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Pay Range:
$45.27 - $55.67 Hourly
Department:
Department of County Management (DCM)
Job Type:
Regular Represented
Exemption Status:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
November 11, 2026
The Opportunity:
Overview
Who We are Seeking: Multnomah County's Department of County Management Division of Assessment, Recording and Taxation is seeking to hire an Industrial/Commercial Property Appraiser Senior.
The Property Appraiser Senior classification is the advanced journey-level paraprofessional in the Property Appraiser classification series that performs the most difficult and complex assignments requiring a higher level of responsibility, applying advanced subject knowledge, leading others in assigned tasks and exercising significant independent judgment and initiative. They will receive work assignments in terms of objectives, priorities, and deadlines. They will review others' work. Their own work is reviewed for technical accuracy, compliance to program objectives and overall results.
Who We Are & What We Do: At the Department of County Management (DCM), the public service we carry out is essential to the operation of Multnomah County as a government, as well as an employer. The Division of Assessment, Recording, and Taxation (DART) strives to ensure the stability and quality of life for our community by providing local government with the revenues necessary to fund essential services. We pride ourselves on providing reliable, responsive, personal service to the public and our co-workers. As a team, we are committed to being good stewards of public resources while creating a safe and inclusive environment for employees, customers, and the communities we serve.
“The primary role for all staff members is to carry out the functions of the Division of Assessment Recording and Taxation in a manner that is friendly, respectful, resourceful and willing in order to create an environment of safety, trust and belonging for all.”
As an Industrial/Commercial Property Appraiser Senior the primary duties include the following:
Leading: As an integral member of the INCOM (Industrial Commercial Multi-Family) valuation leadership group you will lead a group of appraisers and/or appraisal projects; prioritize and coordinate work ass i gnments; review work for accuracy; provide support and training to valuation staff members; recommend organizational or procedural improvements or modifications; assist with developing, planning and implementing strategies, policies, practices, and priorities; as well as prepare reports on operations and activities.
Appraisal: A person in this role may perform or oversee the most complex and difficult INCOM group appraisals;. make value estimates using income, market, and / or cost approaches where applicable; estimate depreciated value of machinery, equipment and personal property assets, develop land values and contamination adjustment estimates; estimate values for consolidation and segregation of property; make exception event determinations per Measure 50; confer with the appraisal supervisory staff on appraisal problems prepare, review, participate in and train others in Property Values Appeal Board hearings, Magistrate or Regular Division and give recommendations based on evidence submitted; Prepare narrative appraisal reports on the most complex properties. Train others to, or personally, confer with property owners or their representatives regarding assessed values and related assessment issues; explain rights and procedures; initiate changes to assessment roll to correct double assessments, omitted property, clerical errors and other changes related to the assessment roll.
Research and Analysis : Prepare and present comprehensive reports to various and diverse audiences. Analyze sales information for property, land sales and other appraisal data…