Senior Mine Surveyor

Senior Mine Surveyor

About the role

Are you looking for a Mine Surveying role with a flexible, family friendly roster?

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered and strongly experienced Senior Mine Surveyor to be part of our Mine Technical Services team at MMG’s Rosebery Mine.

Reporting to the Mine Technical Services Superintendent, you will be accountable for organising and leading all activities and processes in the Survey department to ensure the timely delivery of site surveying services.  You will also be responsible for initiating necessary changes to work practices to ensure continuing compliance with regulations

With demonstrated surveying experience within an underground mining environment, you will have both well-developed technical skills and personal attributes including the following:

• A relevant degree qualification in Mine Surveying or Diploma of Engineering and Mine Surveying
• Registered Surveyor with mining endorsement
• A thorough understanding of surveying and of survey geometry
• Leica TS16 Total Station (or similar) experience
• Void scanning technology experience (Optech, CMS and C-ALS etc.)
• Spatial data manipulation software experience (Surpac, Deswik, Infinity etc.)
• Experience at flying drones and have RePL – not essential but advantageous
• Emersent Hovermap including dealing with point cloud data – not essential
• CMS and GPS understanding and experience
• Understanding of high-quality survey control
• An unwavering commitment to workplace safety
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with a demonstrated ability to contribute and work effectively in a team.

This is a great career opportunity for a motivated Underground Surveyor who is looking to expand their capabilities within a supportive team environment. 

 This role is offered on a flexible arrangement for the right candidate either residential in Rosebery, Drive in/Drive out (DIDO) from Tasmanian locations or Fly in/Fly Out (FIFO) from within Australia.  Opportunities on a job sharing/part time basis are available as well as a flexible hybrid model working from home, our Burnie office and from site.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure daily survey duties are performed to a high standard and in a timely matter to ensure mine operational activities.
• Assist with completing month end measurements and reports as per the business requirements.
• Ensure all underground voids are captured electronically and added to relevant files.
• Ensure all spatial information required by operations to conform to mine designs is provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Participate and assist in planning and executing check surveys.
• Track daily development firings, pick-ups and laser checks.
• Assist in maintaining systems and records of survey information.
• Actively participate in discussions with the Mine Technical Services team to support and promote agreed decisions of the team.
• Maintain, build and enhance inter departmental relationships and communication.
• Assist in producing a monthly mining over break report for all horizontal development.
• Abide by Workplace Management Procedures to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, visions and values, and MMG Code of Conduct.

 About MMG Limited

At MMG, our vision is to create a leading international mining company for a low carbon future.

We mine for progress to create wealth for our people, host communities and shareholders with an ambition to grow and diversify our resource, production and value. 

MMG has a global presence, owning and developing copper, zinc and other base metals projects across Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Peru.

Our aim is to create a workplace that encourages diversity and inclusion and supports our people to grow.

We are guided by our values; think safety first, respect each other, work together, do what we say, and we want to be better.

About MMG Rosebery

Rosebery is an underground polymetallic base metal mine located in the township of Rosebery in Tasmania, Australia.

The Rosebery Mine has been at the heart of the Rosebery community since 1936 and is one of Tasmania’s largest and oldest continuously operating, underground mines producing zinc, copper and lead concentrates, as well as gold doré.

 It supports approximately 500 employees and their families, has a strong community focus and engages a wide range of local businesses from across Tasmania in its supply chain boosting the economy of the West Coast of Tasmania and beyond.

MMG has an office in Burnie, giving employees the flexibility to work from there when they are not required onsite.

What we offer

• A safety-first culture
• An attractive remuneration including an incentive scheme, accommodation and allowances.
• A workplace that fosters diversity and inclusiveness, and supports our people with the systems, skills and behaviours required to live our values.
• Relocation support where required to the point of hire

As a company, MMG strives for the best in safety, environmental protection, production standards and overall operational excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer who values and respects diversity. We recognise the unique value your contribution makes to the progress of our company and the communities in which we operate.

To know more about MMG please visit our webpage https://www.mmg.com/

If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online before the application closing date.