Vice President, Economic Damages & Valuations

J.S. Held is seeking a qualified commercial real estate appraiser with an MAI designation and Georgia Certified General Appraiser license for a key position in Alpharetta, Georgia. The role involves hiring, developing, and overseeing appraisal staff, along with generating new client business. Personal responsibilities include commercial real property research, analysis, and preparing valuation and expert reports for various purposes, including estate planning, mergers & acquisitions, and litigation support. Engagements often involve litigation and require collaboration within a team environment.

Must Have

• College Undergraduate degree
• MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute
• Certified General Appraiser licensed in Georgia
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Comfortable with finance and income property analysis
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Effective organizational skills and project management
• Strong attention to detail and documentation
• Ability to research and apply industry, economic, and benchmark data
• Maintain J.S. Held brand quality in communications

Good to Have

• Familiarity with common real estate valuation data resources
• Ability to contribute to articles in professional journals

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible work environment (remote, when needed)
• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

Company Description

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.

Job Description

We are seeking a qualified commercial real estate appraiser who is MAI designated by the Appraisal Institute and is licensed as a Georgia Certified General Appraiser for a key position in our Alpharetta, Georgia office. Primary responsibilities will be the hiring (as needed), development, and oversight of commercial real estate appraisal staff with the appropriate technical skills to serve local and regional markets in support of J.S. Held referrals along with the generation of new client business for the firm. Personal responsibilities will also include commercial real property research, analysis, and the preparation of valuation and other expert, advisory reports to be utilized for general commercial real estate valuation, estate planning, mergers & acquisitions, litigation support through focused consulting, and to assist with forensic accounting as it may relate to all types of real property damages. Engagements can involve up to 70% litigation ranging from family law, shareholder disputes, insurance-related damages claims, and other unique and specialty engagements. We most often interact within a team environment with other J.S. Held specialists across the U.S. where the discussion, targeting, and coordination of tasks, our professional responses/reports, and shared deadlines are common. Additional activities will include managing document requests/production, building/maintaining valuation models and reports, conducting site visits, and providing professional client interactions. Collaboration with other financial forensic engagements will be required as necessary across the United States.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• College Undergraduate degree;
• Have earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute;
• Be a Certified General Appraiser licensed in the State of Georgia, and other U.S. States upon request as applicable to an engagement whether permanent or temporary licenses;
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills. Ability to analyze large sets of data and simplify/translate into a condensed and/or visual format for presentation to the J.S. Held team and/or clients.
• Comfortable with finance and related issues such as the analysis of Operating Statements and Rent Rolls as may be applicable for the appraisal of income properties;
• Solid oral and written communications skills (including ability to develop narrative valuation/expert reports and other client communication materials);
• Effective organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects in order to meet fluctuating deadlines and pressure situations with incomplete information;
• Strong attention to detail along with the maintenance of supporting documentation as per J.S. Held requirements;
• Ability to research industry, economic, and benchmark data, and to apply such data to subject analysis;
• Maintain the quality of the J.S. Held brand in all oral and written communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with common real estate valuation data resources.
• This position may contribute to articles in professional journals, if desired.

Additional Information

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering.

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email jobs@jsheld.com. Include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information._

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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