Deputy Director for Budget & Capital Planning
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Massachusetts-Boston
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Significant experience in the budgeting and financial administration of design and construction projects, including public construction within the Commonwealth, is preferred.
- Experience advising senior leadership and coordinating across multiple organizational units is strongly preferred.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to translate complex financial and capital planning information into clear recommendations for senior audiences.
- Ability to exercise sound independent judgment.
- Excellent prioritization and delegation skills to establish priorities, lead staff, and manage multiple competing deadlines.
- Advanced computer skills utilizing spreadsheet, database, reporting, and project management software, especially Microsoft Office products Excel and/or Access and Trimble, with the ability to develop
- Ability to work independently and across business units while maintaining and managing positive working relationships.
- Hands-on experience with project tracking, follow-through, and fiscal accountability.
- Knowledge and experience with the principles, practices, and methods of report writing.
- Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of data, to draw conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations.
- Ability to give written and oral instructions in a precise and understandable manner.
- Ability to supervise, including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished, the capabilities of subordinates and available resources; controlling work through pe
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of supervision.
- Ability to coordinate the efforts of others in accomplishing assigned work objectives.
- Knowledge of the method and techniques of financial analysis.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of financial management.
- Ability to organize work by establishing operating and/or reporting relationships and by assigning work accordingly.
Full description
Agency Overview
The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), which oversees over $2 billion in capital programs and projects, is responsible for capital planning, project delivery, property management, and real estate services for the Commonwealth. We are stewards of the Commonwealth’s assets, which include 3 million square feet of state buildings. As an agency, we care for the people of our state and the future of our planet.
- 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 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.
DCAMM is a central agency in implementing several key policy priorities of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, including promoting decarbonization and climate resilience in all state facilities, identifying and facilitating opportunities to repurpose underutilized state property for housing production, and increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in public construction contracting and in the public construction workforce.
Position Summary\:
The Deputy Director for Budget & Capital Planning in the Office of Finance and Administration (OFA) serves as the senior deputy to the Director of Budgeting and Capital Planning, under the overall leadership of the Deputy Commissioner for OFA. The position provides agency-wide leadership in the development, implementation, monitoring, and ongoing management of DCAMM's five-year Capital Investment Plan and annual Capital Spending Plan, as well as related budgeting, forecasting, funding, reporting, and analytical activities.
Duties & Responsibilities\:
- Oversee the development and tracking of DCAMM's annual Capital Spending Plan, including DCAMM's quarterly capital allotments.
- Lead regular reviews of cash flow projections with Project Executives and Project Managers for active projects within DCAMM's portfolio.
- Plan and track hundreds of smaller projects within the Deferred Maintenance program in coordination with the Office of Facilities Management and Maintenance (OFMM).
- Oversee reconciliation of agency bond funding authorizations to ensure accurate balances are available for allocation to capital projects.
- Develop and present recommendations for balancing accounts and optimizing available capital resources.