Position Summary:

The Regional Planner III is responsible for supporting and improving the state's Deferred Maintenance program by overseeing facility maintenance initiatives, analyzing program performance and trends, and ensuring resources are managed effectively. The role serves as a key liaison among state agencies, vendors, and stakeholder groups, providing high-level customer service, facilitating communication, and coordinating public engagement efforts. Working closely with agency leadership, the position conducts research, monitors program effectiveness, and identifies opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery.

Detailed Statement of Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development, coordination and successful implementation of plans, policies and procedures to support the effective maintenance and management of facilities used by state agencies to provide services of all types.
• Communicate regularly with client agencies to ensure quality is achieved, deadlines are met and feedback is received. Deliver high quality, substantive client interaction and customer service.
• Analyze and report on technical aspects of deferred facility maintenance programs to assess efficacy of resource management outcomes. Identify and analyze trends in spending for the Deferred Maintenance program.
• Maintain overall knowledge of the Deferred Maintenance program and track project spending for assigned client agencies
• Review and make recommendations on documentation for proposed Deferred Maintenance projects submitted for funding approval by agencies and consulting architects/House Doctors.
• Controls costs by monitoring actual spending against the budget and adjust forecasts as needed.
• Plan and implement specifics of public participation and communication strategies - develop procedures to involve others, such as MAFMA, in the program decision making process.
• Conduct meetings and manage communication with various stakeholders to plan, determine and review the impact of deferred maintenance facilities programs, including assisting in forecasting spending plans and maximizing the use of multiple funding streams to reduce the agencies deferred maintenance backlogs.
• Works within the teams peer review process to review and make recommendations for studies submitted by client agencies.
• Oversees pilot projects to improve the program.
• Assist with the management of resource organizations -- the Massachusetts Facility Management Association, (MAFMA) MAFMA University, MAFMA Tool Barn program, MAFMA list serv and MAFMA subcommittees.
• Assists with the selection and supervision of intern(s).
• Assist in defining new processes and reporting improvement possibilities through different business units.
• Work closely with Deputy Commissioner and Director to recognize and implement opportunities for improvement in organizational systems. Conduct research and program monitoring/ needs assessment evaluations to ensure that OFMD's processes are effective and successful.

Qualifications:
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) four 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 two years must have been in a professional capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A Bachelor's 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 two 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 three years of the required (A)experience and one 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.

NOTE: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of three years of the required experience. Substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License.

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