PRINCIPAL CADASTRAL OFFICER
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 Systems29
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.