Job Description

What makes you great for this role?
You are a leader with strong communication skills who can provide senior level technical expertise in the design, development, deployment, and management of MPAC’s valuation systems and data network within corporate architecture framework.

We have:

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff to work with
• 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: 

• Completion of post-secondary education in a related field
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible combined experience in all of the following areas: computer assisted mass appraisal and valuation; multiple regression and statistical analysis; data analytics and computer programming
• Knowledge and experience in the application of various valuation tools including data collection manuals, corporate databases and valuation systems, multiple regression analysis, spatial analysis, MPAC policy and procedures, and proficiency in statistical and spatial software programs (e.g. SPSS, R, QGIS, ArcView)
• Advanced knowledge of assessment legislation, appraisal theory and assessment practices
• In-depth understanding of ad valorem appraisal techniques and theory on the approaches to value
• Effective research, analytical and problem solving skills to undertake comprehensive market analysis associated with mass appraisal analytics
• Fluency in statistical programming languages (R, Python, etc.), at least one general programming or scripting language (Java, C, C++, etc.), databases including SQL and NoSQL
• Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills to articulate, visualize, report, and present key findings, and represent the corporation as a provincial witness

What you will do: 

• Provide senior level technical expertise in the design, development, deployment and management of MPAC’s valuation systems and data network within corporate architecture framework
• Act as a subject matter expert and provide advice to management to leverage emerging technologies to improve mass appraisal processes and the accuracy and consistency of property valuations
• Develop valuation parameters using industry standard computer assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) techniques applying all standard approaches to value for assignment market areas and property types
• Oversee, develop and maintain programming code (e.g., SPSS, R, Python) to document analysis, maintain and create analytical data and associated output files
• Lead and oversee research initiatives to improve and enhance existing valuation systems and data, leveraging open source technologies and advanced spatial and mass appraisal analytics
• Write high quality and well-documented code following best practices and create prototypes or proof-of-concept efforts, ensuring that quality attributes (performance, scalability, extensibility) are met
• Design and implement machine-learning algorithms to enhance data mining capabilities and improve data quality
• Analyze and design solutions to meet corporate valuation needs and develop vision for data/analytics architecture and workflow across the company