Real Estate Evaluator

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Full Time Clerical Stephen P. Clark Government Center, Miami, FL, US

Salary Range: $61,174.36 To $ Annually

This is advanced specialized technical work with some supervisory responsibility in appraising all property types for Ad Valorem taxation. Employees in this class are responsible for applying cost, market, and income approaches to complex appraisal problems to estimate the value of various kinds of Real Estate for Ad Valorem taxation purposes. Duties include compiling necessary records, inspecting property try, analyzing sales data, explaining assessment criteria to property owners, and calculating real estate values using appropriate data.

Additional responsibilities include reviewing the work of subordinate evaluators and conducting appraisals of large structures used for various purposes. Responsibility differs from the next lower class in that more difficult appraisals are independently performed, and incumbents have some supervisory responsibility. Work is performed in accordance with generally accepted appraisal methods and techniques, departmental procedures, and legal requirements governing tax assessment. Supervision is exercised over subordinate evaluators through a review of daily work.

Supervision is received from an administrative and technical superior who reviews work for the effective application of appraisal methods and techniques to complex appraisal problems.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, Accounting, Finance, or related field; or a high school diploma or GED and one year of experience as a Real Estate Evaluator 1 with Miami-Dade County; or a high school diploma or GED and a Florida Certified Residential Appraiser License.

• Real Estate Appraisal
  
  Experience:
  
  Prior experience in real estate appraisal, property valuation, assessment, or a closely related field is strongly preferred.
• Construction
  
  Experience:
  
  Practical experience in residential or commercial construction, including familiarity with construction methods, materials, building components, and construction characteristics.
• Field Inspection
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience conducting property inspections, collecting field data, identifying property characteristics, and documenting observations accurately. Ability to accurately measure and document improvements, including buildings, additions, finished areas, and other property features.
  
  Candidate has to be comfortable working outdoors.

• Review daily work with subordinate evaluators, check computations' accuracy and examine data collected in the field. Conducts appraisals of large hotels, office buildings, industrial plants, and similar structures by determining architectural characteristics, size, age of the building, mechanical equipment provided, design, type and cost of materials, electrical and plumbing features, depreciated, and replacement.
• Compiles all records necessary for field appraisals, including zoning classification, legislative resolutions, variances, deed restrictions, special permits, and folios. Inspects properties for physical characteristics, area development, accessibility, population trends, transportation, schools, community facilities, compliance with zoning, and other regulations.
• Analyzes the allocation of sale prices between real estate and personal property. Derives land and building rates to reflect market value appropriately.
• Analyzes special-type market transactions necessitating investigation as to grantor-grantee relationship and…