Job Description / Duties

• Are you an experienced Appraiser with deep appraisal knowledge?
• Are you a strong and persuasive communicator with the ability to influence and educate others?
• Can you effectively lead and mentor a high-performing team?
• Do you want to join an award-winning culture and thrive in a place where work-life balance is possible?

BC Assessment is currently looking for multiple permanent Senior Appraisers to join our Lower Mainland Residential and Specialized Industrial, Commercial & Investment (ICI) teams. These senior-level Appraisal positions support the assessment function by leading teams and valuing and defending the most complex property types.

Key responsibilities include:

Leadership:
• Leads project and work teams by planning, developing, and implementing and monitoring the project plans; assigning areas of responsibility, reviewing team production, and managing the budget and resources.
• Leads and supervises employees through work, career development, and performance management.

Customer Service:
• Represents BCA’s interests when providing information and advice to external clients including representatives of industry, local governments and other community groups including handling inquiries and complaints, and making presentations.
• Functions as a representative of the assessor to negotiate or resolve contentious valuation issues on the most complex and highly specialized properties and advises the supervisor of critical or sensitive issues which arise.

Roll Preparation:
• Inspects, measures, and determines the values and class of assigned property types.
• Applies appropriate mass appraisal techniques and systems, as well as relevant legislation, by-laws and business rules.
• Regularly identifies building materials for recording and inputting into database.
• Understands and applies exemption criteria and inputs information collected into databases.
• Sorts and compiles data for the purposes of analysis and identifies inconsistencies in the data.
• Conducts market value research and analysis to determine appropriate data for application of various valuation approaches and applies research results by setting economic variables such as valuation rates, factors, and adjustments.
• Prepares assessment rolls for assigned areas.

Roll Defense:
• Acts as appeal Case Manager actively working to resolve appeals, planning the process and leading the teams.
• Prepares relevant information and appeal preparation e.g. appraisal reports, equity analysis. Participates in appeal management processes and procedures.
• Effectively presents evidence at PARP and PAAB as an expert witness or as an advocate.

Audit and Quality Assurance:
• Identifies, develops, and plans audit activities.
• Responsible for designing, coordinating and conducting data and valuation audits including those for the most complex property types.

To be successful in this role:

You need to be an experienced Appraiser with deep knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of appraisal to apply accepted methods of property valuation/assessment, and the factors affecting land value. You need to understand internal processes as well as external organizations and their relationship to the property taxation process. You are able to research, analyze and maintain impeccable and defendable records, as well as use judgement and experience to guide you in assessing complex properties. You are a strong, impactful communicator that can influence, persuade and present, as well as someone that can build relationships effectively at all levels within and outside of the organization. You are organized, strong with budgeting and forecasting and can juggle multiple priorities and projects. Finally, you demonstrate strong leadership skills and can help grow your team/people in their careers and within the appraisal function.
This position is included in the bargaining unit. BC Assessment intends to establish an eligibility list for this competition.

• Location: Vancouver, BC or Surrey, BC
• Compensation: $81,750.39 - $96,176.57 annually
• Competition Close Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 @ 11:59PM

Please note that we intend to conduct interviews for this position March 21-25, 2022.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Education
• Must hold and maintain accreditation with the Appraisal Institute of Canada as an Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI) or be designated with the Real Estate Institute of BC as an RI(BC) with the Diploma in Urban Land Economics with the mass appraisal, appraisal, or assessment option.
• Must have an undergraduate degree in Commerce or Business Administration. Other undergraduate degrees may also be considered with a preference for Economics, Urban Geography, Urban Planning, or Engineering. For more information on specific required courses, please refer to the Education Matrix.

Experience
• Four years of progressively complex appraisal, supervisory and project management experience.

Additional Information

Application Instructions:

• Please apply on our website https://bcassessment.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/BCA/job/Vancouver-Office/Senior-Appraiser---Vancouver-and-Surrey_R-239 and complete the full application for this position, including your education, certifications and experience that are relevant to and/or required per the stated qualifications. If you are an internal employee, please ensure that your employee profile contains your relevant education and experience.
• Upload your resume and cover letter; once you submit your application, you will not be able to add documents.
• If a questionnaire is present, please complete it fully. Responses may be used to shortlist candidates against the stated job requirements.
• All BC Assessment employees must live in British Columbia. If you do not currently reside in, or live within commuting distance of the location(s) of the position to which you are applying, please make clear your relocation intentions as part of your cover letter.
Offers of employment are conditional upon a satisfactory Criminal Record Check. All information provided in your application may be subject to verification. Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of qualifications and/or supporting documentation (e.g. copies of certificates, diplomas, degrees, driver’s licence) as a condition of employment.

BC Assessment is committed to the health and safety of our employees and is taking every precaution against COVID–19 while building connection and collaboration in our hybrid workplace. Effective Nov 26, 2021, BC Assessment requires all employees, as a condition of employment, to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination.

Why BCA?

As a Provincial Crown Corporation, our mission is to create uniform assessments and trusted property information that supports strong and vibrant communities in BC. Our people are the key to our success - they drive our business, bring our values to life and truly help build communities. We value BC and also, truly value our people.

We offer:

• Work-life balance – 35-hour work weeks and flexible work schedules
• Health and Wellness - generous extended health and dental benefits, plus other wellness focused programs and benefits
• Retirement benefits – including public service pension plan
• Career development – ongoing learning, leadership development and career development scholarship program
• We are a Top Employer!
• An award-winning culture – watch our culture video!

Visit our Careers page https://info.bcassessment.ca/Careers to learn more and know that if you join the BC Assessment team, your skills and experience will be valued and will make a difference in the communities that we work and live.

At BC Assessment, every person and every voice is important. We are committed to making BC Assessment the best possible place to work and ensuring that our policies and practices are equitable, supportive and pro-active. Our hiring practices reflect this and we are committed to ensuring that our workforce reflects the people of British Columbia. We strive to create an environment where everyone can succeed, free of systemic barriers.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@bcassessment.ca

Salary: $81,750.39 - $96,176.57 annually

Contact Information

careers@bcassessment.ca

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As a Provincial Crown Corporation, our mission is to create uniform assessments and trusted property information that supports strong and vibrant communities in BC. Our people are the key to our success - they drive our business, bring our values to life and truly help build communities. We value BC and also, truly value our people.