Job Description

What makes you great for this role?
You are an organized team player who can participate in determining the assessed values of complex properties within an assigned group/portfolio and respond to the challenges of the value.

We have:

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated, and collaborative staff
• Leadership that supports you
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have: 

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field such as Real Property Administration, Real Estate and Housing, Geography, Urban Planning or related field
• Completion of a professional designation from one of the following recognized accrediting organizations: 
  o    Appraisal Institute of Canada: Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI™)
  o    International Association of Assessing Officers: Certified Assessment Evaluator (CAE) 
  o    Institute of Municipal Assessors: Member of the IMA (MIMA) 
  o    Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Member of RICS (MRICS), or Fellow of RICS (FRICS) 
• At least 5 years of experience in the valuation discipline
• Expert knowledge of appraisal techniques and theory
• Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills to undertake investigation of valuation issues
• Exhibit strong communication skills to liaise with and convey valuation concepts and theories to internal and external stakeholders

Nice to have: 

• Knowledge of the economic, environmental and political forces on industrial sectors that impact the value of real property
• Knowledge and experience in the application of valuation tools including cost manuals, multiple regression analysis 
• Knowledge of assessment related legislation and regulations, including the Assessment Act and the Municipal Act

What you will do: 

• Maintain current property values, review and respond to formal challenges such as Request for Reconsiderations and Appeals to properties in an assigned portfolio
• Inspect, collect, research and analyze data relevant to the valuation process
• Apply appropriate valuation approach(es) as required by property classification
• Communicate and provide appropriate customer service to MPAC employees, taxpayers and municipalities
• Appear before tribunals and courts as an expert witness to explain the methodology and process for determining the assessed value 
• Identify economic factors that may influence the assessed values of complex properties throughout Ontario 
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external business stakeholders to proactively communicate valuations and standards
• Be involved in the following property types: Natural Gas and Oil, Electricity generation Transmission and Water Treatment Facilities