Mine Surveyor
Job No:
PVG2020105107
Location:
Northwestern BC
Welcome to Pretivm!
We are Pretivm – headquartered in Vancouver, BC. Pretivm owns and operates Brucejack, a high-grade underground gold mine located 65 kilometers north of the town of Stewart in northern British Columbia. We have an office and Warehouse in Smithers, BC as well as 3 camps located on our Brucejack property.
As an employer of choice and having been featured as one of BC's Top Employers for 2022 we are committed to our values - ensuring a safe, respectful, and diverse working environment. We value teamwork and integrity and are working closely with our neighbors, the local communities and First Nations - to provide employment.
Brucejack is one of the largest and highest-grade gold mines globally and as of January 1, 2021 has Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 3.9 million ounces of gold (14.4 million tonnes grading 8.3 grams per tonne gold) with a mine life of 12 years. Resource expansion drilling is ongoing and we have a large land package where we conduct grass roots exploration in the summer months.
Pretivm trades on the TSX and NYSE under the ticker symbol “PVG”.
Job Purpose and Accountability
The Mine Surveyor is responsible and accountable for coordinating and executing daily underground survey tasks and related activities to ensure that mining designs are carried out according to established directives while ensuring that the survey quality plan is implemented and appropriate survey control and integrity of data is maintained in a timely and effective manner.
Responsibilities:
Perform the following duties with safety being the number one priority:
- Establish and monitor primary and secondary underground survey controls at the Brucejack mine to include shaft, decline, or tunnel grade levelling and maintain respective data collection and documentation of control and closure accuracies and/or adjustments
- Complete daily survey pickups, provide line and grade control for development crews, produce driving layouts, maintain as-built drawings, complete month end development and production reports
- Complete scans of underground excavations to update as-built models and for reconciliation purposes
- Conduct survey data analysis and maintain integrity of data of all files in survey database.
- Set out mine design and geological requirements to include plans for staff to utilize
- Conduct and verify ore reserve and/or stockpile surveys to ensure accurate mineral resource volumes are calculated and reconciled monthly
- Participate in the preparation of quarterly and annual mine survey initiatives for review by the Technical Services Department
- Monitor and report on integrity of shafts, declines, tunnels, tailings dams and all structural deformations on a required basis for risk assessment analysis
- Maintain surveying equipment to required standards
- Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of ore and waste bodies for engineering and geology teams
- Collaborate and share survey data with engineering, geology, and contract personnel.
- Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures
- Carry out initial surveys, risk assessments and environmental impact assessments on potential work locations to assess whether plans are workable
- Conduct other activities to support the safe, efficient, and successful development of the Brucejack Mine
- Understand and ensure compliance with Pretivm safety policies and governmental safety regulations including Ministry of Mines and WorkSafeBC
Qualifications:
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Degree/Diploma in Mine, Geomatic or Engineering Surveying complimented with one to three (1-3) years of experience in an underground environment.
Skills:
- Proficient with survey/mining software (i.e. MS Office products, AutoCAD, Vulcan etc.)
- Proficient with Trimble Total Stations and GPS
- Proficient with Maptek I-Site Scanners
- Drone experience considered an asset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Leadership, planning, organizational and project coordination skills & experience
- Knowledge of workplace safety requirements and procedures
- Time management and decision-making skills
- Cross cultural awareness with an understanding and sensitivity of the challenges associated with differences in cultural and economic backgrounds
Additional Information:
- Work at remote location (camp) on 13 days on site, 13 days off site and 2 travel days rotation
- Able to pass a pre-employment medical screening
- Must be able to lift/move up to 50lbs throughout a work shift
- Be able maintain high levels of performance over 12-hour shifts
- Able to work in areas of extreme weather conditions
- Able to work underground in a mine-site setting
- Able to work both dayshift and nightshift.
- Able to work in close quarters with the team
- Pretivm promotes a drug and alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing
What we can offer you:
We are committed to ensuring that our team members are kept healthy and safe. To achieve this, we provide comfortable camp accommodations, as well as balanced meals prepared by our culinary team.
Team members can expect access to TV and Wi-Fi, our on-site gym, and a variety of recreational activities.
All our team members are also rewarded with a host of great benefits, including:
- Travel allowance and arrangements made for transportation to and from site
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications
- Ongoing training with continuous growth and development opportunities
It is important to note that the safety and wellbeing of our team is our top priority. As such, we promote a drug and alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING NEW CHALLENGE JOIN PRETIVM AND THE BRUCEJACK MINE TODAY!