Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.  

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic and gym; pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities. 

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JOB SUMMARY

Performs appraisals on all types of commercial properties in Salt Lake County.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field, plus two (2) years of appraisal experience OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Must be a Licensed Appraiser, OR a Certified Residential Appraiser, OR a Certified General Appraiser.

Must obtain the Ad Valorem General designation within one (1) year from the time of hire. 

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Appraises all types of commercial properties, including vacant commercial land, improved commercial properties, unique commercial properties such as cemeteries, nursing homes, and golf courses, and complex commercial properties.
• Field inspects properties to collect and analyze data elements, such as square footage, type, grade and quality of building's materials, conformity to area, age, neighborhood, and environmental influences.
• Collects rent, lease, and property income data.
• Under management supervision, represents the Salt Lake County Assessor regarding appeals of value and taxable status to the County Board of Equalization by preparing written narratives and appraisals, performing re-inspections, and participating in mediations with taxpayers, tax representatives, and taxpayer's attorneys.
• Represents the Salt Lake County Assessor to taxpayers regarding valuation and property tax questions.
• Assists in the defense of value and taxable status at the State Tax Commission and Court appeals.
• Collects and analyzes commercial sales and rental data on all types of commercial property and land for use in valuation development.
• May appraise non-commercial properties, including, but not limited to, State-assessed properties, low-income housing properties, three-plexes, and four-plexes.
• Under management supervision, creates and uses complex computer programs; develops queries to locate problems and inconsistencies.
• Under management supervision, develops commercial land tables with values for all classes of commercial properties; collects and verifies vacant land sales data within geographic boundaries or neighborhoods.
• Under management supervision, researches and responds to the Manager, Division Administrator, Assessor, and the public on difficult or controversial situations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Computerized Mass Appraisal software and systems
• Standard Real Estate Appraisal techniques and practices
• Social and economic factors affecting real property values
• Statistical methodology and modeling
• Federal, State, and local real estate and personal property appraisal regulations
• Utah Code 59-2 - Property Tax Act
• Salt Lake County Tax System
• State Ad Valorem tax regulations
• GIS Software and uses
• Building trades and construction terminology
• Local area real estate values
• Real estate values as determined by cost, market, and income approaches to value

Skills and Abilities to:

• Utilize personal computers and basic software such as databases, spreadsheets, word processing, and presentation programs
• Write appraisal reports
• Organize workloads and prioritize tasks to adhere to deadlines
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment, both independently and in a team setting
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrate highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated behavior
• Effectively apply general principles to specific conditions

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

It is required that the successful candidate obtain certification and licensing as mandated by State Legislation and the Utah Department of Commerce as well as completion of additional course work to maintain the certification and license. Persons hired must maintain certification and designation, which requires 28 hours of education every two years. Persons hired must attend USPAP (Standards of Appraisal Practice) every two years as required by the appraisal board. 

NOTE: If you are not a licensed, certified residential, or certified general appraiser, the County Assessor’s Office will provide you with intensive, job-specific training so that you will be able to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Appraisers working for the Salt Lake County Assessor’s Office may not perform appraisals within Salt Lake County independently of this position as this has been deemed a conflict of interest by the Salt Lake County Attorney’s Office.

The State of Utah has legislated that ad valorem real property appraisal work must be in compliance with federally regulated appraisal standards.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work duties are performed in a general office setting but may also require regular field work and work in all types of weather. Field visits may be over a variety of building construction sites or outdoor terrain.

This position requires the ability to climb, walk, sit, kneel, and bend in varied, outdoor terrain to access properties, collect field data, and perform measurements.