Job Description / Duties

Join One of BC's Top Employers for 2016!

• Attractive Annual Salary: $47,536.98 - 68,292.10
• Location(s): Vancouver and Abbotsford
• Competition Closes: March 18, 2016 at 4:30pm PST

BC Assessment is now hiring Appraisers for the following locations:
• Vancouver office (up to 8 vacancies)
• Abbotsford office (2 vacancies)
• In addition, this competition will create a province wide eligibility list for all of our 15 locations, to allow for the filling of additional vacancies that may arise in the future.


About The Opportunity

As an Appraiser, you will report to the Senior Appraiser and will collect, analyze, and interpret information in order to determine values on properties such as single and multi-family dwellings, conversions, duplexes, apartments, mobile homes, farm buildings, commercial, office and light industrial buildings, as well as accessory buildings and vacant and improved land. Providing superior customer service, and often working directly with property owners, you will:

• Inspect, measure and determine the values of assigned property types
• Check alterations, renovations and other construction
• Maintain records, drawings and data used for assessment purposes
• Utilize state of the art technology, including satellite imaging and digital mapping software
• Provide great customer service to the public whether in-person at the office, through telephone/email , and/or in the field at property sites
• Prepare reports for property assessment appeals
• Provide factual evidence in a Review/Appeal Board situation and defend BC Assessment property values when challenges arise

About BC Assessment

BC Assessment values all property in the province of British Columbia. Our applications and data are used to create an annual Assessment Roll which informs and acts as an important factor for municipal and provincial taxation planning, policy and decision.

Employees are the heart of BC Assessment. As a Crown corporation providing property assessment services for a variety of customers across the province, BC Assessment recognizes the importance of its employees' contributions.

BC Assessment seeks to recruit, reward and retain great talent - the people who work hard to help make the corporation a leading property assessment organization and the first choice for property information in British Columbia. To find out more about BC Assessment, please click here.

About The Benefits

BC Assessment is committed to the professional growth, development and well-being of their staff. In return for your dedication, you will be rewarded with a generous remuneration package and a full range of benefits, including:

• Extended Health and Dental
• Retirement and Pension Plans
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Maternity and Parental Leave Top-Up Payments
• Life/Sick Insurance Benefits
• 3 Weeks Vacation to start
• Awards & Recognition

Qualifications / Required Skills

To apply as an Appraiser I, you will need an undergraduate degree, preferably in Commerce or Business Administration. Other undergraduate degrees may also be considered with a preference for Economics, Urban Geography, Urban Planning, or Engineering.

In addition, you will join BC Assessment with a commitment to complete UBC course BUSI 330 – Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal within 12 months of appointment, with the goal to become certified as an accredited appraiser with either the Real Estate Institute of BC and/or the Appraisal Institute of Canada.

Our Appraiser II employees are encouraged to pursue an appraisal accreditation with either the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia with the Diploma in Urban Land Economics with the mass appraisal, appraisal, or assessment option, or the Appraisal Institute of Canada or Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as a Member (MRICS) or Fellow (FRICS).

You may be considered for an Appraiser II role if you meet the qualifications of the Appraiser I role (see above), plus the following requirements:

Education
Completion or equivalent credit for the following UBC courses:
· BUSI 121 Foundations of Real Estate Mathematics (N/A for PGCV education path)
· BUSI 330 Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal
· BUSI 331 Real Estate Investment Analysis and Advanced Income Appraisal
· BUSI 401 Commercial Property Analysis
· BUSI 442 Case Studies in Appraisal I
· BUSI 443 Real Property Assessment Administration
· BUSI 344 Statistical and Computer Applications in Valuation (for DULE-Assessment education path)
OR
· BUSI 452 Case Studies in Appraisal II (for AIC or DULE - Appraisal education path)

Experience
Two years of appraisal related experience with the minimum educational levels.


Note: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Salary: $47,536.98 - $68,292.10

Contact Information

https://bcassessmentcareers.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll

Employer Profile

BC Assessment values all property in the province of British Columbia. Our applications and data are used to create an annual Assessment Roll which informs and acts as an important factor for municipal and provincial taxation planning, policy and decision.

Employees are the heart of BC Assessment. As a Crown corporation providing property assessment services for a variety of customers across the province, BC Assessment recognizes the importance of its employees' contributions.

BC Assessment seeks to recruit, reward and retain great talent - the people who work hard to help make the corporation a leading property assessment organization and the first choice for property information in British Columbia.