Project Planner - Office of Planning

DCAMM Mission

The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) oversees over $2 billion in capital programs and projects and is responsible for capital planning, project delivery, property acquisitions, dispositions, management, and real estate services for the Commonwealth. DCAMM is the steward of all of the Commonwealths assets, which include 5.5 million square feet of state buildings.

As an agency, we care for the people of our state and the future of our planet. We are responsible for all real estate activities, including acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing, managing over 100 transactions each year.

Position Summary

DCAMMs Office of Planning is responsible for supporting the development of the Commonwealths annual Five-Year Capital Plan and managing strategic and master planning efforts, feasibility studies, capital project initiation, planning, and early design, design review, and post-occupancy evaluations.

We work closely with the Office of Design and Construction, who will implement the capital projects, and our offices of Leasing and Real Estate, who offer alternative approaches to capital investment to meet agency facility needs.

We also partner with the Office of Facilities Management and Decarbonization to coordinate with user agencies on planning to address deferred maintenance, energy efficiency, and climate resiliency.

The Project Planner will support project executives, Senior Project Managers, and Senior Program Managers with basemap development, data analysis, and data visualization. They will synthesize project and strategic goals around housing, production, decarbonization, and potential right sizing into drawings and dashboards to advance the Planning groups work on DCAMMs $720M capital program.

They will also support Project Managers with correspondence, e-Builder processes, submission reviews, consultant contracts, and other tasks as needed.

Detailed Statement of Duties and Responsibilities

Cost per square foot metrics

• Work with Office of Planning leadership to develop and maintain a cost per square foot database, including tools for handling escalation and definitions for project types.
• Work with the Planning team to ensure data quality and updates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to utilize creativity and resourcefulness to obtain information not readily available.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have at least 4 years of full-time or equivalent part-time technical or professional experience in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, transportation planning, or land use planning, and B of which at least 2 years must have been in a professional capacity or C any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions

• I. A Bachelors degree with a major in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, civil environmental, or transportation engineering or environmental sciences may be substituted for 2 years of the required A experience.
• II. A Graduate degree with a major in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, civil environmental, or transportation engineering or environmental studies may be substituted for 3 years of the required A experience and 1 year of the required B experience. Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future. Want the specifics? Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards.

An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Research suggests that qualified women, Black Indigenous and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they dont meet 100 of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role. First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Skills

Asset Management, Capital Project, Consulting, Contract Review, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Data Visualization, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Facilities Management, Feasibility Analysis, Land Use, Leadership, Mail Processing, Metrics, Project Planning, Real Estate, Reporting Dashboards, Right-Sizing, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Transaction Processing/Management, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning, Truck Driver, Urban Planning

About the Company

Commonwealth of Massachusetts