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.

MINE SURVEYOR – 12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT
REF: JWNG000192

Job Summary
To acquire and interpret spatial information for effective service delivery in line with the survey code of practice.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• BSc (Hons) relevant Survey degree
• 4 years post qualification experience 2 of which should have been in a mining environment
• Recognised Professional Membership, e.g. IMMSSA, PLATO or equivalent
• Supervisory Development Training
• Relevant Technical Training

Key Activities

• Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets and controls expenditure within approved parameters
• Surveys stockpiles and pit face advances for plan updates and volumetric calculations
• Performs depletions, analyses and interprets survey related information to determine total ore flow
• Validates production information and reconciles with survey measurements for official reporting
• Performs redepletions on new resources for validation and input into the resource reserve factor determination process
• Designs the drilling pattern in collaboration with Mining as per the set parameters
• Reconciles actual blast evaluation parameters (tons and carats) with the designed parameters and recommends corrective action to the tactical planner if deviations are identified
• Sets out mining limits to guide loading to comply to design
• Carries out calibration of drilling and loading equipment to ensure drilling accuracy and loading to correct grade
• Determines appropriate survey method and implements survey monitoring systems for slope and structural deformation
• Ensures availability of structural and slope stability monitoring system
• Acquires and analyses spatial data from the system for integrity, movements of original ground, pit slop walls and structural deformation behaviour and informs the relevant stakeholder
• Designs and implements a survey control network from which survey positioning and survey systems are georeferenced
• Conducts regular surveys on the survey reference points to ensure the integrity of the network
• Manages spatial data in terms of data capture and updating of existing spatial databases 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 system for all suppliers and contractors providing survey service
• Conducts audits of the pit to determine compliance to design and advice on deviation to relevant stakeholder
• Undertakes survey technical investigations and research studies aimed at improving the survey service delivery
• Updates and maintains legal plans as per statutory requirements
• Initiates, monitors and controls short term sectional projects to ensure attainment of desired results
• Implements the Safety, Health and Environmental programme in area of responsibility

Competencies

• Safety Focus
• People Management
• Change Leadership
• Strategic Business Thinking
• Stakeholder Management
• Values Driven
• Personal Effectiveness

Please reference JWNG000192 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.