This is a provisional appointment.

Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):

Reporting to the Director of the Research Unit or other assigned supervisor, designs and conducts real estate valuation studies and surveys.

• Generates linear and nonlinear regression models.
• Generates statistical analyses to assist in property valuation decisions.
• Evaluates and develops alternative residential valuation methodologies, keeps current on best practices in modeling and innovative valuation techniques.
• Evaluates commercial valuation processes, techniques, reports and analysis.
• Confers with management and assessors to define valuation and assessment issues and executes programs and studies to address them.
• Maintains close contact with valuation management and staff on valuation and research initiatives.
• Uses GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to conduct research and provide information that supports property valuation.
• Gains an understanding of valuation and assessment issues through field inspections with assessors.
• Oversees and conducts studies of CAMA (Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal) valuation methods and assessing standards.
• Analyzes data and prepares reports, spreadsheets, databases, statistics, etc.
• Conducts data-quality and ad-hoc reports.
• Supervises workers of a lower grade as assigned.
• Performs related duties as required.

• At least four (4) years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in statistical research, economics, mathematics or a related field.
• Relevant educational substitutions may be accepted for two (2) years of this experience; a Master's degree in an appropriate field is preferred and may be substituted for three (3) years of the required experience.
• Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office products and Internet.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
• Ability to work in a team environment, to handle complex and multiple assignments, to be flexible and creative, and to meet deadlines.
• Strongly preffered:
  • Experience in commercial real estate valuation and related concepts.
  • Demonstrated expertise in statistical analysis and reporting techniques; knowledge of Access, Excel, SPSS or other statistical packages, presentation graphics, GIS software, Tableau and other application software; knowledge of SQL, CAMA and programming languages.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of real estate assessment and modeling practices, valuation methodology and GIS analysis.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including data presentation.

City of Boston Residency Required.

Terms: Union/Salary Plan/Grade: SEIU/RL-18

35 hours per week

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