Senior Occupancy Planner
JLL - Plano, TX
Position Summary:
OVERVIEW
Join the JLL team of 350 Occupancy Planning professionals engaged in optimizing space use, creating occupancy solutions, and achieving cost savings for 65+ clients and 400 million SF of real estate worldwide. The Senior Occupancy Planner is responsible for partnership with end users to develop innovative space solutions, consistent delivery of planning services, and occupancy data management/reporting within the framework of the client’s workplace programs and strategy. The Senior Occupancy Planner will operate within our client’s fast paced, forward thinking culture applying expertise in occupancy scenarios and collaborative workplace practices to recommend multiple solution options for complex occupancy problems.
This position will be located in Plano, TX and reports to the Regional Space Planning Lead.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Develop relationships with end user customers to understand their business needs, and facilitate and/or resolve planning issues identified by them
- Respond to rapidly changing business needs with flexibility and commitment to solve for new requirements/scope
- Responsible for interpreting a customer’s stated business needs into space requirements/scope, and developing the programming schedule, using strong interviewing and listening skills
- Develop stacking plans, allocation plans, adjacency diagrams, test fits, migration plans and move sequencing for planning projects, for existing and new properties, and properties targeted for right-sizing or decommissioning
- Populate space programming templates and/or prepare a programming matrix
- Apply a working knowledge of office design principles and trends such as agile, mobile or collaborative workplace
- Use creative and analytical thinking to generate multiple solution options for complex occupancy problems, such as M&A, rapid growth, consolidations, or economic disrupters
- Reconcile “bottom-up” and “top-down” headcount projections to forecast demand for space over one to three years
- Develop a business case for real estate actions based on business requirements, client programs/initiatives, time constraints, lease options, current supply of space and projected demand for space
- Aggregate and interpret data from multiple sources, translate analysis into actionable information for client decision making, presented in MS PowerPoint
- Utilizing a CAFM/IWMS database, manage allocations and maintain data accuracy, and perform quarterly data and drawing audits
- Perform physical space audits/walkthroughs as required
- Efficiently manage conference room restriction program for multiple sites
- Report on building data, organizational data, and occupancy metrics at the campus, metro, or regional level using MS Excel including pivot tables and V-Lookups
- Measure, monitor and report cost saving and value added contributions
EDUCATION AND EXPEREIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Architecture, Design, Real Estate, Construction, or a related field
- 5 to 7 years work experience in Occupancy or Space Planning at a strategic level, interior office planning, or move/project management in a Corporate Real Estate setting as a vendor or end user
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to tactfully deliver difficult messages, and tailor information to the audience
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and Adobe Acrobat, with the capability to master client specific programs
- Ability to consolidate data and floor plans into MS PowerPoint for presentations to client and lines of business
- Proficient in AutoCAD for test fit option development. Intermediate to advanced proficiency preferred.
- Proficient in CAFM/IWMS database (e.g., FMS, Manhattan, Tririga, Archibus,); intermediate to advanced proficiency, preferred.
- Proficient in web-based file sharing applications
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and within a team to build relationships and interact effectively with business partners
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Comfortable with frequent or rapid change; flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities
- Ability to effectively manage time, organize and prioritize deliverables and workload
- Demonstrated consistency in values, principles and work ethic
- Understanding of and commitment to client service
- A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment
TRAVEL
- Domestic travel, required
Start a lasting career with JLL today!
Total Rewards reflects JLL’s investment in employees’ needs and preferences in Career, Recognition, Well-being, Benefits and Pay. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. To be considered, please visit our Web site at www.us.am.joneslanglasalle.com/UnitedStates/EN-US/Pages/Careers.aspx to apply online. All resumes MUST BE submitted via our web site. Please reference Job 55722BR
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Posted: 30+ days ago
