Senior Surveyor

Make your mark with Thiess
Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

What You'll Do
Reporting to the
Survey Lead, Spatial Services
, this position offers the chance to work on diverse projects, troubleshoot survey challenges, and contribute to continuous improvement in survey systems and practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Australian projects (both existing and new establishment) with survey expertise, ensuring compliance with standards and statutory requirements.
• Provide short-term site secondments and leave coverage for mine surveyors.
• Develop and review survey operational guidelines, conduct audits, and identify improvements in data capture and spatial integration.
• Manage survey assets and assist with planning equipment replacements.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate survey tools and resources.

What You'll Need To Succeed
We're seeking a highly skilled survey professional with strong technical knowledge and leadership capability. The ideal candidate will have extensive mine surveying experience and the ability to work flexibly across multiple sites.

• Tertiary qualification in Surveying or equivalent, plus UAV Operators Certificate (Australia).
• Extensive experience in mine surveying, preferably in large-scale open-cut operations, with proficiency in Vulcan/Deswik, Maptek Point Studio, and photogrammetry techniques.
• RPAS certification with 100+ hours on multiple RPAS platforms; strong understanding of mining principles and regulatory requirements.

Unique Requirements:
Travel and short-term site secondments are essential parts of this role.

What We Offer

• Flexible, hybrid work model
• Supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high impact project
• Collaborative, values-led culture with a global reach.
• Access to leading-edge technology and systems.
• Competitive salary and employee benefits package

About Us
Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We'll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of better together. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

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How To Apply
This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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Applications close: Wednesday 3 December 2025