Examining Surveyor

About LRS

NSW LRS has played a foundational role in the lives of people across New South Wales for over 160 years — quietly ensuring the security, integrity and accessibility of land and property ownership. From the first handwritten titles to today’s digital platforms, our evolution has always been guided by one purpose: to create confidence beyond boundaries.

In recent years, we’ve modernised systems, expanded our digital services, and strengthened how we serve our customers and partners. Our new brand reflects this evolution. It’s a symbol of where we’ve come from and where we’re heading. At the heart of it all is our promise: Powering land certainty for NSW — so people, businesses and communities can move forward with confidence.

For further information, visit www.nswlrs.com.au

About the Role

The Examining Surveyor provides surveying and cadastral expertise to support the integrity of the NSW land titles system through complex boundary definition decision-making, technical advice, investigations, reviews and quality improvement activities. The role supports examination capability, industry engagement, digital transformation initiatives and the consistent application of legislative, regulatory and Registrar General requirements across land titling processes.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert advice, guidance and training to internal examiners, surveyors, stakeholders and external clients on boundary definition, plan preparation, Registrar General’s Directions, legislation, policies and surveying practices to support consistent examination decisions and maintain the accuracy and integrity of the cadastre and land titles registers.

• Assess and determine complex boundary definition matters through the interpretation and application of surveying legislation, regulations, Registrar General’s Directions, policies and established precedents to support accurate registration outcomes and protect the integrity of the NSW land titles system.

• Conduct desktop investigations and reviews of complex boundary definition and examination matters including customer complaints, requests for Internal Reviews and the Registrar General Ad Hoc review processes, and provide specialist advice, evidence and recommendations to support due diligence, dispute resolution and sound administrative decision-making.

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with industry stakeholders, government agencies, professional bodies and customers to provide specialist surveying and cadastral advice, support the resolution of complex boundary matters and contribute to the consistent application of land titling requirements.

• Provide specialist surveying and cadastral expertise to support quality assurance activities, service and product management functions, and the transition of examination processes, systems and applications by providing business rules, technical advice, testing input and guidance to support examiner capability and consistent decision-making.

• Provide expert technical advice on complex surveying, plan preparation, examination and boundary definition matters to surveyors, customers and internal stakeholders to support consistent interpretation and application of legislative, regulatory and Registrar General requirements.

• Support the development of examiner capability and decision-making consistency through mentoring, knowledge sharing, technical guidance and quality improvement initiatives that strengthen examination practices and service outcomes.

• Contribute to industry engagement and quality improvement programs by identifying emerging issues, providing specialist technical input and promoting improved surveying and plan preparation practices to enhance the quality of plans lodged for registration.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Surveying or a related discipline, and current registration as a surveyor in NSW.

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience will be highly regarded

• Extensive knowledge of surveying, cadastral boundary definition, land titling principles, and relevant legislation, regulations, policies and Registrar General requirements, with demonstrated experience providing clear technical advice on complex matters.

• Demonstrated experience using cadastral and land titling systems and providing subject matter expertise to support digital transformation, system enhancements, business process improvement and the adoption of new ways of working.

• Experience supporting organisational change initiatives including the adoption of new systems, processes and ways of working.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach and support the development of technical capability and decision-making consistency within specialist and operational teams.

• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement and presentation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex technical information to diverse audiences.

• Advanced analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, exercise sound judgement and resolve complex boundary definition, examination and review matters.

• Demonstrated understanding of governance, due diligence and decision-making frameworks, including experience conducting reviews, investigations and providing evidence-based recommendations to support best practice administrative decision-making.

Why Join Us

At NSW LRS we’re fostering a welcoming, connected, and fair workplace – where you can be yourself and thrive:

• Our differences are our strength

• You belong at NSW LRS

• Gender equity and equality

• Family comes first at LRS

• Women in Leadership program

• Your wellbeing matters

See more detail at: https://nswlrs.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/inclusion-at-nsw-lrs/

Next Steps

For enquiries regarding this position or to request a copy of the position description please reach out to ***email_hidden***

If you’re interested, please click “Apply for this job” and submit a resume by 24 July 2026