Senior Mine Surveyor

Expatriate opportunity in Southeast Asia
New underground development
Broaden your skills to include mine engineering functions

Our client is a privately owned gold miner with an active open pit mining & processing operation in Laos. The company recently announced a transition to underground mining with a new development commencing in March 2026. On their behalf, we are building the owners’ team to manage the national team and appointed mining contractors.

Playing an integral role in the owners' team, an appropriately experienced Surveyor is required to fulfil the position of Senior Underground Mine Surveyor. 

As the Senior Mine Surveyor, you will play a critical role in establishing and implementing the systems and processes required to support surveying for the underground mine.

Other key responsibilities include:

Manage the surveying function to ensure optimal support
Have regular communication with the underground team regarding surveying activities
Provide accurate data for mine planning, design compliance and performance tracking
Produce end-of-week and end-of-month survey reports
With appropriate training & mentoring, you will be involved with the mine engineering functions on site, including designs, planning, and scheduling of development and stoping.

To be successful you will require:

Previous experience in underground mining, preferably at a greenfield site
A keen interest in broadening your skills to include mining engineering functions
Proven ability to develop and implement surveying systems and processes
Proficiency in relevant mining/survey software and instruments
A positive “can do” attitude to work in a small dynamic team.

This position operates on a 4 week on 2 week off roster, preferably from Australia or New Zealand, and offers excellent remuneration.

Unfortunately, MPI are only able to consider people with appropriate and relevant experience, and who are either Australian Permanent Residents or have the necessary permits to work in Australia and whom are currently in Australia.

Sarah Jardine

Senior Consultant | Survey, Civil & Mining Construction

If you have any questions about this role, please contact me.

[email protected]
+61 8 9426 1572

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