RIGHT OF WAY APPRAISER

State of Alabama

Personnel Department
64 North Union Street

P. O. Box 304100
Montgomery, AL 36130-4100

Phone: (334) 242-3389
Fax: (334) 242-1110

www.personnel.alabama.gov

Continuous Announcement

RIGHT OF WAY APPRAISER – 20303

Salary: $45,532.80 - $69,014.40
Announcement Date: April 22, 2020

JOB INFORMATION
The Right of Way Appraiser is a permanent, full-time position with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).
Positions are located throughout the state. This is technical and professional work in appraising property within the Alabama
Department of Transportation. Employees are responsible for preparing and assisting others in preparing and/or reviewing
property appraisals.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited* four-year college or university in any major.
• Four (4) years of experience in the real estate appraisal process, including one (1) year of experience in appraisal assistance at

the level of a Right of Way Coordinator.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Completion of the Appraisal Institute course, Basic Appraisal Principles
• Completion of the Appraisal Institute course, Basic Appraisal Procedures
• Completion of the Appraisal Institute course, 15-hour USPAP
• Completion of the IRWA course, Uniform Act Executive Summary
• Completion of the IRWA course, Principles of Real Estate Negotiation
• Completion of the IRWA course, Principles of Real Estate Law
• Completion of the NHI course, Appraisal for Federal Aid Highway Programs

NOTES

• All applicants will be required to provide a certificate indicating successful completion of the exams for the courses listed

above in order to be added to the register.

• Experience in the real estate appraisal process is defined as performing one or more of the following or similar duties:

coordinating right-of-way acquisition functions, performing real estate negotiation, assisting property owners with relocation,
obtaining information needed for developing property appraisals, or closely related duties.

EXAMINATION
• Open-Competitive to all applicants

• An evaluation of Training and Experience as shown on the application will comprise 100% of the final score for the open-

competitive register.

HOW TO APPLY
• Complete an Application for Examination Form available at www.personnel.alabama.gov, the above address, or any Alabama

Career Center Office.

• Apply on-line, by mail, or by fax. Applications will be accepted until further notice. The State Personnel Department is not

responsible for late receipt of applications due to mail service or faxing malfunctions.

THE STATE OF ALABAMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

• Please refer to the back of this announcement for complete information on State Personnel’s policy for accepting

post-secondary and advanced degrees.

Except for pretest information provided by State Personnel to all applicants, you should not directly or indirectly
obtain information about examinations. If you do, the State Personnel Director may do several things. One, you may
not be given an examination. Two, you may be disqualified after an examination. Three, your name may be removed
from a register. Or four, your name may not be certified from the register. (Rules of the State Personnel Board,
Chapter 670-x-9). According to the Code of Alabama, 36-26-47, a willful violation of exam security is a
misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted of this type of misdemeanor will be ineligible for appointment to or
employment in a position in State service for a period of five years and, if the person is an officer or employee of the
State, will forfeit his or her office or position.

If you know of anyone who has violated this policy, you should contact the Examination Manager at the State
Personnel Department.

Applicants hired by the State of Alabama on or after January 1, 2012 will be subject to the E-Verify process
pursuant to Act No. 2011-535.

State of Alabama Personnel Department

Policy on Accepting College Coursework, Post-Secondary and Advanced Degrees

1. Specific college coursework required for a job classification, as well as bachelor’s, graduate, post graduate,
and doctoral degrees will be accepted from schools accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission
(DEAC) or any of the six regional accreditation associations in the United States listed below:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges –Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC)

College coursework is defined as credit hours leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher.

2. Coursework or degrees from schools that have not been accredited by one of the above accreditation
associations may be accepted if a regionally accredited school* considers the coursework or degree to be an
acceptable prerequisite for admission to an advanced degree program. For example, if a regionally accredited school
accepts an applicant’s bachelor’s degree for admittance into a graduate degree program, State Personnel will accept
the degree. In the case of required college coursework (but no degree requirement), State Personnel will accept the
college coursework if a regionally accredited school accepts the coursework towards a post-secondary degree (e.g., a
bachelor’s degree). This must be documented by a letter of acceptance from the regionally accredited school. State
Personnel will review such requests on a case-by-case basis.

Note: This policy is subject to change. Certain state agencies may have additional requirements.

• The term “regionally accredited school” refers to an institution of higher education accredited by one of the six

regional accreditation associations listed above.