Field Technician - Tailings

We are seeking a motivated and safety-conscious Field Technician to join the Infrastructure Department . In this role, you will provide safe, accurate, and cost-effective field technical and survey support for Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) construction, monitoring, and related earthworks activities by delivering reliable survey measurements, field staking, construction guidance, and QA/QC assistance to ensure works are completed in accordance with design requirements, operational priorities, and safety standards.

Your key responsibilities will include

• Carry out daily field survey tasks to support TSF construction activities.
• Perform survey measurements for dam raises, berms, slopes, crest levels, drainage works, and construction progress
• Conduct stake-out / set-out for TSF construction alignment, crest lines, toe lines, berms, drainage channels, and other design features
• Install and maintain survey pegs / stakes / reference points for construction control
• Assist with as-built survey measurements of TSF works and earthworks quantities
• Provide timely and accurate field data to the tailings, survey, and construction teams
• Support field QA/QC activities with the consultant team for TSF construction, including survey verification of layers, lift thickness, elevations, slopes, and alignment
• Assist in checking field conditions against approved construction drawings and design requirements
• Work together with consultants, supervisors, and tailings engineers during field inspections, test locations, and verification works
• Notify supervisors of any observed deviation from design, unsafe condition, or abnormal field condition
• Provide support during inspections, audits, and consultant-led field verification activities.
• Help maintain clear records of field coordinates, elevations, and reference benchmarks.
• Assist in field activities related to TSF monitoring, including locating and checking instrumentation points, survey monuments, and monitoring stations
• Support survey and field measurements for piezometers, settlement markers, survey monuments, and seepage monitoring locations where required
• Ensure survey equipment, field tools, and assigned vehicles are maintained in safe and serviceable condition