE rules and procedures throughout the working day, and undertakes necessary maintenance remedial action in accordance with laid down company rules
• Reports any HSE incidents to relevant authorities immediately, and provides evidence of incidents witnessed, during investigations
• Carries out housekeeping in area of responsibility to ensure a safe and secure work environment
• Implements action items arising from HSE audits by taking corrective actions on identified deviations
• Enforcement of Company Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure safe working environment
• Surveying underground workings advances as per mine design parameters, stockpiles and dumps for plan updates and volumetric calculations
• Setting out mining limits to guide mine development and stoping to comply with mine design
• Performing depletions, analysing and interpreting survey related information to determine total ore flow
• Validating production information and reconciling with survey measurements for official reporting
• Determining appropriate survey method and implementing survey monitoring systems for structural deformation
• Acquiring and analysing spatial data from the system for integrity, movements of original ground and structural deformation behaviour and informs the relevant stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance to best practice survey standards, data collection, quality control and assurance systems
• Day to day cost management
• Maintains good relationships with customers and stakeholders, taking cognizance of the Code of Conduct and customer orientation requirements, by adhering to performance standards for service, resolving all service problems and queries with customers and internal departments and building effective relationships with stakeholders
• Provides on-the-job training for subordinate staff, monitors behaviour and takes necessary remedial action, including recommending disciplinary action, in line with laid down policies and procedures
• Proposes and implements staff development and training programmes for the area of responsibility to ensure a competent, efficient and motivated staff.