Surveyor

• Perform job duties in accordance with MSHA law and regulations, established company safety procedures, and state and federal environmental regulations.
• Collect field data using GPS and traditional surveying equipment.
• Calculate volumes moved by equipment, including stockpile volumes, truck/shovel yards, pond capacities, etc.
• Establish control and targets for aerial surveys.
• Pilot UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) for aerial surveys and process data to produce topographic maps, calculate quantities, and produce aerial photos.
• Perform CAD applications such as volume computations, haul/ramp designs, and 3-D modeling.
• Manage data in spreadsheets as required.
• Calculate monthly pit inventory and ore severed for royalty payments, as well as end-of-month reports and maps.
• Construction staking of haul roads, ponds, boundaries, etc.

• Create GPS files for equipment in the operations department.
• Draft using AutoCAD for mapping, permitting, mine plans, etc.
• Install, maintain, and calibrate surveying and machine control equipment.
• Provide various survey support to departments for special projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to work independently or cooperatively with co-workers on projects while organizing day-to-day activities.
• Knowledge of land surveying and engineering principles and practices.
• Proficient in technology (AutoCAD, Carlson/Trimble, Microsoft 365).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with surveying at a surface mining operation.
• Ability to work safely in all weather conditions.

• A Minimum of two years of post-secondary education in civil engineering technology, surveying, or a related discipline and/or appropriate surveying and computer experience.
• Additional relevant surveying experience preferred.
• An FAA Part 107 drone license is required or must be obtained within 60 days of hire.

• Intermittently: None
• Occasionally (0 – 1/3 of workday): lifting to 60 lbs. (lath, GPS equipment, briefcase); pushing and pulling 30 lbs. (supply drawers in survey vehicle); stooping, kneeling (pounding stakes, work over drafting table); crouching and crawling (pounding stakes and pins); reaching and handling (pulling lath off pallet, equipment out of survey vehicles).
• Frequently (1/3 – 2/3 of workday): carrying 50 lbs. (lath, GPS equipment, briefcase); climbing and balancing (spoils, pits survey, survey vehicles); fingering (run total station, data rec., computer work); depth perception (driving, all phases of surveying); color vision (AutoCAD, color coding maps, flagging, painting).
• Continually (2/3 – 3/3 of workday): standing and walking (staking and surveying); sitting (drafting, computer, survey vehicles); repetitive motion (computer work, data recording, driving, lath); speaking and hearing (radio communication and office work); seeing (all phases of surveying).

We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate. You must meet at least the specific minimum requirements listed above to be considered a qualified applicant.