Right Of Way Appraiser - Statewide

Right of Way Appraiser 4- Statewide Print ( Apply Right of Way Appraiser 4- Statewide Salary $3,904.00 - $7,658.00 Monthly Location Statewide, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 23/155614/ROWA4/10.13.23/BN Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 23 Opening Date 10/13/2023 Closing Date Continuous + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Section 23-Real Estate 23/155614/ROWA4/10.13.23/BN About this position: The incumbent provides real estate appraisal services and other real estate related services needed to facilitate construction projects throughout the state and for disposition of properties owned by LA DOTO. The incumbent travels statewide, including overnight travel. Hands on participation in all phases of right of way activities including verifying title data furnished by the Right of Way Agent through the Clerk of Court and Tax Assessor offices, meeting with property owners and their representatives and assisting with review of appraisal and appraisal related services undertaken by Local Public Agencies. Must maintain a valid Certified General Real Estate Appraisers license. Provides expert assistance to persons within and outside the department concerning acquisition laws, policies, and procedures, including provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act. Maintains good public relations in dealing with property owners, their representatives, as well as Federal, State, and local governmental agencies to obtain cooperation in gathering and verifying essential data used in the appraisal process. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the 'Apply' link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* For further information about this vacancy contact: Donna Stinson Right of Way Manager DOTD/Real Estate 1201 Capitol Access Road Baton Rouge, LA 70802 The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type. Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid Louisiana Certified General Appraiser license. NOTE: Louisiana Certified General Appraiser licenses are issued by the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To prepare real estate appraisals for properties affected by transportation projects. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad from a Right of Way Supervisor. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May exercise functional supervision on a project basis over lower-level Right of Way personnel. LOCATION OF WORK: Primarily located at the Department of Transportation and Development. Other locations may be approved by SCS. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Right of Way Appraiser 3 by the presence of a valid Louisiana Certified General Appraiser license. Differs from Right of Way Program Specialist by the absence of responsibility for appraisals of Special Purpose properties and the review of staff appraisal reports, or by the absence of statewide responsibility for the Relocation Assistance Program. Examples of Work The incumbent provides real estate appraisal services and other real estate related services needed to facilitate construction projects throughout the state and for disposition of properties owned by LA DOTO. The incumbent travels statewide, including overnight travel. Hands on participation in all phases of right of way activities including verifying title data furnished by the Right of Way Agent through the Clerk of Court and Tax Assessor offices, meeting with property owners and their representatives and assisting with review of appraisal and appraisal related services undertaken by Local Public Agencies. Must maintain a valid Certified General Real Estate Appraisers license. Provides expert assistance to persons within and outside the department concerning acquisition laws, policies, and procedures, including provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act. Maintains good public relations in dealing with property owners, their representatives, as well as Federal, State, and local governmental agencies to obtain cooperation in gathering and verifying essential data used in the appraisal process. 60%- Independently performs appraisals in accordance with State, Federal and departmental regulations, laws and policies. Appraises the value of real property; property rights and rights of way for the construction and maintenance of transportation facilities and disposition of LA. DOTO owned property. Prepares all forms and notifications as required by law and policy including the Property Owner Notification Letters. Researches and analyzes sales and market data for the appraisal process by meeting with and interviewing local Clerks of Court, Tax Assessors, and informed market participants. Studies parish conveyance records. Analyzes DOTO provided information, including but not limited to right of way maps, construction plans, MicroStation files for electronic surveys, right of way maps and construction plans, if available, title reports, including verification, and environmental documents. Researches and analyzes publicly available data, including but not limited to tax assessor GIS maps, zoning maps, flood maps and soil maps. Researches and analyzes property sales used in determining a unit value estimate for all types of property on the proposed project. Inspects all subject parcels and comparable sales used in the appraisal process. Performs appraisals to determine the value of land and any improvements in the proposed right-of-way, damages to and the cost to cure any affected improvements and additional compensation to place the owner in the pecuniary position as enjoyed prior to acquisition. Inspects, measures, evaluates, photographs, and records property improvement data, inside and out of major improvements (if required), to evaluate their influence on the overall property values. Costs out improvements, researches rental markets, and analyzes income figures from business and rental properties to determine before and after values. Prepares economical or statistical reports. Utilizes reports prepared by specialty valuation consultants including, but not limited to, foresters, construction cost consultants, business valuation specialists, petroleum engineers and agriculture valuation specialists. Documents all real estate value findings, makes and implements recommendations and records necessary for the DOTD Right of Way. Determines just compensation of real estate and real property rights according to state and federal laws on all assignments requiring an appraisal. Researches and concludes lease rates of agency owned property where LA DOTD will enter into a Joint Use Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding with the public or other governmental entities. Appraises excess right of way and uneconomic properties owned by LA DOTD for disposition purposes. Conducts independent field examinations on all appraisal and appraisal related assignments. Maintains project status on agency information systems. Represents the agency as an expert witness in court for expropriations proceedings. May consult with other entities, such as parish governments and federal authorities, in their acquisition of property. Completes all mandatory appraisal training required for maintenance of license. 15%- Develops detailed cost estimate reports on a parcel or project basis during every phase of project development. Works closely with the Environmental Section, Design Section and other LA DOTO Sections when completing a cost estimate. Gathers all project relevant data and answers any questions regarding possible impacts of alternates chosen in the various project development phases. Reads and interprets right of way maps and construction plans and makes recommendations to facilitate changes to the right of maps and/or construction plans to reduce the cost of right of way acquisitions and save time in the right of way phase of the project. The Appraiser Check list for Stages O -3 should be consulted to determine the minimum requirements for the cost estimate based on the phase of project development. Field inspection of the project is required; as well as, photographs of subject properties. Performs feasibility studies; evaluates cost, income, and local economic factors in order to facilitate DOTD's Right of Way Program. 10%- The incumbent is responsible for attending planning meetings, plans in hand, joint plan review and public meetings as needed to provide right of way information to the public and other DOTO Sections. The incumbent is also responsible for accepting inquiries from and answering right of way questions from other DOTD Sections, the public and governmental entities via email, telephone and walk-in visits. 5%- Perform review analyst duties as requested by higher-level appraisal personnel. The review analyst duties included but are not limited to checking mathematical computations, insuring the report(s) factual data is accurate, all required sections are included in the report(s), all report sections are properly documented and justified, meets all State, Federal and DOTD requirements as part of quality assurance and quality control requirements. Assists higher-level appraisal personnel in the preparation of consultant contracts and appraisal reports. May provide input into consultant performance evaluations. 5%- On a project basis, trains and mentors lower-level Right of Way Appraisers by monitoring and providing guidance on comparable research, regulations, and all subject property inspections for the appraisal assignment. 5%- May perform additional duties to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Real Estate Section. Coordinates with other Right of Way Offices and Sections within DOTD to assist in the overall objectives of the Section and DOTD. May be required to perform other duties as necessary including but not limited to emergency/disaster support activities. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ( LASERS has provided this video ( to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others 01 Are you a permanent LADOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a probational LADOTD employee? + Yes + No 03 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 04 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate 'N/A'. 05 To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type 'N/A' if there are no immediate family members? 06 What are your career interests? 07 Please select the major city nearest your permanent residence. + Baton Rouge + Lake Charles + Alexandria + Shreveport + New Orleans + Monroe + Lafayette 08 Do you possess a valid Louisiana Certified General Appraiser license? + Yes + No 09 If yes, please list the license number and the original issue date. If no, please type N/A. 10 Have you completed any appraisals for a condemning authority? + Yes + No 11 If yes, please list the agencies and/or municipalities that you have provided said appraisal services for. If no, please type N/A. 12 If you have provided right of way appraisal services, how many appraisal reports have you completed? 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