Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supervise commercial and residential review appraisal staff.
• Assistant to Department Manager in all responsibilities, specifically when the Department Manager is not in the office.
• Assist in the implementation and administration of Appraisal Guidelines, policies and procedures for residential and commercial appraisals.
• Maintain contact with various departments to monitor the pipeline of appraisals and resolve problems relative to requests and review of appraisals.
• Maintain and expand list of approved appraisers for commercial and residential properties, as well as for business and FF-E valuations within all regions served by Valley National Bank or its affiliates.
• Bid appraisal jobs to outside appraisal firms and engaging them to perform the assignments for Valley National Bank as well as assuring a reasonable turn around time for completion.
• Oversee appraisal requests to ensure that the skill level outside fee appraisers is sufficient and that the fee quotes are reasonable.
• Review appraisals to insure that the methodology, market data and analyses are reasonable and that the reports conform to USPAP and Valley National Bank standards.
• Direct administrative personnel relating to the processing and tracking of appraisal requests and maintaining appraisal files.
• Travel to properties for appraisal inspections and related fieldwork as needed.
• Assist in the implementation of new technology and software applicable to the appraisal department.
• Prepare performance appraisals for staff members.