[Hiring] Director of Spatial and Occupancy Planning @Cushman & Wakefield

Role Description

The Director of Space Planning & Occupancy primary focus is to oversee and provide tactical occupancy planning expertise in support of supply, capacity, and demand of Client’s portfolio of space in a specific geographic region. The planner will generate space layout options and group reorganization options in response to business needs. Activities will consist of day-to-day change requests, project space planning and solution development, project support including client relationship manager and project coordination, site strategy support related to space and occupancy analysis, solution outcomes and utilization metrics.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of related experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a corporate team environment
• Management, coordination, execution of day to day service requests
• Experience in communicating with all levels of management
• Experience in reviewing architectural and engineering drawings, concepts & design
• Development of site occupancy plans for short term and long-term scenarios to include: supply and demand analysis of forecasted headcount, seat supply projections, supporting graphs, stacking plans, move scenarios, challenges and pros/cons for scenarios/recommendations

Requirements

• Oversees all facility space and personnel move requests within assigned territory to maximize space efficiencies while implementing solutions in-line with client lines of business and corporate real estate goals
• Establishes and maintains relationships with various client lines of business to understand their requirements and the impacts to the portfolio
• Makes recommendations to enhance operational efficiency, service delivery, cost savings, and asset utilization
• Collaborates with Strategy, Project Management, Facility Management and other CRE team members on all efforts
• Interfaces with Client to develop options, finalize project concepts and prepare final documents for client approval
• Serves as the primary client contact for relocation requests and collaborates with Move Manager to ensure client needs are met
• Oversees group moves and moves with special requirements. Coordinates with Move Managers, and presents solutions to client
• In conjunction with Project Manager and Move Manager, develops migration plans and sequencing of group-level relocations
• Organizes all data into approved formats for planning and hand off purposes, including planning power point documents, proposed spreadsheet data and written descriptions of solutions
• Ensures that the space management system accurately reflects current occupancy for assigned territories, and is updated to include new information obtained from site audits, A&I partners, CRE project managers and other valid sources
• Maintains space management data that supports development of space allocation plans
• Reviews and approves / or makes alternate recommendation for reconfiguration requests in assigned territory
• Engage Furniture Coordinator, Workplace Strategist, Move Manager and Project Manager as needed for scoping and cost related to FF&E activity

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance programs
• Paid and unpaid time away from work
• Competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements

Company Description

C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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