Project Planner - Office of Planning

DCAMM’S 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 Commonwealth’s 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.

• We work with state agencies to create and manage forward-thinking, sustainable buildings to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s citizens and help achieve a zero-carbon future.
• We are partners with, and advisors to, fellow agencies to help them meet their strategic needs with fiscally responsible building and real estate solutions.
• We support the growth of the Commonwealth’s economy and actively engage with private sector partners to make it easier to do business with the Commonwealth.
• We work to expand access, opportunity, and equity to create more inclusive services, planning and outcomes for all the citizens of the Commonwealth.

Position Summary:

DCAMM's Office of Planning is responsible for supporting the development of the Commonwealth's 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 need. 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 hosing production, decarbonization, and potential right sizing into drawings and dashboards to advance the Planning group's work on DCAMM's $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:

• Support site capacity analysis and other internal Planning efforts: Develop AutoCAD basemaps from MassGIS and other sources. Translate senior Office of Planning staff direction into capacity studies incorporating constraints such as topography, wetlands, and parking requirements. Create models, presentation graphics, and summary tables of potential housing options. Build and maintain library of housing prototypes for use in analyses.
• Conduct data analysis: Develop summaries and dashboards of demographic, enrollment, incarceration rates, curt cases, hospitalization reports, and other agency service sources.
• Support Senior Program Managers: Draft and update with regular reporting on sector and agency projects, coordination, and planning for future projects. Support BRIGHT Act reporting and project selection processes.
• Trimble Unity Construct (e-Builder): Work with Office of Planning leadership to improve cashflow baselining and updates, reporting, planning projects and details updates, and analysis of e-Builder data.
• Support Senior Project Managers: Assist with correspondence, e-Builder processes, review of deliverables, consultant contracts, and other tasks as needed.

• 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:

• 1-5 years of experience in Planning, Architecture, Urban Design or related f