CareerPlan

Chief Mine Surveyor

South AfricaFull-time2026-10-30
On-site

Core

Oversees all surveying activities across a mining complex, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and regulatory compliance for mine planning and development.

Role type

Senior IC Chief Mine Surveyor

Builds

Precise spatial data for mine planning, development, and operational control

Domain

Mining (open-pit and underground)

Required skills

Mine surveying leadership, open-pit and underground surveying techniques, spatial data management, geodetic principles, project management

Preferred skills

Master's degree in Surveying/Geomatics, drone survey technologies, laser scanning

Technologies

AutoCAD Civil 3D, Vulcan, Surpac, Datamine, total station, GPS/GNSS

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the mine surveying department, develop surveying strategies, oversee primary survey control networks, ensure accurate mapping and volumetric calculations, manage survey data acquisition and processing, liaise with mine management and engineering, ensure regulatory compliance, evaluate new technologies, conduct quality control checks, contribute to mine planning and design

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC