Cadastral Officer (Pietermaritzburg)
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About the role
The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is hiring a Cadastral Officer in Examination Services, based in KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg). This is a permanent post, paying R280,278 a year. How to apply: Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street (formerly known as Loop Street), Pietermaritzburg, 3200 or by email to Post289@dlrrd.gov.za Reference number to quote: 3/1/1/1/2026/289 Closing date: 09 November 2026 at 16:00 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: EE Targets: Coloured, Indian and White Males, and Coloured, Indian and White Females, and Persons with disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Capture, maintain and update alpha numeric data of all cadastral documents: Capture alpha and numeric information from newly submitted Cadastral documents and undertake mathematical consistency checks and data verification for proposed new land parcels.
- Update Cadastral survey databases through the addition or amendment of every approved document to maintain an electronic alpha-numeric repository.
- Capture and verify Historical Cadastral documents.
- Maintenance of Cadastral Documents in accordance with legislated processes: Perform Withdrawal or cancelation of cadastral documents.
- Deduct, cancel and endorse cadastral documents with registered land parcels, leases or servitudes.
- Amend 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 cadastral documents.
- Check designations of newly submitted lodgements:
- Update the noting sheets through the addition of every approved cadastral land parcel
- Perform technical examination of diagrams and general plans
- Perform technical examination of survey records
- Perform technical examination of sectional title plans
- Supply cadastral information to internal and external clients:
- Issue Survey data to Land Surveyors when required
- Disseminate cadastral information to the public as required, in hard copy or digital formats
- Supply aerial photographs, rectified imagery and maps from NGI according to signed service level agreements
- Capture, maintain and update spatial data:
- Capture newly submitted documents to determine if there are any spatial overlaps prior approval
- Add all newly created land parcels to the spatial datasets
- Add data, update and maintain an accurate dataset of cadastral spatial information, including the addition and updating of historical data
- Scan all cadastral documents on approval, amendment, endorsement, or withdrawal: Scan newly approved cadastral documents
- Re-scan all updated cadastral documents
- Link the deposited scanned images to the alpha numeric data
Requirements
- Minimum requirements:
- A Grade 12 Certificate and National Certificate in Geomatics or Survey Officer Certificate (NQF Level 5)
- Completion of the training prescribed in order to fulfil the required qualification
- Job related knowledge:
- Computer literacy
- Understanding spatial data
- Knowledge of the functions of Surveyors’-General Offices
- Job related skills:
- Good interpersonal relations
- Good communication (verbal and written)
- Computer software
- Good organising ability