Assessor Manager, Real Property

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Position Specific Recruitment for an Assessor Manager, Commercial & Industrial position with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Real Property Division, Baltimore City Assessment Office. The resulting eligible list will be used to fill this vacancy only. GRADE 19 LOCATION OF POSITION Department of Assessments and Taxation Baltimore City Assessments Office 6 Saint Paul Street, 11th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Main Purpose of Job To supervise Assessor Supervisors and manage the Commercial and Industrial assessment team within the Baltimore City 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.
• Must be willing to work in Baltimore City.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in the valuation of residential/commercial and industrial properties and the assessment appeals process.
• Working knowledge and experience using the AAVS program.
• Understanding of real property tax laws in Maryland and IAAO standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages and oversees the activities and assignments of Commercial & Industrial Assessor teams to ensure the timely completion of annual assessment workloads while maintaining compliance with office guidelines, departmental policies, procedures, and applicable 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.
• State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension.
• Employees with the State of Maryland are 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