Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) seeks a Sr Occupancy Planner to deliver occupancy and space solutions that achieve our client’s corporate real estate strategies. You will advise on possibilities within workplace programs and portfolio strategy, while supporting the development of innovative workplace solutions for a variety of projects.
What You'll Do
- Build relationships with end user customers to understand business needs, promote workplace solutions, and resolve workplace issues.
- Answer questions about the workplace program, space, occupancy and allocations for assigned lines of business.
- Partner with move coordination team to support strategic migration schedules and tactical moves.
- Reorganize time day to day to support dynamic workload and client requests.
- Work with clients to reconcile data discrepancies, track and report actual seat demand at the group level.
- Plan and maximize capacity while assisting clients in migration plans, group, and individual moves.
- Develop occupancy and space solutions including stacking plans, block plans, allocation plans, and/or adjacency diagrams using AutoCAD, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Support project types including co-locations, scenario planning, flexible workspace, workplace renovation and densification, restacking and team consolidations.
- Gather customer’s workplace requirements/scope through programming and active listening.
- Conduct feasibility reviews and develop solutions using data, analytical insights, and problem-solving skills.
- Track and manage occupancy data, gather space and adjacency requirements, fulfill space requests and move work orders.
- Aggregate data from multiple sources and develop clear options for client review and decisioning.
- Participate in development of the business case for real estate action.
- Produce accurate scope documentation, including associate move lists, options for pricing, and execution plans.
- Report on workplace utilization, building data, organizational data, and occupancy metrics using business intelligence dashboards, CAFM/IWMS, MS Excel.
- Manage space allocations and data accuracy using FM:Systems Space.
- Ensure all seat assignments comply with adjacency and compliance requirements.
- Perform physical space audits/walkthroughs as required.
What We're Looking For
- Working knowledge of occupancy utilization, workplace strategy, office design principles and trends.
- Literacy in reading and interpreting floor plans.
- Commercial interiors space planning skills using AutoCAD.
- Strong spatial skills with experience implementing workplace strategies.
- Ability to translate business requirements into space requirements.
- Critical thinking skill sets and ability to tell a story through data.
- Skills in Microsoft Excel (pivot table, vlook-up, cell calculations).
- Understand floorplans.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to consolidate data and floor plans into PowerPoint Presentations.
- Creative and analytical thinking.
- Collaboration and multi-tasking skills with a high level of initiative.
- Great relationship building skills and a client experience focus.
- Responsiveness to ensure project commitments and goals are accomplished on time.
- Strong organizational skills to manage client information and project details.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to understand complex ideas and communicate them to others.
- Ability to interact with executive-level external and internal clients.
- Attentive to detail and accuracy - particularly numbers and spatial creativity.
- Resourcefulness, initiative and negotiating skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage time to meet deadlines.
- Proficient in CAFM/IWMS database (i.e. FMS, Manhattan, Tririga, Archibus, or similar) and graphic tools (i.e. Adobe, AutoCAD).
- 5 or more years work experience in occupancy or space planning for corporate clients, or interior office planning, office renovations, furniture planning, project management or related functions in a corporate real estate setting.
- A Bachelor’s Degree.
Nice to Have
- Change management experience.
Technical Stack
- AutoCAD
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- FM:Systems Space
- CAFM/IWMS databases
- Adobe
- Microsoft Office Suite
Team & Environment
You'll be part of a planning team, integrated with Occupancy Planning, Market Planning, Relocation Management, and Project Management, and will report to a Regional Planning Lead.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $90,000 – $95,000 USD per year
- 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
- Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
- Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Atlanta, GA or Jacksonville, FL.
Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
