Lead Surveyor

‎1. JOB DETAILS:
Position Title: Lead Specialist: Surveying
Broad Band: M11: Experienced professional
Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Self Technical/Professional
‎2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:
Manage and perform all underground and surface survey related work and
ensure compliance with Mining statutory and regulatory requirements.
‎3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Qualification:
High school certificate with Maths and Science
Officialy recognised Survey certificate or diploma
Experience:
‎10 Years Mining experience (‎6 Years practical Surveyor experience)
Skills:
* Acute safety awareness and attitude
* Meeting minimum standards of fitness to perform work in a mine/mine environment
* Advanced competency in all relevant survey software packages and equipment
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of applicable Mining statutory and regulatory requirements
* Sound problem solving abilities
* Effective verbal and written communication
* Sound analytical skills
* Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
* Effective presentation and facilitating skills
* Effective management skills
* Sound interpersonal skills
* Change agent
* Sound knowledge of industry trends and best practices
* Expert understanding and effectively apply all relevant survey and related processes and procedures
* Data processing
* Influencing and negotiation skills
* Coping with pressures and setbacks
* Effective decision-making skills
* Advanced knowledge of Ma'aden safety codes, regulations and procedures
‎4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Focus Area
Get results through individual contribution, effort and self management
Operational / Functional
‎1. Consistently delivers on all service level agreements
‎2. Quality results through cost effective service and on time support
‎3. Cost awareness and control
‎4. Technical expertise and advice
‎5. Technical/operating systems and models
‎6. HSE targets
* Manage and ensure accurate survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites
* Compile special area plans and information
* Review, update and ensure application of relevant policies, practices, standards, procedres and methods
* Check sureys and closures
* Coordinate boreholes
* Achieve high excavation auracy by executing check surveys underground
* Achieve accuracy of stock calculations
* Compile, reconcile and report month end volumetric calculations
* Design and update Mine layouts
* Comply and ensure compliance with all applicable legal requirements
* Co-ordinate nd control activities of surveyors
* Prepare data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys
* Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed
* Ensure ‎100% effective management of water; Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of structures
* Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments
* Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, and other characteristics of terrain
* Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy
* Train assistants and helpers, and direct their work in such activities as performing surveys
* Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features
* Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS)
* Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features
* Analyse survey objectives and specifications to prepare survey proposals
* Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements
* Contribute to development of and ensure adhere to criteria for survey methods and procedures
* Strict adherence to HSEQR regulations, processes and procedures
* 3D modelling
* Ensure compliance to product requirements
Leadership
‎1. Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals
‎2. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development,
skills development and effectiveness
‎3. Supports and articulate personal goals that are aligned to the business
direction, that lead to personal development and effectiveness; Continuously
strives to improve personal mastery, professional growth and business skills
(ensuring technical/professional development in specialist area)
‎4. Establish professional standards for work, project plans and
organization to ensure service provision and effective individual
contribution
‎5. Share expertise freely and often during the application/review of
policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods
‎6. Conduct analysis to formulate recommendations and design solutions and
implement them effectively, problem solving and decisions quality - Analysed,
formulated recommendations, designed solutions and implemented them
effectively
‎7. Progress monitoring, reporting and corrective action
‎8. Statutory compliance and professional practices
* Improve operational excellence and productivity methods
* Stay abreast of, and frequently share own knowledge regarding industry trends and best practices
* Train and coach less experienced colleagues
* Identify and implement value adding initiatives (new ideas, thinking and approaches adopted and supported by the business)
* Display a positive attitude to work and add value to team, partners and other areas of the business
* Ensure professional standards of service provision and contribution
* Facilitate and maintain a professional working relationship with customers'
* Attend training events as scheduled
Relationships
‎1. Build constructive working relationships with manager, peers, clients
and other service providers (all stakeholders) to ensure effective stakeholder
relationships
‎2. Supports peers/team members to achieve team objectives through knowledge
sharing, networking and collaboration with colleagues and other teams
‎3. Maintain Manager and peer relationships marked by professional
communication, behaviour and actions that results in high levels of
credibility, trust and respect throughout the business unit or function
‎4. Consistently meet customer and business requirements through
technical/professional communication
‎5. Puts forward new ideas, thinking and approaches adopted and supported by
the business
* Write and send out survey warning/holing notes to all affected stakeholders
* Know and understand customer requirements (conduct customer relationship surveys)
* Maintain effective working relationship with manager, peers, and colleagues in own and outside of own team
* Build effective working relationship with contractors and consultants, and relevant government authorities
* Build and maintain internal and external networks
* Interdependent working relations with external and internal partners and co-ordination of actions
‎5. COMPETENCIES:
Technical/Functional
* Conducting mine layouts
* Advanced competency in GPS and surface surveying
* Advanced competency in all relevant survey software packages and equipment
* Advanced compentency to prepare data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys, including 3D modeling
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of applicable Mining statutory and regulatory requirements
* Sound knowledge of industry trends and best practices
* Expert understanding and effectively apply all relevant survey and related processes and procedures
Leadership
* Developing self and others
* Drive digitalisation within the function
* Teamwork and collaboration
* Continous improvement
Safety
* Safety advocate - anywhere and everywhere
* Advanced knowledge and application of HSE rules and procedures
* Sound knowledge of applicable HSE legislation and regulations and its practical implications
* Concern for own wellbeing and that of others
* Ability to contribute to fostering a safety culture
* Advanced knowledge of specific HSERQ regulatory and statutory compliance required
* Embrace and promote Ma'aden Safety Culture Transformation Program
* Qualified first aid provider