Job Description

The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities: Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. Additionally, the MDC provides drinking water to portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby and South Windsor, known as the MDC's non-member towns

This is very responsible real estate assessment work at the advanced level involving real estate analysis, research and the calculation of a wide variety of assessments.

Work involves responsibility for accurate analysis and determination of complex real estate assessments. Duties include researching MDC and legal real estate records associated with agreements, easements, and encroachments; determining property dimensions and other characteristics; calculating assessments; and responding to inquiries from internal and external clients, analyzing records and coordinating sale of property. This position requires that the employee have considerable knowledge, skill and ability in real estate administration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Searches land records for titles, descriptions, dimensions, deeds, and encumbrances. Determines property dimensions and other characteristics necessary for assessment of standard and complex properties.
• Determines ownership of a parcel or lot for which a permit has been requested for water and/or sewer service.
• Prepares assessment publications, water and sewer liens and District agendas.
• Responds to questions from owners, developers, contractors, attorneys, agencies and the public regarding assessments, water and sewer extensions, liens and other District-related matters. Confers with project engineering staff on real estate considerations of projects.
• Creates detailed assessments and caveat maps for proposed sewer and water main extensions.
• Advises District personnel on assessment charges.
• Reviews permit agreements for the construction or extension of sewer and water mains for outstanding assessments, connection charges, outlet charges, easements, and encroachments.
• Reviews requests for encroachments on District property. Reviews ownership information provided by developers. Reviews easement documents.
• Maintains complex records of real estate documents and actions.
• Demonstrates complex real estate assessment techniques to other staff.
• Analyze and evaluate property assessment, liens, encroachments and easements, damage awards, and title searching.
• Analyzes property, and plans, coordinates and processes property disposition procedures. Drafts legal documents for land sales, land exchanges, easements, encroachments, leases, and licenses. Reviews right-of-way maps and documents.
• Fills out forms and reports on completed work assignments. Directs the updating of land classification maps, land inventories, property maps, indexes, and records.
• Determines the impact of proposed and new legislation on the District's real estate interests. Analyzes and prepares recommendations and reports on real estate policy, taxes, legislation, land sales, easements, and related real estate subjects.
• Performs related work as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A bachelor's degree from a recognized college in real estate administration, business management or a closely related field plus four (4) years of progressively responsible real estate appraisal or assessment experience; or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis.

Must have a valid driver's license.

The MDC seeks to enhance the diversity of its workforce. People of color, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The selected candidate will undergo an internal background check.