NEOGOV · 2 weeks ago
REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
Portsmouth, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$48K/yr - $62K/yr
2+ years expNEOGOV is looking for a Real Estate Appraiser to join the City of Portsmouth's Assessor's Office. The role involves appraising land and buildings at fair market value, maintaining property records, and conducting inspections to ensure accurate assessments.
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Responsibilities
Assessing Residential property and willingness and ability to learn the assessment of more complex property within the city
Responsible for recordation analysis and data entry for accurate assessment data
Position also requires work out of the office through physical inspection/review, meetings with property owners (as needed), conducting periodic inspections, photographing, sketching, and analyzing through review of records, GIS, pictometry, sales studies, and market data
Also responsible for maintaining and updating Property records, data, and parcel(s) processing accurately in Assessor’s electronic database system
The Appraiser is part of The Appraisal Team which falls under The Management Team
Expectations also include all those as applied by the Department of Human Resources, and as needed per the Assessor’s determination, as the business environment/requirement may change
Qualification
Required
Completion of Associates Degree
Minimum of at least 2 years in a similar role with comparable responsibilities and goals
Background in and experience with assessment of Residential property and willingness and ability to learn the assessment of more complex property within the city, and improvement valuation
An acceptable general background check to include a local and state criminal history check
A valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
Attention to detail is a must
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical and professional areas including Microsoft applications (word, excel, etc.), Adobe PDF, etc., mapping, real estate, tax terminology, deeds, surveys, plats, etc
Ability to handle correspondence, prepare and update ownership records, and interpret all pertinent data related to ownership and land records
Must be able to operate typical office equipment
Ability to conduct meetings with owners and appear as needed for Informal Hearings and Board of Equalization sessions
Reviews Building Permits and Inspection Reports from other Departments and inspect the property, as allowed, for changes and updates the Assessor's Real Estate system for accuracy
Understands Permits and Inspection Documents and must be able to accurately update Property Records Cards
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree preferred with 2-4 years' experience in similar field/position
An ideal candidate would have an expanded knowledge of construction costs, building materials and land valuation both historical and real-time analysis, ability to read, understand and interpret building plans and specifications, site data and all associated applications of Real Property data
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Legal
Flexible Spending Accounts
Basic and optional life insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Virginia Retirement System (includes a mandatory 5% employee contribution)
Holidays
Vacation
Sick leave
Deferred compensation plan
Chartway Credit Union
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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