Occupancy Planner

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Job Summary

The Ainsworth family is looking for an individual to join our Regional Leadership Team as a Occupancy Planner for one of our key Integrated Facilities Management partnerships in the Automotive Manufacturing and Engineering market.

As an Occupancy Planner, you’ll be assisting with the development of seat allocation planning, stack and block exercises, occupancy and space data validation, and resolve planning issues identified in customer planning meetings. You will ensure that planning is aligned with corporate guidelines, and that all scenarios maximize use of space. You will recommend, educate, and enforce space policies/standards, procedures and protocols and notify the client of customer requested exceptions. You will get familiar with space utilization methods and presenting utilization data to drive productive spaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate Real Estate to review and resolve planning forecast requirements, concerns and issues;
• Business Unit leadership to collect headcount forecasts and resolve headcount forecast discrepancies between leadership's numbers and those collected at the group level;
• Corporate Finance group to gather top-down headcount and growth projections;
• Project management to review planning strategies that drive construction projects and support implementation of these projects;
• Move coordination and facility management teams to review moves, develop migration plans and conduct facility audits;
• Other members of the occupancy planning team to ensure cross campus/portfolio strategy plans are developed
• Ability to multitask and deal with changing priorities and/or requirements
• Strong negotiation skills and attention to detail
• Experience with IWMS/space management software
• Proficiency in architectural and engineering drawings, concepts & design
• Willingness to work nights and weekends as required supporting moves
  
  

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of direct manufacturing and/or – or – Engineering Technology Associates Degree with 2 years of work experience
• Proficient in MS Office applications, Relational Databases (CMMS) and AutoCAD
• Professional Certifications (e.g. Lean/6σ Green/Yellow Belt)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) (Preferred)
• Experience in transportation and/or manufacturing industries
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to anticipate and proactively solve problems and develop and lead implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent planning, organizing, and time management skills
• Impeccable interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a diverse team at all levels
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  
  

While we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Ainsworth (a GDI company) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Qualified designated group members are encouraged to apply as any reasonable accommodation of qualifications will be considered as per our Accommodation Policy, available upon request.

Ainsworth (a GDI company) is an integrated multi-trade company, offering end-to-end services and solutions for all asset maintenance and refurbishment requirements of our customers. We are continually striving to create better and more advanced products as well as provide the highest quality service. We are rapidly growing and need talented professionals to help drive our vision at becoming the best multi-trade company in the country! Join us…. Make a difference.