Job Description

About Our Job

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $ $60,669 - $100,104/year, however the target hiring range is $65,000-$90,000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement plan

• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

The Department of Finance manages the city’s investing, fiscal analysis, budgeting, debt and asset management, tax assessment and collection, and accounting functions as well as establishing, maintaining, and enforcing fiscal policies, practices and procedures for the entire City and County of Denver. The Department commits to Denver residents the delivery of these services through a financial structure that mirrors the best practices of both the public and private sectors. This commitment promotes better service, enhanced performance measures, maximum accountability, and improved business processes.

The Assessment Division locates, appraises, and records all of Denver's real and personal properties in accordance with the Colorado Constitution, State statutes and Board of Equalization procedures. The Assessor certifies valuations to several special tax districts and tracks values and annual tax increments within the City's various tax increment financing (TIF) districts. The Division prepares and delivers the tax warrant to the Treasurer; maintains records on tax exemptions for seniors and other populations; generates value notices for all taxpayers; and processes written and in-person valuation protests and appeals.

The Department of Finance is seeking a dedicated and motivated Senior Real Property Appraiser to serve as a subject matter expert for appraisal staff on appraisal issues, methodology, and applicable statutes. The scope of the work will include providing the training and mentoring of new employees, assisting in the review of work completed by other employees for various appraisal projects, and appraisal of properties that the supervising Appraiser is qualified to appraise.

Additionally, as the Senior Real Property Appraiser, you can expect to:

• Analyze and interpret data such as cost of construction, market comparison, income-producing potential, depreciation, and property sales to determine correct valuation for all property classes assigned

• Appraise real property to determine its fair value

• Report the results of real property appraisal

• Review classes of properties to assure assessment uniformity as verified by state audit

• Analysis of property valuation appeals, learns to explain assessment procedures, prepare testimony, and present evidence to the County Board of Equalization, the State Board of Assessment Appeals, County Commissioners, and District Court

• Conduct ad valorem appraisal

• Perform other duties as assigned or requested

About You

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Possession of a current Real Estate Appraisal License

• Real Estate Brokerage experience

• Real Estate Development experience

• Experience within an Economics related field

• Experience with reading building plans (blueprints)

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

• Experience: Three (3) years of professional appraisal experience.

• Education & Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

• Licensure & Certification: Possession of an appraisal license issued by the Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers and must maintain licensure throughout employment. Licensure by another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement provided the applicant is registered by the State of Colorado by the completion of the probation.

• Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application

Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until June 16th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than June 16th at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• A summary of your appraisal and/or real estate related work experience.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CV2036 Real Property Appraiser Senior

To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click

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.

Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$60,669.00 - $100,104.00

Starting Pay

Although the full hiring range is listed above, the target hiring range is $65,000-$90,000

Agency

Department of Finance

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact

Jobs@Denvergov.org

with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Work experience placement, Local area, Trial period,

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