Principal Cadastral Officer

What you will need

• Minimum

Key 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 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.

Additional details

• Grade: Provincial

How to apply

Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 136 Charlotte Maxeke Street, SA Eagle Building, Bloemfontein, 9300 or by email to [email protected]

• Application method: Hand delivery
• Email: [email protected]
• Enquiries: Mr J Semela at 063 506 1799
• Telephone: 063 506 1799

Please note

• EE Targets: African, Indian and White Males, and African, Coloured and Indian Females, and Persons with Disabilities. 73