Surveyor
Listing reference: kalam_000099
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 2 August 2025
Position summary
Industry: Mining & Quarrying
Job category: Mining
Location: Hotazel
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
About our company
Kalagadi
Introduction
Job Title: Surveyor.
Operation: Technical Service Department.
Purpose and Role In The Business:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants who will be responsible for planning, directing, and conducting mine surveying such as direction and gradient line installations processing of data and submit reports. Setting out of survey points for alignment of structures, volumetric measurement of excavations, dumps, civil work, and stockpiles. Construct, design and maintain mining layouts. Survey the required infrastructure for as-built purposes; perform detailed stake out - and profiling operations. Perform extra-ordinary surveys such as check surveys, gyro surveys and Lidar Scanning surveys when required.
Job description
- Perform surveys including GNSS, surface, check surveys and Lidar scanning, process infrastructure requirements, and perform stake-out, profiling and scanning operations when required, perform precise monitoring. Perform measuring operations using tapes, total station, laser scanners, and GPS. Perform calculations and processing of survey data and represent this information on plans, compile reports from the surveyed and measured data. Conduct density testing/measuring operations.
- Survey the required infrastructure such as dumps, stockpiles and other features on surface, perform surface subsidence monitoring, measure underground excavations, underground accumulations, underground construction, and geological features as required per regulations. Perform detailed stake out operations as and when required. Install survey pegs and grades, collate and input measurement data into the survey systems.
- Measure accident and incident scenes for representation on plans. Provide survey notes and issue holing warning notifications where required. Measure and quantify surface and underground production. Visualise and conceptualise 3D drawings and layouts.
- Provide input into sub-functional planning. Plan team activities. Drawing from own experience or vocational knowledge, identify and recommend initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improved productivity and reduce operating costs within scope.
- Conduct document control spot-checks. Ensure integrity of survey data and information. Perform check survey when required.
- Ensure all survey and measuring data collected is stored as required by the regulations.
Minimum requirements
Qualification:
- Grade 12/ NQF Level 4 (with Mathematics) is essential.
- Elementary Mine Surveying Certificate is essential.
- Advance Mine Surveying Certificate will be advantages.
Experience:
- 3 Years’ underground Mine Surveying experience is essential.
- 1 Year’s surface Mine Surveying experience is essential.
Other Requirements:
- A valid code B/EB driver’s licence is essential.
- Medically fit for duty.
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
- Perform basic Fire Fighting.
- Perform basic First Aid.
- Follow basic health and safety practices underground.
- Knowledge of the most common harmful gases and vapours.
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office, Sage 300).
- Computer aided draughting (Micro Station V8i, Model Maker 64), Laser scanning software (Cyclone 3DR, Cyclone Register, Trimble Real Works, Leica Infinity) and surveying calculation software (WinMinOp) for underground and surface.