Principal Cadastral Officer

About

Maintains cadastral alpha-numeric and spatial data, examines documents, supplies information and manages scanned records. Requires a geomatics certificate or Survey Officer Certificate and six years’ relevant post-qualification experience. Job grade: Level 08 Salary: R413 001 per annum Reference: 3/1/1/1/2026/336 Duty station: Free State (Bloemfontein)

How to apply

Submit by hand during office hours to 136 Charlotte Maxeke Street, SA Eagle Building, Bloemfontein, 9300, or email Post336@dlrrd.gov.za. Use the new Z83 form, include full particulars/CV, and indicate reference number 3/1/1/1/2026/336.

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 and undertake mathematical consistency checks and data verification.
• Update cadastral survey databases through the addition or amendment of every approved document.
• Capture and verify simple and complex historical cadastral documents.
• Attend to complicated maintenance, withdrawal, cancellation, deduction, endorsement and amendment of cadastral documents.
• Insert newly approved documents into the archive and extract, issue, refile and repair cadastral records.
• Conduct technical examination of simple and complex cadastral documents, diagrams, plans and survey records.
• Research and supply cadastral information to internal and external clients.
• Capture, maintain and update spatial data with simple and complex cadastral documents.
• Research and address overlaps and improve land-parcel boundary information.
• Scan cadastral documents and quality-check scanned image databases.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate and 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.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Knowledge of GIS software and fundamentals, Surveyor-General’s Office standard operating procedures and processes, and cadastral surveys.
• Skills in problem solving and analysis, decision making, team leadership, creativity, customer focus, communication, computer literacy, planning, conflict management and negotiation.