STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF RIGHT-OF-WAY APPRAISER
Class Code: 1915-31 Date Established: 08-28-64
Occupational Code: 7-5-7 Date of Last Revision: 7-13-11
BASIC PURPOSE: Administers and directs appraisal and review
appraisal work activities to meet the program goals of the department.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops and
evaluates appraisal and review objectives and standards to assure quality and
independence.
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Solicits bids
from and prepares contracts for fee appraisal assignments, and monitors
performance.
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Evaluates work
performance of subordinate employees and recommends personnel actions to the
Bureau Administrator, including a monitoring of production levels.
·
Identifies
training needs and schedules training for staff appraisers.
·
Recommends
changes to the appraisal procedures to improve processes or meet professional
standards.
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Schedules and
oversees the preparation of appraisal reports and review work to meet the
Department's project advertising schedule.
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Administers
and develops Right-of-Way office procedures and policy and program changes.
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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 delegating supervisory or program
responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for
hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes
responsibility for an organizational unit, including developing long-range
plans, analyzing staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and
procedures.
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 formulating the combination of
overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or novel situations
requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems.
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: Ten years' experience in real estate
appraisal work covering urban, rural, industrial and commercial property, three
years of which shall have been at the Right-of-Way Appraiser IV level. At least three years of the total ten 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: Twelve years experience in the real estate
appraisal work covering urban, rural, industrial, and commercial property,
three years of which shall have been at the Right-of-Way Appraiser IV
level. At least three years of the total
twelve 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 the principles and methods of
public administration including personnel management. Knowledge of the principles of supervision,
administration, and systems management.
Ability to prepare budgets and work within budget restraints. Ability to express ideas clearly and
concisely. Ability to evaluate and
analyze program effectiveness and resource utilization. Ability to speak before public groups and
legislative committees. Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees,
federal and local government agencies 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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