County Assessor

Charleston co.; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 107,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charleston County Assessor’s Office seeks an executive leader to direct property valuation, reassessment, records, and special programs countywide.

The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of property valuation with South Carolina tax law and strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills. The position offers a competitive salary range and opens immediately.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred with substantial appraisal/assessment experience.
• S.C. Certified Residential or Certified Commercial Real Estate Appraiser.
• Significant experience in real-property appraisal, mass appraisal, or property taxation.
• Progressive management or executive leadership experience.
• Knowledge of SC laws, DOR, regs, USPAP, and county policies.
• Experience with CAMA, GIS, tax-mapping, and property-record systems.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and public-presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct the overall operation of the Charleston County Assessor’s Office.
• Establish policies, procedures, standards, and internal controls.
• Manage resources, records, contracts, and operating budgets.
• Promote professional, customer-focused service for property owners.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and county laws and standards.
• Oversee appraisal and assessment of real property countywide.
• Ensure fair and equitable appraisals at market value.
• Lead analysis of sales, trends, and valuation data.
• Maintain property records, tax maps, and assessment data.
• Represent County in property-tax appeals as needed.
• Oversee special programs like agricultural-use and other exemptions.

Skills

Executive leadership

Analytical skills

Public speaking

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

CAMA

GIS

tax-mapping

property-record systems

Job description

The County Assessor leads the Assessor’s Office and is responsible for the fair, equitable, accurate, and legally compliant appraisal and assessment of real property throughout Charleston County. The office currently serves a large and diverse property base of approximately 188,000 real-property parcels and 8,700 titled mobile homes.

This position provides executive leadership for property valuation, reassessment, property records, appeals, special assessment programs, mobile-home administration, staff development, and public service.

The successful candidate will combine strong knowledge of property valuation and South Carolina property-tax law with excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $107,286 - $140,524 (Estimated Annual Salary)

OPEN UNTIL FILLED – APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

Essential Responsibilities

• Direct the overall operation of the Charleston County Assessor’s Office.
• Establish and maintain effective policies, procedures, performance standards, and internal controls.
• Manage office resources, technology, records, contracts, and operating budgets.
• Promote a professional, customer-focused environment for property owners and the public.
• Ensure that office operations comply with applicable federal, state, and county laws, regulations, policies, and professional standards.
• Oversee the appraisal and assessment of real property throughout Charleston County.
• Ensure that property is appraised fairly and equitably at market value or applicable special-use value as required by law.
• Direct the analysis of real-estate sales, market trends, construction activity, property characteristics, income data, and other information relevant to valuation.
• Maintain accurate property records, tax maps, sales information, building information, and other assessment data.
• Oversee the identification and listing of taxable property and changes to property characteristics.
• Ensure reassessment activities comply with South Carolina law and applicable Department of Revenue requirements.
• Represent Charleston County in property-tax appeals before the Board of Assessment Appeals and Administrative Law Court, as necessary.

Oversee the administration of programs including:

• Legal residence special assessment
• Agricultural-use special assessment
• Other exemptions and special valuation programs authorized by South Carolina law

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates should possess a combination of education, professional experience, technical knowledge, and leadership ability sufficient to perform the duties of the position.

Preferred qualifications include:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Public Administration, or a closely related field is preferred, along with substantial professional experience in property appraisal, assessment, taxation, or government administration.
• S.C. Certified Residential or Certified Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
• Significant experience in real-property appraisal, mass appraisal, property assessment, property taxation, or a related field.

• Progressive management or executive leadership experience.
• Knowledge of SC Code of Laws, SC Department of Revenue, SC Regulations, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, and County Policies and Procedures, and all other laws and regulations pertaining to property appraisal and assessment for property tax purposes.
• Experience with CAMA, GIS, tax-mapping, property-record, or related assessment technologies.
• Demonstrate experience managing professional appraisal personnel.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and public-presentation skills.