at Cook County Assessor's Office in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Essential Job Duties
- Serves as a field inspector and verifies the accuracy of data with respect to appeals, permits, divisions, exempt to assess and assess to exempt status, air rights, leaseholds, and other property related information, as needed or requested, on various types of industrial and commercial properties, complex or otherwise.
- May inspect residential property, as requested.
- Collects new data by physically and accurately locating, measuring, and sketching I/C properties to document any changes to the property.
- Calculates square footage of industrial and commercial property accurately and verifies the accuracy of the information contained on the facesheet.
- Records and documents information and data derived from the physical inspection of property, including the number of improvements, types of improvements, land use, and other property related characteristics.
- Works on special projects, as assigned by the Manager of Data Collection.
- Uses computer programs and systems, including Eagle View, Cook Viewer, CCAO systems and databases, the internet, and other techniques to verify the physical characteristics of industrial and commercial property.
- Resolves specific field inspection problems in accordance with management objectives.
- Meets all assignment deadlines and utilizes good time management in performing job assignments without interference from non-job-related activities.
- Maintains punctual attendance in the office on assigned office dates.
- Provides own transportation to assigned work sites.
- Provides excellent customer service to all CCAO customers.
- Trains new I/C Field Inspectors through the instruction and demonstration of the correct techniques of measuring, sketching, calculating square footage of properties, and reporting characteristic changes to a property, as assigned by the Manager of Data Collection.
- Answers questions and concerns raised by I/C Field Inspectors.
- Reviews completed I/C field work for errors, as needed, or as instructed by Management.
- Works on special projects and performs other duties and assignments, as assigned, to achieve the overall goals of the Valuations Department.
- Works extended hours and overtime, as assigned.
- Performs the duties of the Manager of Data Collection in his or her absence.