Senior Mine Surveyor - Kriel at Exxaro Resources

PURPOSE:

• To control and direct surveying activities required in terms of existing legislation.
• Assist mine management with investigations to determine future production projections and identify solutions to existing or anticipated mining problems.
• To manage the mine surveying services to ensure an effective surveying service delivery in accordance with the Business Unit policies, systems and procedures that are legally compliant and adhere to sound corporate governance principles.
• Managing project delivery in such a manner as to ensure customer satisfactions.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:

• Assist the Manager Surveying to ensure legal compliance with the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Mine Health and Safety Act with regards to surveying, mapping and mine plans is maintained for the allocated mining operation.
• Execute complex survey projects at business units.

Minimum Requirements    

QUALIFICATIONS:

• NH Dip: Mine Surveying (Essential/Minimum or)
• Certificate Advanced Mine Surveying (Essential/Minimum and)
• Certificate Mine Valuation COM (Essential/Minimum)
• Mine Surveyors GCC Legal Knowledge (Essential/Minimum)
• Certificate First Line Management (Essential/Minimum)
• B Tech Surveying (Recommended/Desirable)
• Mine Surveyors GCC Part A (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE: 

•  3-5 years  Relevant operational surveying experience in underground or open cast mine environment with Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning Systems and Project Management experience.(Essential/Minimum) Operational

REQUIREMENTS: 

• SA Geomatics Council Techn Mine Survey (Recommended/Desirable)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum)
• Institute of Mine Surveyors of SA (Essential/Minimum)
• MHS Act Regulation 2.9.2 (Essential/Minimum)
• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum)

Duties & Responsibilities    

Best Practice and Knowledge Management 

• Communication and mentorship to implement best practices in survey and quality control systems
• Advising and commissioning of relevant industry accepted survey standards and relevant technology at business units

Business Process and Development 

• Support manager with development of survey policies aligned with business strategy
• Supply technical inputs for development of the allocated section of the mine with regards to mine planning and related strategies
• Develop systems to ensure legal compliance within discipline
• Communicate impact of risks relating to business strategy

Compliance, Governance and Assurance 

• Assist with ensuring full compliance with the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) with regards to surveying, mapping and mine plans for the allocated section of the mine
• Ensure all surveying related services are delivered in accordance with policies, systems and procedures that are legally compliant and adhere to sound corporate governance principles
• Monitor relevant risk

Customer and Client Relationship Management 

• Render a professional internal customer service for the allocated section of the mine to the mining and Mineral Resources Management (MRM) sections
• Apply discipline-specific standards, principles and practices to enable design and implementation of engineering outcomes
• Maintain survey control networks

Effective People Management 

• Promote teamwork, provide support and manage performance
• Take action to correct subordinates' performance deviations
• Mentor coach and develop subordinates

Financial Management 

• Manage and ensure funds are optimally utilised within budget for the allocated section of the mine
• Manage expenses and assets

Functional Excellence 

• Adhere to functional policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, end to end processes, tools, templates etc.
• Assist in standardising, simplifying and speeding-up functional processes, eliminating duplication and bureaucracy
• Apply functional best practices, promote sharing of best practices and knowledge

Mine Survey Support 

• Ensure mine compliance with regards to the MHSA
• Support MRM and line with discipline related technical inputs
• Establish and maintain a surveying control network across the mine
• Assist with compilation of monthly tonnage reconciliations and Mine Call Factor (MCF)
• Reconcile between short term planning models vs. actual surveyed data section of the mine
• Generate short term planning schedules and forecasts
• Support with the development of equipment and staffing forecasts