ASSISTANT MINE SURVEYOR - DEBSWANA DIAMOND COMPANY

Debswana Diamond Company – Jwaneng Mine would like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.

ASSISTANT MINE SURVEYOR – 12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT
REF: JWNG000190

Job Summary
To acquire and interpret spatial information for effective service delivery in line with the Mine Survey code of practice and relevant international best practice standards.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• BSc (Hons) relevant Survey degree
• 4 years post qualification experience in a mining environment
• Mine Survey Related courses, e.g. Slope Stability Training, Resource Accounting etc.
• Relevant Technical Training
• Valid Light Vehicle Driving License
• Supervisory Development Programme

Key Activities

• Recommends working cost saving initiatives into budgets within approved parameters.
• Drafts the drilling pattern as per parameters provided by the mining engineer
• Conducts audits of drill patterns to determine compliance to design and recommends corrective action
• Set out drill pattern as per drilling plan for drilling to commence.
• Carries out calibration measurements of drilling equipment to ensure drilling accuracy
• Reconciles actual blast evaluation parameters (tons and carats) with the designed parameters and recommends corrective action to the tactical planner if deviations are identified.
• Carries out calibration of drilling and loading equipment to ensure drilling accuracy and loading to correct grade.
• Carries out survey measurements for the purpose of analysing movements of original ground, pit slope walls and structural deformation behaviour.
• Ensures availability of structural and pit slope stability monitoring systems.
• Acquires and analyses spatial data from the system for integrity, movements of original ground, pit slope walls and structural deformation behaviour and informs the relevant stakeholder.
• Measures pit and stockpiles, and updates plans accordingly. Calculates pit and stockpile volumes using the appropriate methodology to inform the ore accounting process.
• Provides demarcations on stockpiles and recommends tipping and loading plan to relevant Mining Engineer and Geologist.
• Manages spatial data in terms of data capture and updating of existing spatial datasets as per legal requirement
• Analyses, interprets and validates spatial data from different sources to create and maintain the geographical model to be used as a basis for all present and future locations of the mine services and structures
• Implements and ensures compliance to best practice survey standards in data collection, analysis and presentation.
• Implements quality control and assurance systems for all suppliers and contractors providing survey service
• Conducts audits of the pit to determine compliance to design and advise on deviation to relevant stakeholder
• Undertakes survey technical investigations and research studies aimed at improving the survey service delivery
• Identifi es and manages the implementation of and adherence to legal and corporate governance principles/ requirements
• Updates and maintains legal plans as per statutory requirements
• Adheres to all Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures in area of responsibility

Competencies

• Safety focus
• People Management
• Strategic business thinking
• Change management
• Stakeholder management
• Values driven
• Decisiveness and Accountability
• Technical proficiency

Please reference JWNG000190 in the subject line on both the email and application letter.

Closing date and application instructions

Only candidates who meet the above requirements need apply enclosing a current curriculum vitae and certified copies of certificates:

Please indicate the position applied for by quoting the job reference number on the e-mail subject line when sending the e-mail. Send applications to:

Email: recruitmentJWN@debswana.bw

Closing date: 30 April 2016

NB: Only short listed candidates will be responded to.