Assessor Manager, Real Property

State of Maryland • Baltimore County, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an Internal Recruitment for the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Real Property Division, Baltimore County Assessments Office. The resulting Eligible list will be used for this position only. This Recruitment is for current State Department of Assessments and Taxation employees only. The main purpose of this job is to supervise Assessor Supervisors and manage a team/teams of Residential Assessors in a local assessment office.

Requirements

• Nine years of experience, four years of appraisal experience estimating the value of real property performed in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Code, and five years of appraisal experience involving the valuation of real property and completion of the International Association of Assessing Officers Course 101, 102 and 300 or equivalent courses approved by the Department of Assessments and Taxation.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, for the four years of the required appraisal experience estimating the value of real property performed in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Code.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in tax examining classification or tax examining specialty codes in the accounting and budget group field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated knowledge of accepted principles, concepts, methods, practices, terminology, theory, and techniques in the assessment and appraisal of real property, including residential valuation and mass appraisal methodologies.
• Experience assessing residential real property for tax purposes within Maryland or a comparable jurisdiction, including application of state and local assessment laws, regulations, and valuation procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to maintain effective professional relationships with staff, management, and customers.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and/or Google Docs and Sheets, including preparing managerial reports, analyzing assessment data, tracking performance metrics, and supporting operational and supervisory decision-making.
• Working knowledge and experience using the AAVS program
• Candidates must be willing to perform field investigations in geographical areas throughout the city and surrounding areas.
• Candidates must be able to perform extensive walking and standing during field investigations and inspections.
• Candidates must be willing to work primarily in field environments as required by the position.

Responsibilities

• Manages through Assessor C & l's, the activities and assignments to ensure the completion of the annual workload while adhering to office guidelines and departmental procedures and regulations.
• Reviews and evaluates the work completed by the staff to assess work quality and to ensure that departmental or office procedures and guidelines are maintained by monitoring, tracking, and ensuring the completion of land rates, market value indicators, sales ration studies, various mainframe and Assessment Administrator & Valuation System (AAVS) edits to ensure property valuation using AAVS and departmental and local guidelines.
• Coordinates and ensures that various operations (including TDT's, merges, uploads and downloads, and table management) are executed in the AAVS system in order to maintain property records by following the guidelines in the AAVS Users Manual and through the AAVS Coordinator.
• Provides assistance and support to clerical staff by completing and approving various transfer documents and calculations, and calculating appropriate values that are a result of subdivision, separation or various changes of use.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.
• six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date).
• ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year.
• fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year.
• up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
• at least twelve (12) holidays per year.
• credit towards a retirement pension.
• eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Permanent State employees are entitled to use the Baltimore Light Rail, the Baltimore Metro Subway, the Baltimore Bus Service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager