Senior Real Estate Appraiser

MSA Professional Services is seeking a Senior Real Estate Appraiser to join our Real Estate team and help grow our appraisal services. This is an opportunity for a highly experienced appraiser to bring deep valuation expertise to transportation and public improvement projects while helping shape and expand a growing service at MSA.

You’ll independently complete complex appraisal assignments involving eminent domain and right of way transactions, including complex commercial properties. As a senior technical resource, you’ll work closely with MSA’s real estate professionals, project managers, clients, and other stakeholders while providing guidance and mentorship to less-experienced appraisers.

For someone interested in helping build something, there is significant opportunity here. Appraisal is a growing service within MSA’s established Real Estate practice, providing an opportunity to influence how the service develops as we expand our capabilities and team.

MSA specializes in the sustainable development of communities and is proud to be 100% employee owned
. With roots reaching back to 1919, MSA has grown from a rural land survey company into a multidisciplinary network of nearly 550 engineers, architects, planners, funding experts, surveyors, GIS experts, environmental scientists, and more who are committed to making communities better places to live, work, and play.

Come join the ownership team here!

Employee Testimonial:

"As an employee-owned company (100% ESOP), working at MSA is not just a job. We're genuine co-owners, and this ESOP setup promotes a culture of collaboration and engagement throughout MSA because we all have a direct financial interest as owners." /p

-Project Engineer - Transportation, Cedar Rapids Office

Complex Appraisal & Valuation

• Independently perform complex real estate appraisals for transportation and public improvement projects in accordance with WisDOT standards and federal regulations
• Prepare detailed, defensible appraisal reports for municipal and WisDOT property acquisitions, including complex, high-risk, and commercial properties
• Determine appropriate valuation approaches, resolve complex valuation issues, and complete appraisal reviews in accordance with WisDOT and FHWA requirements
• Complete Sales Studies, property inspections, and appraisal reports ranging from Short Format and Standard Abbreviated to Before and After reports Senior Real Estate Appraiser

Right of Way Expertise

• Apply advanced knowledge of the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Wisconsin Statute 32, and other eminent domain principles
• Serve as a key valuation resource to MSA’s real estate professionals, project managers, clients, and other stakeholders on complex or sensitive property matters
• Maintain current knowledge of real estate market trends, valuation methodologies, appraisal standards, and regulatory changes affecting transportation appraisal work
• Manage multiple appraisal assignments while maintaining project schedules, quality standards, and defensible work products

Team & Client Leadership

• Collaborate with project teams and clients on complex appraisal and valuation matters
• Participate in client discussions and help develop ongoing client relationships
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less-experienced appraisers
• Help strengthen and grow MSA’s appraisal capabilities as part of our broader Real Estate practice

Education & Licensure

• High school diploma or GED required
• Active Wisconsin Certified General Appraisal license required
• Completion of sufficient IRWA and related coursework to be accepted on the WisDOT list of approved real estate appraisers

Experience

• 15+ years of professional appraisal…