Surveyor – Earthworks

Overview

BW Gold is a wholly owned subsidiary of Artemis Gold Inc (“Artemis”).  Artemis Gold is a well-financed, growth-oriented gold development company with a strong financial capacity aimed at creating shareholder value through the identification, acquisition, and development of gold properties in mining-friendly jurisdictions. The Company's current focus is the Blackwater Mine in central British Columbia approximately 160km southwest of Prince George and 450km northeast of Vancouver. The first gold and silver pour at Blackwater was achieved in January 2025 and commercial production was declared on May 1, 2025. Artemis Gold trades on the TSX-V under the symbol ARTG. For more information visit www.artemisgoldinc.com.

Location: Blackwater Mine site

Schedule: Two (2) Weeks On – Two (2) Weeks Off Rotation 

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Term End Date: DEC 2028

Reporting to the Project Engineer and Project Coordinator, the Surveyor, Earthworks conducts activities related to Capital Projects - Earthworks department survey functions, providing geospatial data and control to ensure the safety and efficiency of earthworks construction. This role involves contributing input to the design and development of earthworks construction surveying practices that support production and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Demonstrate effective safety leadership by addressing and enforcing BW Golds safety standards, procedures, and safety systems.
• Comply with mining regulations and follow BW Gold safety, quality and environmental standards in all aspects of work.
• Perform the day-to-day earthworks surveying activities and provide support to the other mine departments.
• Interpret engineering drawings and produce layout linework with CAD and/or Deswick.
• Perform routine drone scans and process as-built data.
• Perform conventional survey activities –layout and as-builts for earthworks construction.
• Perform all post-processing activities to deliver accurate data in the required format.
• Maintain surface control points.
• Complete routine RTK GPS deformation monitoring of active waste and water management facilities.
• Produce volume calculations, as-builts, and designs in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Deswick CAD software.
• Support earthworks construction with execution design and layout work.
• Support earthworks construction field fit designs.
• Support concrete and rebar construction with total station.
• Maintain a digitized site master utilities file.
• Manage inventory of survey consumables.
• Evaluation and reporting on design compliance.
• Proactively maintain survey gear.
• Develop and update (as required) Survey standard operating procedures, guidelines and processes.
• May be required to maintain a clean-shaven appearance (i.e. no facial hair) to ensure the safe and effective use of required personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with assigned duties.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Preferably 1-2 years of surveying experience working in heavy civil earthwork or a municipal construction environment.
• Experience supporting field fit designs in heavy civil earthwork environment.
• Experience using Leica, Topcon or Trimble Geosystems Equipment.
• Experience using CAD based software (Deswik preference) to prepare layouts and visualize collected data.
• Must possess effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making abilities.
• Proficient with setting up base stations, survey equipment, and completing civil survey work.
• Must be skilled in unsupervised use of RTK GPS and Total Station systems including equipment setup and problem resolution.
• Experience with operating drones to capture and analyze survey data is an asset.
• Hold or obtain required Transport Canada licensing for drone operation, where applicable.
• Ability and willingness to split time between office and field.
• Ability to drive in congested high traffic mining and construction areas.
• Ability to walk in similar congested/high traffic construction areas as well as more remote areas on site (uneven footing is commonplace).

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Preferably 1-2 years of surveying experience working on heavy civil earthwork projects or a municipal construction environment.
• Experience using Leica, Topcon or Trimble Geosystems Equipment
• Must possess effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making abilities
• Proficient with setting up base stations, survey equipment, and completing civil survey work

Qualifications

Benefits

• Extended Health, Dental & Vision Care 
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programs 

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, national origin, status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, or any other basis protected by law.  We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples. Members of Indigenous communities should clearly identify their status on their resume.

Compensation: 86363.06 to N/A (CAD)