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Surveyor

Yellowknife , Northwest Territories, Canada | Contract

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About Burgundy Diamond Mines Burgundy Diamond Mines is a premier global diamond company that proudly produces and delivers ethically sourced diamonds from mine to market. Tracing diamonds end-to-end from its world-renowned Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, right through to retail diamond sales, creates unquestionable diamond origin and traceability. Founded in Perth, Western Australia, Burgundy is part of CanadaMark™, a program that assures manufacturers, retailers and customers, that Burgundy Diamonds are sustainably produced and support ethical investment in Canadian Northern Indigenous communities. Burgundy has an office in Calgary, Canada.

Position Overview Position Title: Surveyor Employment Type: Term (1-year) As a member of the Mine Technical Services (MTS) and Projects team, Surveyors will report to the Senior Engineer, Mine Technical Services and work two (2) weeks on, two (2) weeks off rotations at the Ekati mine site (day shifts only). The successful candidate will become a valued member of the MTS team, supporting the underground and surface operations and progressive closure activities as required. Our flight hubs are located in Calgary, AB, Yellowknife, NT, and Hay River, NT.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Attend daily operations and MTS Line up Meetings
• Complete as-built surveys of underground workings and surface pits / construction
• Mark-up layouts as required to support UG development and production drilling on both surface and UG.
• Mark-up diamond drill holes, test and service holes as required
• Issue survey prints to underground operations and development team
• Special projects as required (cave scans, steel set prism surveys) Line and grade, water levels
• Maintain site status maps for all active and inactive surface and underground and surface infrastructure
• Month end survey including stockpile and crushed inventory volumes
• Month end volume calculations as required
• Year end land disturbance survey and reporting
• Update asbuilt Vulcan software layers
• Support UG Vent technician with regular vent surveys as required
• Support Env Tech with instrumentation readings as required
• Ability to work alone with limited direct supervision

Education/Experience

• Diploma in surveying or geomatics or Tertiary Qualification in Geomatics Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Drone pilots license or experience towards being licensed
• Minimum 2 years of experience in mine surveying and/or equivalent experience in construction surveying
• Experience with Total Stations and GPS
• Class-5 driver’s license
• Experience with CAD based software (Vulcan), Point Cloud, Agisoft or other drone data processing software.

What We Offer At Burgundy Diamond Mines, we believe people are our most important asset. This is why we are fully committed to the health, safety and well-being of our employees. We believe in establishing strong lasting and respectful relationships with the people and communities with whom we work.

We are dedicated to developing our workforce and to creating an environment where people can learn, grow and take on new responsibilities. We build capacity within our workforce by offering leadership training, apprenticeship positions and adult education initiatives.

We offer a competitive salary, performance bonus and total compensation package, including company paid extended health, dental and vision care, an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), employer matched pension, generous paid vacation and personal days, as well as a Dependent Scholarship Program and employee discounts. On site we provide accommodations and meals, a fully equipped gym and recreation facilities,

Additional Information The Company provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, Yellowknife, and other northern fly points.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants from our Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Groups.

Members should clearly identify their IBA status on the online job application and resume to receive priority consideration.

Visit www.burgundydiamonds.com to apply and to learn more about our operations.

To Apply: Please apply through our careers page and indicate in writing that you are an internal candidate.

Closing Date: This is an ongoing posting and resumes will be considered as vacancies become available.

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Are you eligible to work in Canada? * --Select-- Yes No

IBA Status - Commitments to our legal agreement are important to us. You have the option to identify your status below to receive priority consideration. If requested can you provide Status Card? *

• No IBA Status
• Northwest Territories
• Tlicho Treaty 11
• North Slave Metis Alliance
• KIA - Hamlet of Kugluktuk
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• Akaitcho Treaty 8 Lutsel
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A conflict of interest arises when an employee's personal relationships, actions, or interests outside of work interfere, have the potential to interfere, or even appear to interfere with the interests of the company. This will not hinder your hiring process; we simply prioritize transparency in the process. Please indicate any applicable conflicts of interest or select 'none'. Do you: *

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