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  • Date posted

    2026-07-09

  • Closing date

    2026-07-22

  • Hiring location

    Shinyanga

  • Career level

    Middle

  • Qualification

    Bachelor Degree

  • Experience

    2 Years

  • Quantity

    1 person

  • Gender

    both

  • Job ID

    137503

Job Description

SURVEY TECHNICIANS (01 VACANCY)

Position Description

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Survey Technicians to join and grow our team.

Join our exceptional team and embody Barrick's core values as you work with us. We are in search of individuals who can champion Barrick's DNA by:

  • Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity
  • Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach
  • Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose
  • Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy
  • Taking Responsibility and being Accountable
  • Committing to Zero Harm
  • Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships

If you're ready to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure safe work practices, i.e., attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting, and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Policies, as well as other relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Development pickups and pickup processing
  • Ensure all fired rounds are correctly recorded to monitor the development trend of every active mining heading.
  • Able to do DGPS Base setup system
  • Compiling the information in a system that it can be retrieved and used
  • Ensure all survey station reports and mine stakeout plans are filed correctly.
  • Ensure all Survey stations are positioned and placed correctly as directed by the Mine Surveyor
  • Regular stock-taking of survey consumables to ensure there is at least the minimum required always kept in the survey store.
  • Installation of Grade pins
  • Installation of lasers & Stations
  • Mark-up of Holes EH, PH
  • Face mark-ups
  • Setup of instrument below station u/g
  • Assists the Mine Surveyor in any task required for the maintenance of Survey control"
  • Numbering batteries of all electronic equipment and ensuring they are charged correctly, keeping a record of the mandatory discharging process of all such batteries.
  • Daily vehicle cleaning checks and timely reporting of any defects. Liaise with the Maintenance Department when reporting defects at regular service intervals.
  • Borehole survey for production holes(downhole and up hole.) 

Qualification Requirements:

  • A Survey Technician’s Certificate.
  • Technician certificate in any of the survey-related fields of Geomatics, cartography, Civil engineering, and mining survey, coupled with experience of working as a survey assistant in an underground mining environment. 

Experience and Skills Requirements:

  • Minimum 2 years working on underground mining surveying
  • Sufficient on-the-job training and working experience through other documented roles in underground mining surveying that are considered acceptable by company authorities
  • Excellent communication in English, both writing and verbal
  • Knowledge of MS Office suite of programs is beneficial Sound practical experience in any conventional surveying method
  • Drone pilot licensee from TCAA adding advantag 

What We Can Offer You:

  • A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
  • The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues
  • Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization 

Please forward applications before 15th July 2026

We are committed to a safe work environment, sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Thank you for your application; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About Us

Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.

Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company.  With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States.  We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth.  Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".

About the Team

Bulyanhulu is situated in north-west Tanzania, in the Kahama district of the Shinyanga region, approximately 55 kilometres south of Lake Victoria and 150 kilometres southwest of the city of Mwanza.

Bulyanhulu is a narrow-vein gold mine containing gold, silver and copper mineralisation in sulphides. The mineralisation of Bulyanhulu is associated with a number of steeply-dipping veins. Bulyanhulu commenced commercial production in 2001.

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