PRINCIPAL CADASTRAL OFFICER REF NO: 3/2/1/2022/692 
Directorate: Examination, State and Land Reform Surveys Services 
SALARY : R331 188 per annum (Level 08) 
CENTRE : Free State (Bloemfontein) 

REQUIREMENTS : Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Certificate in Geomatics or Survey Officer Certificate. Minimum of 6 years geomatics post qualification experience in a geomatics or Cadastral survey.

Job related knowledge: Knowledge of Geomatical Information Systems Software and fundamentals. Knowledge of Surveyor-General’s Office Standard Operating Procedures and processes. Knowledge of Cadastral surveys.

Job related skills: Analysing skills, Report writing skills, Interpersonal skills, Communication skills (verbal and written), Computer skills, Presentation skills and Good organising skills. A valid driver’s licence.

DUTIES : Supervise the capture, maintenance and updating of Alpha-Numeric data of all cadastral documents. Monitor compliance with processing standards and office procedures. Assist less experienced employees with the capture of Alpha-Numeric data and confirm the consistency checks for newly submitted cadastral documents. Verify the updating of the database through the addition or amendment of every approved document in order to maintain an electronic numeric repository. Assist with the capture and verification of historical cadastral documents. Attend to queries, errors and take corrective and training measures. Report malfunctioning of system and faulty equipment. Supervise the maintenance of all approved cadastral documents in accordance with prescribed legislated processes. Allocate work, supervise workflow, monitor compliance with processing standards and office procedures. Assist less experienced officials with the withdrawal or cancellation of cadastral documents. Verify any deduction, cancellation or endorsement of cadastral documents with registered land parcels, leases or servitudes. Scrutinise any amendment made to approved and registered cadastral documents to ensure compliance with authorisations and office procedures.

Supervise and assist with extraction and re-archiving of cadastral documents. Ensure that cadastral records are repaired and kept in good usable condition. Scrutinise the technical examination of cadastral documents undertaken by other officials in accordance with standard operating procedures. Allocate work, supervise workflow, monitor compliance with processing standards and office procedure. Perform technical examination of complex diagrams, general plans and sectional title plans. Scrutinise the technical examination of complex diagrams, general plans and sectional title plans of junior employees and peers. Verify the correctness of updates made to noting sheets. Conduct research into and supervise the supply of cadastral survey information and documentation to internal and external clients. Allocate work, supervise workflow, monitor compliance with processing standards and office procedures. Scrutinise the retrieval and supply of cadastral information and other maps to clients. Attend to queries, errors and take corrective and training measures. Conduct research into cadastral survey information pertaining to land parcel boundaries and remaining extents for clients. Verify all updates, changes and additions of land parcel boundary information to the Cadastral Spatial Information System (electronic compilation) datasets.

Monitor compliance with processing standards and office procedures. Assist less experienced employees with the addition of all newly created land parcels to the spatial datasets. Verify the quality of any data added to update and maintain an accurate dataset of cadastral spatial information, including the addition and updating of historical data. Attend to queries, errors and take corrective training measures. Report malfunctioning of system and faulty equipment. Supervise the scanning of all cadastral documents on approval, amendment, endorsement or withdrawal and undertake quality assurance. Monitor compliance with processing standards and office procedure. Ensure the quality of any scan made of newly approved or re-scanned cadastral documents. Attend to queries, errors and take corrective and training measures. Verify that the deposited scanned images have been linked to the alpha numeric data.

ENQUIRIES : Mr JFM Erasmus Tel No: (051) 448 0955

APPLICATIONS : Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X20803, Bloemfontein, 9300 or hand delivered to: 136 Charlotte Maxeke Street, Bloemfontein, 9300.

NOTE : African, Indian and White Males and African, Coloured and Indian Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.