Real Estate Appraisal Program Lead

Santa Fe County NM; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Fe County is seeking an experienced real estate appraisal program manager to supervise the daily operations, staff, and accuracy of property valuations. The role involves overseeing ownership changes, deeds, exemptions, and appraisal workflows, while coordinating with other supervisors to ensure timely project delivery.

The candidate will supervise appraisers, perform complex issue resolution for property owners and agencies, and manage documentation such as deeds, contracts, and plats to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Real Estate, Business, Public Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Five years of experience in property appraisal, real estate, management, economics, or related field; two years in a supervisory role.
• New Mexico Certified Appraiser or equivalent designation required; board/commission service may substitute for supervisory experience.
• Education may substitute for experience at rate of 30 semester hours per year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily operations and staff of Real Estate Appraisal Program; hires, orients, trains, and evaluates staff.
• Manages processing of property ownership changes, deeds, exemptions, and valuation changes.
• Supports other supervisors and staff to complete assessment projects.
• Resolves complex property issues and answers appraisal questions; guides staff accordingly.
• Oversees documentation review (deeds, contracts, mortgages, plats) for assessments.
• Manages report creation and data entry for property records and maps.
• plans and recommends improvements to the appraisal records system and data entry.
• Provides planning and support for revaluations and day-to-day data/storage operations.
• Develops and enforces internal policies and procedures for the program.
• Oversees appraisal of residential, commercial, and personal property with market analysis.
• Responsible for measurements, square footage calculations, and inspection of improvements.
• Coordinates research of deeds and surveys to ensure correct assessments.
• Establishes uniform neighborhood assessments and tax table determinations.
• Represents the County in valuation protest hearings and assists the public.

Skills

Real estate concepts

Property valuations

Supervision

Staff training

Budgeting & salary actions

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business or Public Administration, Economics, or related

Five years of experience in property appraisal or related field

New Mexico Certified Appraiser or equivalent

Education may substitute for experience (30 semester hours = 1 year)

Tools

Proval

Ascend

AS400

APPX document manager

APPX workflow Manager

Google Chrome

Maps

Earth

Job description

Santa Fe County is seeking an experienced real estate appraisal program manager to supervise the daily operations, staff, and accuracy of property valuations. The role involves overseeing ownership changes, deeds, exemptions, and appraisal workflows, while coordinating with other supervisors to ensure timely project delivery.

The candidate will supervise appraisers, perform complex issue resolution for property owners and agencies, and manage documentation such as deeds, contracts, and plats to