STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: RIGHT-OF-WAY
APPRAISER SUPERVISOR
Class Code: 7765-29 Date Established: 03-29-95
Occupational
Code: 7-5-7 Date of Last Revision: 7-13-11
BASIC PURPOSE: To analyze,
supervise and review professional and technical appraisals related to acquiring
real estate for highway construction and to assist subordinates with appraisal
and policy problems.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Assigns and supervises appraisal and review work by staff
and fee appraisers.
· Reviews appraisal and specialty reports to ensure compliance
with state, federal and professional requirements and performs comparative
analysis when two or more reports are required.
· Trains staff appraisers in appraisal preparation and review
techniques.
· Analyzes market, cost and income data to determine the
methodology that should be used for complex appraisals.
· Prepares appraisal reports as required when the submitted
reports cannot be approved.
· Resolves valuation questions and provides guidance relative
to valuation methodologies and professional standards.
· Appears as expert witness before Board of Tax and Land
Appeals and/or Superior Court in support of appropriate real estate valuations
and appraisal reviews.
· Administers and develops office procedures and programs.
· Evaluates fee appraiser's qualifications and advises on
appropriate appraisers for assignments.
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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 programs or of employees doing work which differs from the
supervisor, including disciplining employees, solving personnel problems,
recommending hiring and terminating employees, and developing work
methods. The supervisor in this position
manages a working unit or section with responsibility for employee performance
appraisal.
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 acting as
the official representative of the agency, including explaining and defending
current and long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy
decisions regarding major state programs and services.
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: Nine years'
experience in real estate appraisal work covering urban, rural, industrial and
commercial property, two years of which shall have been at the Right-of-Way
Appraisal IV level. At least two years
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.
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: Eleven years'
experience in the real estate appraisal work covering urban, rural, industrial,
and commercial property, two years of which shall have been at the Right-of-Way
Appraiser IV level. At least two years
of the total eleven 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 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
practices of public administration.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision. Knowledge of federal and state accounting and
administrative procedures. Knowledge of
the rules and regulations governing specific program(s) supervised. Ability to plan and coordinate the
development of plans, policies and procedures.
Ability to interpret and explain pertinent provisions of laws, rules and
regulations. Ability to ascertain facts
and obtain information by personal contact and observation in monitoring
programs. Ability to express ideas
clearly and concisely. Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with governmental
officials, subordinate employees, 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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