Job Description

Ivanplats is looking for a Survey Manager REF:IVP-MTS-2025
IVANPLATS (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines, is advancing the development of its world-class palladium-rhodium-nickel-copper-gold project in the Limpopo Province near Mokopane. This unique mineral deposit will be exploited using large mechanised state-of-the-art underground mining methods, deploying the latest technology to develop this mine of the future. Suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply for the following vacancies required for the project development.
Suitable candidate must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills:

• Grade 12
• Mine Surveyors Certificate of Competency.
• Degree / NHD in Mine Survey
• Audit
• Reporting

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience:

• 5 Years experience as a Survey Manager / Chief Surveyor

Your successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:

• Provide guidance to the mining department in terms of direction and grade lines as per mine design.
• Establish a fit for purpose survey network underground and on surface.
• Ensure resurveys and gyro surveys are carried out on an ongoing basis to ensure the integrity of the UG survey network.
• Create and maintain 1:200 operational working plans showing survey and grade pegs, designs, geological features, and any other hazards that may affect mining.
• Assist the planning department with updating of working plans used for planning purposes. (G Sheets)
• Create, maintain, and improve a monthly production measurement system covering all KPIs as required by Ivanplats management. Planned versus actual.
• Establish and maintain historical production KPI data.
• Produce and keep a fully auditable records of KPI achievements used for the payment of incentives.
• Monthly measurement of any contract work done and the keeping of fully auditable records of work done for payment.
• Issue fully payment certificate to accompany contractors invoice.
• Establish an ore flow tracking process to accurately determine the tonnage of ore / rock hoisted to surface and delivered to the plant or waste storage facilities.
• Establish a metal accounting process to accurate report the amount of metal contained in the ore delivered to the plant.
• Establish a comparison report detailing ore and metal delivered to the plant as per survey measurements and tonnage and metal accounted for in the metallurgical plant.
• Create a quality mining report for development and long hole stopping quantifying tonnage and metal content of over break, under break, planned and mined and backfill mined.
• Ensure that the survey department has sufficient resources in terms of manpower and suitable survey equipment to meet operational requirements.
• Draw up, administer, and control the survey departmental budget to maintain the required resources and consumables to support operational requirements.
• Establish a survey draughting department on site to update DMRE prescribed plans and all plans and other documents required for operational. Also to assist in the keeping of historical records and ensuring auditability.

Online applications are forwarded to www.ivanhoecommunities.com on or before the closing date. The company will NOT consider applications received after the closing date.
Closing date: 10 October 2025
Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSA) from local communities surrounding Ivanplats Platreef mine and Women. Applications are only open to South African Citizens.
NB: The subject line should clearly state the complete Job title and Reference Number.
Should you not hear from the company within 14 days of the closing date, you should assume that your application has not been successful

Skills Required