Senior Cadastral Officer

EdUpStairs; Pietermaritzburg; Vor Ort; ZAR 304.000 - 372.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development invites applications for a Geomatics position focused on cadastral data capture, verification, and maintenance of spatial databases. The role requires strict accuracy and adherence to SOPs while handling historical records and complex documents.

Applicants must have Grade 12 and a Geomatics/NQF level 5 credential, with at least 3 years post-qualification geomatics experience and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifikationen

• Grade 12 and Geomatics qualification.
• Minimum 3 years geomatics post-qualification experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of GIS software and fundamentals.
• Knowledge of Surveyor-Generals Office SOPs and processes.
• Knowledge of Cadastral Surveys.

Aufgaben

• Capture and maintain cadastral alpha-numeric data.
• Verify information from cadastral documents and perform consistency checks.
• Update cadastral databases with approved documents.
• Attend to complex maintenance of cadastral documents.
• Withdraw or cancel cadastral documents on lawful instruction.
• Endorse cadastral documents with land parcels, leases, or servitudes.
• Perform technical examination of cadastral documents and diagrams.
• Research cadastral information for clients and retrieve cadastral records.

Kenntnisse

Analysing

Report writing

Interpersonal relations

Communication

Computer literacy

Confidentiality

Fairness

Respect

Honesty

Ausbildung

Grade 12 Certificate

Geomatics/NQF5 Certificate

Tools

GIS Software

Jobbeschreibung

Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

Government sphere National department

Province National

Reference number 3/1/1/1/2026/328

R338 106 per annum (Level 07)

Requirements

Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and National Certificate in Geomatics or Survey Officer Certificate (NQF Level 5).
Minimum of 3 years geomatics post qualification experience in a Geomatics / Cadastral survey environment.
A valid driver's licence.
Job related knowledge: Knowledge of Geographical Information Systems Software and fundamentals.
Knowledge of Surveyor-Generals Office Standard Operating Procedures and processes.
Knowledge of Cadastral Surveys.
Job related skills: Analysing and report writing.
Interpersonal relations.
Communication (verbal and written).
Computer literacy.
Presentation and/attributes: Confidentiality, fairness, respect and honesty.

Key duties and responsibilities

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 proposed new land parcels.
Update cadastral survey databases through the addition or amendment of every approved document (simple and complex) to maintain and 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 principle 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 (amend, endorsed or withdrawn) cadastral documents.
Link the depositedscanned images to the alpha numeric data.
Carry out operations and do quality checking to ensure that the scanned image databases are clean and accurate.

Enquiries

Government vacancies may require a completed Z83 form. Always follow the documents and submission instructions in the vacancy advertisement.