Under the authority of the division head, you will work as a certified evaluator in one and/or the other of the practice areas of your profession, as defined by the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec.

To this end, you will carry out any evaluation or appraisal mandate, negotiate any evaluation file with the taxpayer or their representative, draft any evaluation report, justification, studies, standards, procedures, project specifications, and simulation tests, and act as an expert witness in court.

If necessary, you will verify and control the data useful for defining your mandate, participate in multidisciplinary advisory committees, and advise and/or train staff within the scope of your responsibilities.

More specifically, you:

• Will identify and analyze the impact of any government and municipal laws or regulations, public services and utilities, and taxation;
• Will analyze real estate transactions, determine market variation rates for any neighborhood unit, taking into account the similarities of comparable properties, for the purpose of estimating the most probable market value of any assessment unit;
• Will visit the property to verify its physical characteristics, maintenance condition, functional and economic utility, as well as location characteristics. In the case of an income property; you will compile and verify rental spaces, rents and other rental conditions, rental fees, and any conditions related to leasing and maintenance;
• Will analyze the rental market conditions of comparable properties and estimate the potential income from renting any property and services to occupants, the probable occupancy rate, operating expenses, in anticipation of calculating net operating income;
• Will draft any study, standard, and evaluation procedure, set unit rates and inherent factors applicable to the entire evaluation process;
• Will negotiate any evaluation file with the taxpayer or their representative and, if necessary, make any useful recommendations to municipal authorities in accordance with evaluation principles and standards;
• Will draft any evaluation and justification report according to established procedures, particularly in any action for damages, and act as an expert witness in court.

• Regular member of the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec;
• Bachelor's degree in administration (concentration in evaluation or urban and real estate management) or equivalent;
• Six (6) years of relevant experience in the role, particularly in the evaluation of commercial, industrial, and institutional properties. Knowledge of the income method and the Quebec Land Assessment Manual is an asset.

Choosing the City of Laval means working for the third largest city in Quebec on diverse and stimulating mandates. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed team that enjoys working in a pleasant environment.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and social benefits:

• 3 weeks of annual vacation (pro-rated for the months worked in the first year);
• 16.5 public holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• 3 weeks of paid sick days at the beginning of the year;
• Comprehensive group insurance plan;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Work schedule allowing for work-life balance;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee assistance program (EAP);
• Possibility to accumulate overtime;
• Reimbursement of professional dues;
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.