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; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities. 

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JOB SUMMARY

Develops, implements, tests, calibrates, and programs mathematic models in specialized information systems applications. Analyzes data and builds models to set real property tax rolls.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Statistics, Computer Science, Information Science, or other closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Must obtain an Appraiser license from the State of Utah Division of Real Estate and possess an Ad Valorem Appraiser designation with the Utah State Tax Commission within three (3) years of hire.

A valid Driver’s License accepted by the State of Utah is required at the time of hire.  A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a County vehicle.

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

• Develops, implements, tests, calibrates, and programs mathematic models in specialized information systems applications to predict the market value of all types of real property.
• Implements test and document models. Tests and validated models.
• Develops mass models using additive multiplicative (log linear) multiple regression techniques.
• Analyzes the results of model programming and modifies programs when necessary.
• Prepares and analyzes a variety of technical, statistical, or narrative reports.
• Analyzes the results of model programming and modifies programs to optimize performance and meet goals and objectives.
• Work with Division Administrators to define data requirements for statistical analysis.
• Analyzes data and ensures optimal quality, integrity, and validity.
• Presents information on models; trains end users; assists in project planning.
• Prepares sales ratio studies and audits for the Utah State Tax Commission.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

•  Advanced quantitative statistics and how regression theory and appraisal theory complement each other in mass appraisal
• Regression and statistical modeling techniques
• Mathematical, financial, and statistical calculations
• Real property appraisal methods, techniques, cost, income, and market valuation systems
• Real estate terminology
• Building construction, materials, and costs
• Property appraisal and tax related databases, table views, and spreadsheets
• Operation and applications of software, hardware, machine language(s), and automated information systems appropriate to the department
• Research methods including data compilation, analysis, documentation, and report of results
• GIS Software and usages
• Laws affecting property appraisal, classifications, assessment ratios, property tax exemption, and the appeals process

Skills and Abilities to:

• Organize workloads and prioritize tasks to adhere to deadlines
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment, both independently and in a team setting
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills
• Effectively apply general principles to specific conditions
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Utilize statistical software packages such as SAS (Statistical Analysis System) or SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) to perform data analysis
• Conduct, organize, analyze and document information systems research

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting with occasional field visits.