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Job Posting Title:
Assessor Technician Lead
Department:
Assessor
Location:
415 SILVER AVE SW
Pay:
Probation Rate $22.17
Union $22.61
Close Date:
September 8, 2026
Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.
The Assessor Technician Lead, under direction of the assigned supervisor, performs moderately complex detailed administrative/technical duties. Coordinates work assignments and scheduling of employees in designated section.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serves as lead worker in training, guiding, checking, correcting, and reporting on the technical work of employees in the lower-level classes.
• Responsible for coordinating work assignments within designated section of the department.
• Performs section administrative duties such as coordinating purchase requisitions, securing quotes from vendors; maintenance of records pertaining to daily transactions and business details such as employee time records.
• Performs data entry such as ownership, mailing and property addresses, tax exemptions, and deletions/creations of parcels of real property and value input on IAS.
• Researches appraisal records for comparison to tax records to determine property ownership and ensure appropriate measures are taken to correct discrepancies.
• Identifies legal descriptions, UPC Codes, real and personal properties, deeds, split and combinations, and various file folder documents for input relating to valuation or sale of property.
• Verifies legal descriptions of real property contained in deeds and other documents and compares with cadastral maps to identify the location of the property and the appropriate Assessor's parcel numbers.
• Traces routine chains of title to determine ownership of property using coding knowledge.
• Reviews, verifies, and/or researches information submitted by taxpayers for accuracy, completion, and conformance with established procedures, and to determine ownership, situs, costs and taxability.
• Responds to inquiries in person, in writing, and over the telephone in a courteous and exemplary manner; provides information within scope of knowledge or refer to supervisor or other personnel as necessary.
• Reviews and verifies daily transactions for quality assurance and accuracy of prior day data entry.
• Prepares, distributes, and processes department mail and/or faxes.
*The above information is intended to outline the general nature and scope of the duties required for this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may vary depending on specific job assignments and responsibilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• High school diploma or GED.
• five (5) years of office/clerical experience, training and/or post-secondary education with three (3) years in the area of document/form processing governed by statutes and/or strict administrative guidelines.
*Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SCREENING AND COMPLIANCE
The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:
• Successful completion of a post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.
• Adherence to all County safety guidelines.
• Complete all FEMA training(s) assigned to this position.
• Possession of a valid New Mexico driver's license by the date of hire and maintenance of a valid license while employed in this position.
• Complete required supervisor training, if applicable.
WORKING CONDITIONS
• All essential duties are performed indoors.
• Duties are performed in a temperature-controlled environment.
• Duties are performed on an even surface, which may be carpeted or tile. Working surface is typically dry.
• Workers often work along with general direction from supervisors.
EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS
• Equipment typically used in the performance of office duties includes telephone, computer terminal, computer printer, computer keyboard, typewriter, photocopy machine, fax machine and calculator.
• Materials and products handled include files, forms, reports, various other paperwork, and a wide variety of basic office supplies.
*NOTE*
• You are not required to disclose information about physical or mental limitations that you believe will not interfere with your ability to do the job. On the other hand, if you want the employer to consider special arrangements to accommodate physical or mental impairment, you may identify that impairment in the space provided and suggest the kind of accommodation that you believe would be appropriate.
MENTAL FUNCTIONS
• Must be able to apply knowledge of typing and general clerical work.
• Must be able to maintain high level of concentration while performing repetitious work.
• Must be able to type correspondence and reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks.
• Must be able to use reason and judgment in performing duties and responsibilities.
PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS
• Work is primarily sedentary, with opportunities to stand/walk as needed typically being available throughout the workday.
• Must be able to sit for long periods as necessary to perform essential functions.
• Must be able to bend at the waist and twist/rotate occasionally.
• Must be able to work with arms bent or extended away from body or overhead and be able to push/pull with arms as needed.
• Must be able to crouch and kneel occasionally.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers in order to grasp/manipulate various equipment and materials needed to perform essential duties.
• Must be able to coordinate use of hands and eyes in operation of equipment such as telephone, typewriter and computer.