About Newmont
At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.
About Red Chris
Our Red Chris Mine, located in the heart of Northern British Columbia on the traditional territory of the Tahltan Nation. A short distance from Iskut and Dease Lake, Our fly-in, fly-out site offers access from various points across British Columbia and Alberta. Red Chris currently operates as an open-pit copper and gold mine with a promising future to transition to a high-value underground block cave operation. To learn more about the Red Chris Block Cave project, visit our Virtual Open House.
At Red Chris, we prioritize the health, safety, and comfort of our team. Our accommodations include reliable Wi-Fi, nutritious meals, recreational facilities, a well-equipped gym with fitness classes, and access to on-site counselling. We offer competitive salaries, retirement savings matching, transportation and PPE allowances, and opportunities for career development. Our workplace is drug- and alcohol-free, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where every team member is empowered to take initiative, care for one another, and contribute to our collective success.
Purpose
Reporting directly to TIA Senior Surveyor, the TIA Surveyor is responsible for providing technical and survey support for heavy civil earthworks projects under the Capital Projects, TIA Construction department. The Surveyor will work on projects related to tailings dam construction, cyclone sand production, and supporting infrastructure for the tailings impoundment area. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain skills in several technical support roles including digital 3D design, construction quality control and construction survey.
Our Red Chris TIA department is recruiting for a Surveyor, with a competitive annual salary between $86,000 – $99,000 with additional benefits and Travel Allowances provided. The offered base salary will be determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies, with additional consideration of internal equity. We are seeking an individual for a Fly-In, Fly-Out opportunity working on a two-weeks-in, two-weeks-out rotation.
Essential Duties
Safety and Sustainability
- Promote and adhere to company safety, environmental, and sustainability policies
- Ensure team members are authorized, qualified and competent to undertake the task(s); do not allow an inexperienced person to undertake tasks unsupervised
- Ensure standard operating and safe work procedures are understood; enforcing compliance
- Encourage a culture of reporting hazards, near misses, and incidents
- Encourage a positive and inclusive work environment
Technical
- Promote and participate in a safe work culture in accordance with Newmont policies and values.
- Day to day field staking in accordance with project design using RTK GPS survey equipment.
- Effectively communicates proper layout information to relevant parties in a timely manner.
- Bathymetry surveys and drone photogrammetry, track and report material quantities and construction progress to plan.
- 3D Design: Create and verify civil earthworks designs utilizing 3D modelling and GIS software
- Record and maintain daily field notes of survey activities
- Perform various aspects of construction survey tasks accurately and efficiently
- Troubleshoot and maintain survey equipment & UAVs and ensure data is correct and updated.
- Communicate with Design Engineers regarding project design
Training & Experience
Qualifications
- Mining, Civil, Geometric education or other equivalent experience.
- Minimum 1 year of mine or earth work surveying experience and sound understanding of survey principles.
- Mining and/or heavy earthworks experience
- Proficient with MS Office and managing data sets
- Exposure to tailings dam design and/or tailings dam construction
- Experience with Trimble R12 GPS equipment
- Excellent people and communication skills
- Must be able to work flexible shifts as required
- Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License required
Desirable experience:
- Operating experience with DJI Phantom 4 Pro or Mavic 3 Enterprise
- Advanced UAV license would is considered an asset
- Leadership for Safety Excellence would be considered an asset
- Software exposure to Mining-related 3D modelling software, such as MineSight
- Experience with Trimble Business Center and Pix4D
What We Offer
We are committed to ensuring that our team members are kept healthy and safe. To achieve this, we provide comfortable on-site accommodations, including excellent 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
- Competitive Benefits and Registered Retirement Savings Plan matching program
- 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.
At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion we are dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment.
The salary range is tied to the British Columbia market for jobs performed in British Columbia. The salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education, training, and/or experience. The salary offer will not be based on a candidate’s pay history at other jobs, and by law, Newmont will not seek information about pay history, and candidates should not share such information with Newmont.
For our Red Chris employees, we also offer a competitive and inclusive benefits package to support the physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing of employees. This role will be eligible for various benefits, including: medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health care spending account; life, accidental death and dismemberment, and critical illness insurance; short-term and long-term disability; DC pension; employee assistance program (EAP); wellbeing reimbursement program; tuition reimbursement; and paid time off. All bonuses and benefits are subject to the applicable eligibility and program/plan terms, and may be modified or terminated at Newmont’s sole discretion.
If you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply through the below link: