NSW Department of Customer Service – Sydney CBD NSW

Candidate Surveyor, Cadastral Integrity - Office of the Registrar General (ORG)

Clerk Grade: 05/06
Salary range: $102,936 - $113,579 per annum plus super
Employment Type: Ongoing, Full-Time (35 hrs p/week) opportunity
Location: Haymarket, Sydney - Hybrid working arrangements are currently in place

About Us

The Office of the Registrar General (ORG) oversees the integrity, security, availability and performance of the NSW land title system. We maintain the policy and legislative framework that supports clearly defined property rights across NSW. Operating at the intersection of law, technology and regulation, we oversee plan and title operations, drive the digital transformation of the land title system, and safeguard the accuracy and integrity of the State cadastre, with customers at the centre of our decision-making.

About the Role

We have an prospect for a Candidate Surveyor to join our Cadastral Integrity team at the Office of the Registrar General, reporting to the Managing Surveyor.

This role will see you conducting audits of registered deposited plans and registered land surveyors, and other cadastral survey work to help protect the integrity of the NSW State cadastre and maintain the security of the Torrens Title system.

About you

You will be rewarded with a challenging role and the chance to develop your surveying knowledge within the industry's Regulator.

The role will require you to undertake field work, apply your well-developed surveying knowledge, and assemble, process and disseminate survey information.

The right candidate will embrace teamwork, have robust computer skills,



be willing to develop skills in new areas and use complex mathematical and analytical problem-solving skills.

ORG is looking for someone who can prioritise work in a high-volume environment to meet competing demands with conflicting and critical deadlines in order to maintain high-quality outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in Surveying or equivalent.
- Eligible as a BOSSI Candidate Surveyor for Registration as a Land Surveyor in NSW.
- Current NSW driver's license and ability and willingness to travel throughout the state when required.

The role will involve:

- Assisting the Audit Surveyor in monitoring the performance standards of the Land Titles Registry plan examination process and industry compliance with relevant legislation and surveying standards.
- Applying well-developed surveying knowledge and analytical skills in a complex digital environment to assemble, process and disseminate survey information.
- Searching land title and plan records to assemble information that enables field surveys to be undertaken.
- Undertaking survey audits and field inspections as required for quality assurance of recently registered plans and in response to issues with plans on public record.
- Conducting survey field work, processing field observations and carrying out calculations to resolve survey problems.




- Drafting survey plans for registration and preparing sketches and survey reports.
- Identifying amendment action items in registered deposited plans and preparing correspondence to be sent to surveyors.
- Adhering to Department of Customer Services' Work Health and Safety policies and procedures in the field and office.

If you have any further questions, please contact Matthew Cooper, A/Managing Surveyor, Cadastral Integrity on (02) 9289 1* or *****@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

Working at the Department of Customer Service

The Department of Customer Service (DCS) is a great place to work Our values of integrity, trust, service, and accountability drive our initiatives and culture. We support creative programs in areas as broad as digital government, consumer protection and major public works. We are an inclusive organisation that celebrates diversity and flexible work practices and believe our people are our greatest asset.

Targeted Questions

- Describe a recent example of when you have been asked to achieve a particularly tight deadline. How did you plan what needed to be achieved? What resources did you require, and what systems did you use? What difficulties did you encounter? How close were you to achieving your deadline?
- Describe a time when you have had to communicate some particularly complex or sensitive information to someone. How did you relay this information? What strategies did you use to ensure you communicated the key points? How did you check to ensure they understood?

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