STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: RIGHT-OF-WAY APPRAISER IV
Class Code: 7764-27 Date Established: 03-29-95
Occupational Code: 7-5-7 Date of Last Revision: 7-13-11
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform appraisals and appraisal reviews
in order to arrive at the market value of real estate being acquired for
highway construction.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Analyzes and
audits appraisals in order to recommend acceptance or rejection of valuation
findings.
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Prepares
appraisal reports to determine estimates of damages for all types of real
estate.
·
Conducts
review conferences and prepares letters to staff/fee appraisers to reconcile
problems of methodology, application or valuations.
·
Approves or
rejects appraisals and prepares appraisal reports as required when the
submitted report(s) cannot be approved.
·
Provides
information to the Attorney General's Office pertaining to the establishment of
market value in condemnation proceedings.
·
Appears as
expert witness before the Superior Court and/or Board of Tax and Land Appeals
in support of appropriate real estate valuations.
·
Explains
appraisal methods and right-of-way procedures to commercial and industrial
property owners or their agents.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in evaluating, planning or
integrating analysis of data to formulate current and long-range solutions,
strategies or policies of a specialized or technical nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific understanding
to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular
field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving major
aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and reports and
making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve work
objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires formal
presentations of solutions and goals to employees
and the general
public to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its
client system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in planning and
evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of professional,
technical and managerial standards under administrative direction and according
to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized college
or university with a major study in real estate, economics, business administration,
engineering, forestry, agriculture, or a related field. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Seven years' experience in the real estate
appraisal field, three years of which shall have been at the Right-of-Way
Appraiser III level, including preparation of before and after appraisals. At least one year of the total seven years'
experience shall have been as a review appraiser. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
OR
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized college
or technical school or two years of college with major study in real estate,
economics, business administration, engineering, forestry, agriculture, or a
related field. Each additional year of
approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Nine years' experience in the real estate
appraisal field, three years of which shall have been at the Right-of-Way
Appraiser III level, including preparation of before and after appraisals. At least one year of the total nine years'
experience shall have been as a review appraiser. Each additional year of approved work experience
may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Registration as a Certified General Appraiser
in the State of N.H. Valid driver's
license and/or access to transportation for statewide travel.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Successful completion
of Real Estate Appraisal Course - The Valuation of Partial Acquisitions - of
the International Right-of-Way Association or Condemnation Appraising: Principles & Applications of the Appraisal
Institute or Appraisal for Federal-Aid Highway Programs of the FHWA or
equivalent.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of appraisal principles and methods
as applies to all types of rural and urban properties. Knowledge of current local property values in
urban areas as well as rural property, including knowledge of building types,
construction and use value. Knowledge of
real estate and eminent domain law and real estate finance; also knowledge of
state and federal regulations. Ability
to apply consistent value to property and land.
Ability to estimate land damage figures from proposed highway
plans. Ability to work in field without
supervision and submit concise and accurate reports. Ability to establish and maintain harmonious
relationships with departmental and other state agency officials, independent
appraisers, property owners and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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