Principal Cadastral Officer REF NO: 3/1/1/1/2026/248 at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Certificate in Geomatics or Survey Officer Certificate (NQF Level 5). Minimum of 6 years geomatics post qualification experience in a geomatics or cadastral survey environment.
• Job related knowledge: Knowledge of Geographical Information Systems Software and fundamentals. Knowledge of Surveyor-General’s Office Standard Operating Procedures and processes. Knowledge of Cadastral Surveys.
• Job related skills: Problem solving and analysis. Decision making. Team leadership. Creativity. Customer focus and responsiveness. Communication (verbal and written). Computer literacy. Planning and organising. Conflict management. Negotiation. 

DUTIES :

• Capture, maintain and update alpha numeric data of simple as well as more complex cadastral documents. Capture alpha and numeric information from newly submitted cadastral documents (simple and complex) and undertake mathematical consistency checks of and data verification of for proposed new land parcels. Update cadastral survey databases through the addition or amendment of every approved document (simple and complex) to maintain an electronic alpha-numeric repository.
• Capture and verify simple and complex historical cadastral documents. Attend to complicated maintenance of cadastral documents in accordance with legislated processes. Perform withdrawal or cancelation of cadastral documents upon lawful instruction. Deduct, cancel and endorse cadastral documents with registered land parcels, leases or servitudes.
• Attend to complex amendments of approved and registered cadastral documents. Insert all newly approved cadastral documents into the archive. Extract and issue out cadastral records. Refile returned cadastral records. Repair and keep cadastral records in good usable condition. Conduct technical examination of simple as well as more complex cadastral documents. Check designations of newly submitted lodgements.
• Perform technical examination of simple and complex diagrams and general plans. Perform technical examination of survey records. Perform technical examination of simple and complex sectional title plans. Update the noting sheets through the addition of every approved cadastral land parcel. Research and supply cadastral information to internal and external clients. Retrieve and supply cadastral information to clients.
• Supply aerial photographs, rectified imagery and maps from National Geospatial Information (NGI) according to signed service level agreements. Carry out basic research into cadastral survey information pertaining to land parcel boundaries for clients and Land Reform. Capture, maintain and update spatial data with simple as well as more complex cadastral documents. Capture newly submitted documents to determine if there are any spatial overlaps prior approval.
• Add data, update and maintain an accurate dataset of cadastral spatial information, including the addition and updating of historical data. Research possible sources of error if overlaps are detected and address errors appropriately. Utilise cadastral survey calculation principles and other legitimate sources of data to improve the quality of land parcel boundary information.
• Scan all cadastral documents on approval, amendment, endorsement or withdrawal and execute quality checking. Scan newly approved cadastral documents. Re-scan all updated (amended, endorsed or withdrawn) cadastral documents. Link the deposited scanned images to the alpha numeric data. Carry out operations and do quality checking to ensure that the scanned image databases are clean and accurate.