Assessor GIS Real Estate Analyst

Saline County • Benton, AR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves assisting in organizing, building, maintenance and monitoring the geographical information system and GIS database layers and relational database information for the county, including CAMA. Work includes developing and providing maps, reports, presentations and ownership maintenance records of all real property located in the county to officials and customers with any questions regarding real property using various software packages.

Requirements

• Must be able to read AND comprehend legal descriptions.
• Knowledge of a specialized field (however acquired), such as a working knowledge of procedures and technics of reading land description and land valuation.
• Equivalent of four years in high school, plus night, trade extension, or correspondence school specialized training, equal to two years of college, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, and 7 to 11 months related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• MUST BE ABLE TO READ LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND MAP.
• Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.
• Must be able to read legal descriptions and a map
• AACD Real & Personal Property & Level 2 within 180 days or first available.
• EDGE/Laredo/ ArcMap 10.8 & CAMA (training available onsite, completion required)
• IAAO Certification of Level 2 - minimum
• Advanced: Database, Other
• Intermediate: 10-Key
• Basic: Word Processing/Typing
• AIS CAMA Software
• EDGE Mapping Software
• APEX Drawing Software
• Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.
• Continuously exposed to one or two elements such as noise, intermittent standing, walking, pushing, carrying, or lifting.
• May involve some travel and/or work is at times, in the evening or during the night hours.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, talk or hear; frequently required to walk, reach with hands and arms; and occasionally required to stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.
• Employees should possess the ability to work well within a group atmosphere and be an excellent team player.

Nice To Haves

• IAAO Level 4

Responsibilities

• Pull deeds using Laredo software filed the previous day in Circuit Clerk's office.
• Sort deeds by city, urban or metes & bounds.
• Keep record count pulled and worked each day.
• Work problem deeds by detailed research using Laredo software and other means and assist GIS researcher.
• Change ownership of parcels or correct values by working change forms.
• Combine/split parcels per ACD requirements and have the ability to edit/draw parcel data per legal descriptions in EDGE software.
• Contact with owners, title companies, attorneys, etc.
• Mark all parcel card copies with appropriate changes as needed for data entry.
• Review data entry and proof for corrections.
• Rural (metes & bounds) deeds are read and drawn using EDGE software to verify polygon/parcel information for accuracy.
• Split parcels as required by legal descriptions and add to parcel layer in EDGE and verify parcel information/polygon for accuracy.
• Create digital and hard copy maps for other government officials, offices and public using ArcMap software and EDGE software.
• Assist taxpayers by phone, walk-ins and with public access computer terminals with questions regarding ownership records, tax estimates or improvements on parcels.
• Assist with extensive road maintenance/drawing.
• Assist title researchers on phone as well as in office with ownership location and taxpayer information.
• Assist other county departments with voter registration, school district locations, precincts, etc.
• Draw building footprints per CAMA list.
• Verify parcel information already drawn for accuracy.
• Edit geo database layers per splits/combines, redistricting, annexations, etc.
• Research for taxpayers who have questions regarding ownership or valuation of their property prior to Equalization Board.
• Collect information from taxpayers and GIS mapping systems for improvements to ensure correct parcel number accountability.
• Help with verification of year end data entry information by proofing year end or quarterly reports.
• Assist with data verification for census bureau.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• Group health, dental and life insurance is paid by the County for the employee’s coverage provided the employee obtains a wellness check within the designated time frame.
• For employee retirement, the County contributes 15.32% per pay period of the employee’s gross towards the employee’s retirement through the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System.
• Bilingual pay of $2,080 is available once proficiency has been established.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree