Senior Occupancy Planner

This is an 18-24 month contract role. It is preferred that the client is based in the DC area.

As a Senior Strategic Occupancy Planner, you will drive the development of occupancy plans, scenario planning, sequencing of group-level and individual moves as well as facilitate and/or resolve planning issues identified in customer planning meetings.

You will be a Subject Matter Expert in client's workplace program and the use of occupancy data analytics to drive solutions to optimize the portfolio, in alignment with the client’s mission statement. You will need to have knowledge of typical occupancy metrics, sharing ratios, industry best practices and occupancy trends. Knowledge of Secure Space planning of SCIFs and other types of Secure space will be critical.

You will have a proven track record, successfully work remotely as part of a virtual team as a strategic occupancy planner.

As an experience leader, you will demonstrate superior client relationship management and strategic thinking.

Client is based out of Washington, DC with facilities across the USA. It is preferred that the candidate is based in the DC area and must either be a US permanent resident or US citizen.

What is your day to day?

• Lead and actively participate in virtual meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Perform workplace programming and requirements gathering (e.g., Adjacency requirements)
• Perform Strategic Occupancy Planning duties (Phasing Schedules, Block and Stack Plans & Migration Plans)
• Perform Scenario Occupancy Planning deliverables
• Ensure space planning is aligned with corporate guidelines, procedures, and protocols and that all scenarios support business requirements
• Collaborate with Project Management and Client CRE teams
• Perform analysis of utilization data and trending
• Manage tracking and management of agreed space and occupancy data sets within relevant technologies
• Manage client expectations throughout all planning phases
• Perform duties in line with account Service Level Agreements, CPIs, and KPIs
• Focus on integrated and holistic solutions and the speedy deployment of Occupancy Planning Products as needed
  
  

Desired Experience And Technical Skills

Required:

• 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in managing occupancy, space, move management, and change management processes across a broad geography in a remote and virtual environment
• Experience with implementing flex office, hoteling, and alternative workplace solutions programs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; including active listening, verbal, written and visual and the ability to engage at all levels of leadership from administrative to executive level
• Strong ability to convey planning strategy in written format incorporating supportive data and floor plans into concise presentations to client and lines of business
• Experience with space Allocations and collaborating with Real Estate Finance
• Critical thinking skill sets and the ability to tell a story through data
• Great relationship building skills and client experience focus
• Expert level data analytical skills and mastery of Excel
• Productive working remotely on a virtual team
• CAFM system and AutoCAD experience
• Expert level data analytical skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity
  
  

Preferred

• Knowledge of Secure Space planning (SCIF and other types of Secure space)
• A proven track record, successfully work remotely as part of a virtual team as a strategic occupancy planner.
• Experience with providing evidenced based planning solutions using available Utilization Tools and Technologies e.g. badge, network, sensor data
• Strong working knowledge of architectural drawings and furniture systems
• Focuses on customers and clients, business/financial acumen, JLL first
• Experience with project management/ scheduling of small projects
• Experience working remotely as part of a virtual team