Job Information

Open to the general public and any current Municipal employee.

This position is represented by the Anchorage Municipal Employee Association (AMEA) and is subject to the provisions of the current agreement between the Municipality of Anchorage and the Union.
DEPARTMENT: Finance - Property Appraisal

HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 5:00pm during Probation. Schedule may change to 9/80 or other similar after probation.

LOCATION: City Hall - 632 W 6th Ave, 3rd Floor

To be considered for employment, applicants must be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States. The Municipality of Anchorage is not able to provide any type of sponsorship, including Student Visas and Employment Visas, under any circumstances.

Example of Duties

Under general supervision, performs technical research-oriented, mass-appraisal work in the valuation of property involving the development of statistical models with computer assistance. Duties include appraising personal, residential, commercial, and industrial properties utilizing both traditional and mass appraisal technologies. Duties cover collecting and analyzing raw sales data using computer sorting and statistical packages, developing Market, Cost, and Income statistical models, implementing and testing statistical models, making field market inquiries, and sales data verifications; including rental surveys, expense-ratio surveys, sales surveys, leasehold research, and cost research. Duties include development of cost valuation tables. The duties also include providing lead direction for other employees by making specific duty assignments, and reporting back as to the quality and quantity of work being completed by junior grade staff. Duties also include review and training of new equal grade staff and junior grade staff. Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent, and seven (7) years of experience in the appraisal of real and/or personal property, of which one (1) year must have been as a Senior Appraiser with the Municipality of Anchorage, or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR

Associate’s degree in Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Planning, or a related discipline, and five (5) years of experience in the appraisal of real and/or personal property, of which one (1) year must have been as a Senior Appraiser with the Municipality of Anchorage, or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Planning, or a related discipline, and three (3) years of experience in the appraisal of real and/or personal property, of which one (1) year must have been as a Senior Appraiser with the Municipality of Anchorage, or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR

Master’s degree in Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Planning, or a related discipline, and one (1) year of experience in the appraisal of real and/or personal property.

Must possess and/or obtain:

• Valid State of Alaska Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record at time of hire.
• Satisfactory background check which includes criminal, education, and employment history at time of hire

• International Association of Assessment Officers (IAAO) designation
• Alaska Association of Assessment Officers (AAAO) member
• MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute
• 3 years mass appraisal experience
• 3 years commercial real estate appraisal experience
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) or R, in the context of mass appraisal