The Nuna Group of Companies is now accepting resumes for Surveyor(s) with large earthworks and construction/mining projects experience. Nuna is the largest Inuit-owned heavy civil construction, earthworks, and mine construction contractor in Canada. Nuna Logistics is a highly regarded civil construction company with hundreds of employees working across the Arctic and Northern Canada. Working often in remote locations, Nuna offers unique on-the-job experience and opportunity to build an exciting career. Our multi-disciplined teams provide a comprehensive array of services and innovative solutions to the most challenging and remote sites in northern Canada. Nuna's core values of: Safety - Integrity - Teamwork - Respect for Cultural Diversity and for Community & Environment; reflect our reputation as a safe, cost-effective, and innovative operator in the north.
We offer:
- Competitive hourly rate with Overtime pay at (1.5x)
- 3 week on / 3 week off rotations
- Fly in and Fly out. Commercial flights and accommodations are provided.
This position is located on our Baffin Iron Mine (BIM) – North Baffinland, NU. The Surveyor is responsible for the layout and as-built of all earthwork's activities on site, as well as processing and management of all received design data, and collected as-built data. This position utilizes industry standard survey equipment, such as Topcon or Trimble GPS and Total Stations in conjunction with AutoCAD Civil 3d and Carlson Civil Software to provide project engineers and managers with a clear understanding of site topography, geology, and obstacles, and conducts regular surveys during the life of the project to ensure design parameters are maintained and up to date.
Duties:- Maintain grade elevations and set grade stakes to guide equipment operators.
- Observe excavating activities to verify conformance to construction design.
- Perform topographic surveys to determine volume quantities.
- Calculate elevations and measurements from drawings and specifications.
- Assist with exploration programs by laying out survey grids, drill hole locations, and claims boundaries.
- Performs reconnaissance of the site prior to commencing work to identify the most suitable locations, establishing reference locations for the foreman, superintendents, and trades to build from.
- Reviews and updates all drawings that relate to the survey for completeness, consistency, and feasibility of layout to ensure that all dimensions between corresponding drawings agree.
- Operates and maintains surveying equipment and ensures there is a supply of all surveying materials available on site.
- Prepares documentation of all surveying activities performed.
- Provides quality control by checking for accuracy at all control points, benchmarks, gridlines, survey marks, elevations, and stakeout points.
- Will also monitor the site for correct elevations and locations.
- Assist with conducting quantity calculations as required.
- Proficient with RTK GPS and Robotic Total Station, AutoCAD Civil 3d programs, rod and level, laser level.
- Experience with Topcon and Carson Civil are considered assets.
- Clear understanding of survey, blueprint reading, and GPS equipment and troubleshooting.
- Finish grade experience to standard specification tolerances with sub-grade and aggregate placement.