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Pima County Government

Property Appraiser II

Pima County Government, Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85718

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Overview

Department - Assessor Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5659 - Property Appraiser II Salary Grade: 11 Pay Range: $54,142 - $75,774 Annually Hiring Range: $54,142 - $64,958 Annually Job Description

The Assessor's office has two vacancies in Real Property, one in Commercial and one in Field Services. Classifies and appraises real property and/or personal property for tax evaluation. Appraises personal, residential, commercial, land and/or industrial property for tax purposes and develops and defends property valuation. This position is distinguished from Property Appraiser I by the complexity of property valuations and differs from Property Appraiser III, which provides leadership to other property appraisal staff. Essential Functions

Compiles and analyzes data to establish value of commercial, industrial, land, residential and personal property for tax appraisal. Contacts commercial accounts in the field to gather information for appraisals. Locates, computes and appraises secured and unsecured personal property of commercial, industrial and agricultural businesses, residential rental complexes and ranches in accordance with Department of Revenue guidelines and state statutes. Gathers, verifies and analyzes information regarding sales of real property. Reviews depreciation schedules, asset lists, financial statements and annual department forms to verify taxable property and to extract net operating income. Inspects and appraises property at market value using established cost, market and income approaches to valuation and correlates data into a single estimate of value. Makes corrections to applied valuations based on field inspections and other research. Reviews valuations when petitioned by taxpayers, and defends, arbitrates or testifies about properties before property owners, boards of valuation and courts of law, and appears as an expert witness in Superior Court cases. Explains assessment procedures to individual taxpayers. Utilizes and maintains departmental databases, spreadsheets and related networks. Completes special or complex projects as requested by supervisor. Qualifications

Three years of experience in construction, real estate and/or property appraisal and one year of education in regional development, civil engineering, urban planning, property appraisal and/or real estate. (Acceptable real estate experience includes establishing value through research of sales of comparable properties. Acceptable construction experience includes estimating and obtaining building permits.) Or two years of experience with Pima County as a Property Appraiser I or Property Technician I. Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application. Selection Procedure: Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated or scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Employment details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Sales and Management Industries: Wellness and Fitness Services

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