Overview
The Project Planner will support the implementation of a variety of real estate projects and community infrastructure programs along with ongoing planning research and design review efforts of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA). The Project Planner will work collaboratively as part of the CRA’s Planning and Development team, supporting the CRA’s research, analysis, project design, and community engagement efforts related to its redevelopment programs. This position reports to the Director of Projects and Planning.
While there is no typical day, examples of the kinds of activities the Project Planner will support include:
- Conducting neighborhood land use and data analysis to inform community investments,
- Evaluating potential project sites for affordable housing or community facilities,
- Providing support and technical assistance for nonprofit capital improvement programs,
- Assisting with evaluation of redevelopment projects,
- Researching opportunities to enhance workforce development programming and other projects that advance economic opportuntiy,
- Planning improvements to transportation infrastructure and open space, and
- Communicating about CRA projects with a range of audiences, via written materials, CRA website content, public meetings, and at other community events.
The Project Planner’s work is done indoors in a professional office setting in Kendall Square, as well as outdoors at various local project and meeting sites. This role requires attendance at some evening meetings. It is a full-time position with a 37.5-hour work week. The CRA operates within a hybrid office and remote work structure where 60% of working hours are spent in the office or at project sites.
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About Cambridge Redevelopment Authority
The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority is committed to implementing creative development projects and initiatives that promote social equity and environmental sustainability. As a real estate entity that works in the public interest, we offer distinctive public investment tools and a human dimension to our projects and partnerships throughout the city. This mission requires the CRA to be both nimble and strategic in taking on new projects and initiatives. In recent years, the CRA has completed the Foundry Demonstration Project, amended the Kendall Square Urban Redevelopment Plan (KSURP), created the Forward Fund nonprofit grant program, launched the Housing Capital Fund to support housing production in Cambridge, initiated the Neighborhood Storefronts Project economic opportunity program, and purchased and renovated the nonprofit office building at 99 Bishop Allen Drive, among other efforts. Current project priorities include the development of affordable homeownership projects, the preservation of commercial spaces that advance economic opportunity, and the delivery of vital community infrastructure including transportation facilities.
The CRA knows that diversity, equity, and inclusion make us stronger as individuals, organizations, and a society. Our work requires understanding of the problems that cities face and the impact of our interventions on residents and communities. The CRA provides a flexible, supportive, and family- friendly work environment and supports all staff in implementing their work, including people with disabilities. We are also committed to a work culture that values the commitments employees have to their families, including members of all generations.