Senior Property Appraiser

Clackamas County; Oregon City (OR); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid on-site/telework

Job summary

Clackamas County's Department of Assessment and Taxation seeks an experienced Senior Property Appraiser to perform complex real property valuations and lead appraisal projects. The role involves training staff, coordinating workflows, and ensuring accurate value assessments for diverse property types in a dynamic tax environment.

The position requires a registered Property Appraiser with Oregon DOR, at least three years of relevant experience, and proficiency in reporting.

Qualifications

• Proof of registration as a Property Appraiser with the Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR).
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant real property appraisal experience, including some experience in an Oregon County Assessor’s office, within the last seven (7) years.
• Experience performing difficult technical valuation work in the classification and appraisal of real property for value assessment purposes.
• Experience in writing reports and letters containing complex information.

Responsibilities

• Leads a group of appraisers or appraisal projects; trains appraisers in proper appraisal practices; reviews completed work; plans and coordinates projects; annually reviews valuation changes; handles MAV override calculations.
• Communicates and coordinates with the public and other agencies regarding procedures and regulations; gathers data from realtors, builders, lenders, planning offices and property owners; prepares reports; may appear before tax courts and appeal bodies.
• Examines commercial, industrial, or complex residential properties for construction type and quality; interviews owners and agents; gathers data on rentals and incomes; estimates value based on earning capacity.
• Oversees farm rent study and qualification of farm/forest properties; conducts inspections of rural land; determines current market value and documents the basis for decisions.
• Oversees and ensures quality control of computerized valuation processes; reviews digital sketches and property inventories.
• Determines design standards for automation and creates tools and checklists for quality assurance.

Skills

Property appraisal experience

Report writing

Communication

Education

Registration as a Property Appraiser with Oregon DOR

Tools

Excel

Access databases

Job description

This Job Posting closes at 11:59p.m. (Pacific Time) on September 30, 2026.

Please Note: The application deadline may be extended to expand the pool of qualified candidates. Any recruitment timeline changes will be communicated to all who have initiated an application process or have submitted an application.

COMPENSATION

Annual Pay Range: $78,098.83 - $99,041.84

Hourly Pay Range: $40.050683 - $50.790687

Salary offers will be made within the posted pay range and will be based on candidate's experience (paid or unpaid) that is directly relevant to the position.

JOB DETAILS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Clackamas County's Department of Assessment and Taxation (A&T) is seeking an experienced and self-motivated Senior Property Appraiser to perform the most complex appraisals involving more varied techniques and judgmental discretion.

The Senior Property Appraiser performs difficult technical valuation work in the classification and appraisal of real property for value assessment purposes and assists in the training of subordinate appraisers in the theory and techniques of real property appraisals. This is the advanced working level in the appraisal series and performs appraisals of commercial, industrial, residential, special use, and rural property. These appraisals are typically more complex than those performed by Property Appraisers by the nature and variety of structures, uses, and appraisal techniques which must be employed. Incumbents serve as lead worker by overseeing appraisal projects or a small number of employees engaged in appraisal work, and in training lower level staff in appraisal techniques.

Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*

• Proof ofregistration as a Property Appraiser from the State of Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR).
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant real property appraisal experience to include some appraisal experience in an Oregon County Assessor’s office.
  • Experience must be within the last (7) years.
• Experience performing difficult technical valuation work in the classification and appraisal of real property for value assessment purposes.
• Experience in writing reports and letters containing complex information.

Preferred Special Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*

• Experience assisting in the training of subordinate appraisers in the theory and techniques of real property appraisals.
• Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with Access databases.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• Driving is required for County business on a regular basis or to accomplish work. Incumbents must possess a valid driver's license, and possess and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout the course of employment.

*For Veterans qualified for Veteran’s Preference: If you believe you have skills that would transfer well to this position and/or special qualifications that relate to this position, please list those skills and/or qualifications in the open-ended question at the end of the application and explain how those skills and/or qualifications relate to this position.

TYPICAL TASKS

Duties may include but are not limited to:

1. Leads a group of appraisers or appraisal projects; trains and instructs appraisers in proper appraisal practices and procedures; reviews completed work of appraisers; assists with planning and coordination of projects; annually performs preliminary and final review on a large volume of valuation changes; processes valuation tax roll corrections and maximum assessed value (MAV) override calculations.

2. Communicates, coordinates and may advise the public, other County departments and agencies such as the State of Oregon Department of Forestry regarding appraisal/assessment procedures and regulations; contacts realtors, builders, lending agencies, planning offices and property owners to gather information on factors affecting market values; prepares reports and may appear before the Oregon State Tax Court and lower level appeal bodies regarding valuation appeals.

3. Examines and reviews commercial, industrial, or complex residential/farm properties for type and quality of construction; visits and interviews owners, contractors, real estate agents and others in investigating sales and listings of properties; gathers data on rentals, leases, and income and estimates value based on actual and potential capitalized earning capacity of the property; computes proper portion of value of improvements to land; reviews land residual for equity with adjacent land.

4. Oversees farm rent study and qualification and disqualification of farm and forest properties; performs or leads physical inspections of rural and undeveloped land for information related to current use and estimated future development; collects various data including information regarding sales of land; determines current market value and documents basis for decision.

5. Oversees and ensures quality control of computerized valuation process; reviews and ensures quality control of digital sketches and property inventory.

6. Determines design standards for automation and designs tools such as field market survey sheets, automated workflows, procedural documentation, checklists, and quality assurance checks and charts.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Working knowledge of: Property tax system and adjustments necessary to compute assessed values resulting from corrections or adjustments to real market value; principles, practices and methods of real property appraisal; technical appraisal practices and procedures used in residential, commercial, farm, forest, manufactured housing and land appraisal, pertinent structural, economic, and environmental factors affecting property value; special assessment programs and exempt properties including farm, forest, wildlife habitat, historical, commercial facilities under construction, enterprise zones, riparian and open space; construction techniques, blueprints, maps, property descriptions, quality of building materials, equipment, workmanship, and general construction quality and quantity as applied to all classes of building; factors affecting building appreciation and obsolescence; laws, regulations, and court decisions affecting the appraisal of land, buildings, structures and personal property; statistical concepts and terminology; modern principles of real estate, appraisal, land mapping and surveying; computers including relevant office and appraisal software applications; mathematics, including algebra, geometry and arithmetic.

Skill to: Apply appraisal principles, methods and pertinent legal provisions in the appraisal of difficult and varied types of real property; analyze uniformity and consistency throughout the appraisal process; interpret and apply laws, regulations and court decisions affecting the appraisal of land, building, structures, and personal property; read and interpret blueprints, maps, sketches and property descriptions; draw sketches on improvements to scale; keep accurate and detailed records; gather, evaluate, and convey accurate information; effectively explain the appraisal process and specific information to taxpayers; understand computer mass appraisal system components, calculation process and diagram sketching procedure; relate technical appraisal practices and procedures to computer appraisal models to achieve recalculated market values; communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written presentations on technical matters; prepare and present oral and written reports; analyze and interpret statistical data and make sound recommendations for the guidance of other appraisers; effectively operate a computer; gain proficiency in a wide variety of software applications; establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, departmental staff and other agencies; train, motivate, lead and evaluate the work of others.

WORK SCHEDULE

This position is included in the County’s alternate workweek program, working 37.5 hours during a standard workweek of Monday through Thursday (Fridays off). Specific hours of work will be discussed with the candidate selected for this position at the time an offer of employment is extended.

This position is eligible for hybrid on-site/telework and based on the Department’s business needs. The exact amount of on-site/telework and schedule will be discussed with the hiring manager during time of offer. Telework locations cannot be located outside of Oregon or Washington. Washington residents must perform 50% of their time on-site at Clackamas County.