The Team

Corne de Jager started CDJ Land Surveyors in 2006 when he grabbed the opportunity to start his own practice by terminating a two year working visa in New Zealand (it seems that this unfinished chapter still needs an exciting ending…….one day).

His combination of passion for the industry & hard work ensured that the one man band would eventually grow in the size it is today. Over the past 12 years Corne has focussed on diversifying the services offered by CDJ as well as ensuring that the high standards set initially are constantly improved.

His passion: “I absolutely love the fact that CDJ has the capability, through both our experience as well as our resources to really contribute in making a difference to our clients in the Built Environment. And I see it as an immense privilege to be in a position to steer this company in order to access those opportunities in making a difference”

Albert Coetzee attained his BSc(Geomatics) degree from the University of Cape Town in 2002 and started his career as a hydrographic surveyor on oil rigs and drill ships around the South African coast and the North Sea. From there he moved to the UK to advance his career in high precision engineering surveys, including multi-storey concrete frames and tunnelling. He returned to South Africa to register as a Professional Land Surveyor and joined CDJ Land Surveyors in 2007. He currently acts as one of the directors of the company.

His passion: “I have a passion for research, development and training. I am committed to see CDJ Land Surveyors grow even more in diversity of services and quality of products. It is a privilege to be part of this growing company and to see CDJ Land Surveyors rising to become a nationally recognised and preferred service provider”

Ellen Makunike completed an Honours degree in Surveying & Geomatics at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe in June 2011. By then, she had made some ties already in South Africa with some survey companies she had worked with as a student since June 2009. She worked on various engineering projects including pipelines, Township beacon relocations, and topographical surveys. Immediately after completing her tertiary studies she relocated to Johannesburg to carry on with her career path as a Surveyor.

Ellen joined CDJ Land Surveyors in March 2012 as a surveyor, worked through the years and became a registered Professional Land Surveyor. Now she holds the position of a Survey Manager in the company. This position is a supporting pillar to the directors, managing the field surveyors, ensuring that every survey job goes smoothly and with utmost quality from pre-calculations, the fieldwork all up until the final deliverables. Passion: My passion lies in making a difference in the survey world by going that extra mile in problem solving, spending that extra time on my work and warranting the client the best possible result with every survey challenge that arise.

Antonie joined CDJ Land Surveyors in 2007. He completed his B.Tech Surveying Degree in 2013 at Tshwane University of Technology. Antonie has more than 11 years’ experience in the survey industry.

Antonie’s focus is mainly engineering surveys, working closely with teams on site to ensure that each projects keep momentum with minimal delays.

His passion: “I strive to make each project my own. I enjoy working with the well-oiled team at CDJ where we rely on each other to make every project a success.”

Itumeleng Mothiba completed his National Diploma in Surveying at Tshwane University of Technology in 2012. He had already started his Survey career as a Student Survey Technician in 2011 in Limpopo (Polokwane), working with varies Professional Land Surveyors, Eskom, The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and Tshwane University of Technology. He joined CDJ in 2013 as a Survey Technician, later specialising in Construction Engineering Surveys in the company. Aiding in the completion of varies Solar Farm Projects (Adams, Pulida, Jasper) and Multi-storey concrete buildings (Vodacom park, Pine Haven Netcare, Village Walk) in the 5 years with CDJ.

His passion: “ to see a client happy with a finished product he/she first had on paper materialised to reality, having leave a project with no comebacks. Feels great being apart of a family like CDJ, having a hand in our growth as a company and a small part of South Africa’s development.”

Josias Dube graduated with a BSc. Honours in Survey and Geomatics from Midlands State university in 2012. His career started in Zimbabwe during the land reform, concentrating mostly on farm subdivisions he also performed township surveys and topographical surveys. After deciding to follow his dream to work in built environment he briefly moved to Angola where he worked on several construction projects. He then moved to South Africa in 2015 where he worked on various engineering projects. Josias joined CDJ in August 2017 as a Surveyor he works with the field teams aiding in the completion of various engineering and cadastral projects.

His passion: “There is nothing that excites me more than helping people find solutions that meet their specific needs timeously and through cost effective ways”.