Appraisal Manager

THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE SHASTA COUNTY ASSESSOR/RECORDER DEPARTMENT

ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2026.

SEE "SPECIAL REQUIREMENT" SECTION REGARDING POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE AND ADVANCED APPRAISER CERTIFICATE.

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED.

FINAL FILING DATE: FEBRUARY 09, 2026 AT 12:00 PM.

$6,748 - $8,613 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $38.93 - $49.68 APPROXIMATE HOURLY*.

This position is in the Mid Management (MMBU) bargaining unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases:
Shasta County Labor Agreements.

Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, diversified culture, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

The Assessor prepares the yearly assessment roll, which reflects the taxable values of land, improvements, and personal property. The roll also indicates the current status of ownership, the owner's mailing address, and the existence of any exemptions. To prepare the roll, the Assessor must discover, classify, and appraise all locally assessable property according to constitutional, statutory, and administrative requirements.

Under general direction, to perform difficult technical valuation work in the appraisal of real properties for ad valorem tax purposes or audit appraisal work appraising business personal property and fixtures for ad valorem tax assessment purposes; and to direct and supervise the work of a group of subordinate level property appraisers or auditor appraisers; and to perform related work as required.

Incumbents in this class report to the Deputy Assessor-Recorder, Valuation and are responsible for directing the work and supervising the appraisal staff in either Real Property Assessments – Residential or Rural or supervising and directing the professional audit-appraisal staff within the Business Property Section as well as performing the most complex audit-appraisal duties.

The ideal candidate will possess an Advanced Appraisal Certificate issued from the California State Board of Equalization.

Plan, organize, direct, supervise, and participate in the work with a group of appraisers engaged in the appraisal of rural, residential, commercial, and industrial properties; appraise the most complex residential, rural, commercial, and industrial properties; explain the appraisal procedures and policies to taxpayers and other interested groups; collect and analyze lease and rental data; inspect, measure and classify structures to determine values;

inspect land and improvement changes to determine effect on value; estimate replacement costs, obsolescence, construction costs, resale value and other pertinent factors by obtaining information from interviews with owners, contractors, real estate agents, and others; combine various elements affecting land values and exercise judgments; prepare oral and written reports and edit reports of staff making recommendations; prepare cases and present testimony before appeals board and other hearing bodies;

explain the processing of values, value entry, corrections, and other resulting documentation to subordinates, support staff, and the taxpayer; supervise, train and evaluate subordinates; analyze, interpret and advise Assessor-Recorder and Deputy Assessor-Recorder, Valuation on new legislation and various real property tax and real estate laws and regulations; assist the Assessor-Recorder and Deputy Assessor-Recorder, Valuation in formulating property appraisal policies.

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below.

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Methods of real…