Sr. Space Planner

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Job Description

Responsibilities

• Within the portfolio, can answer: how much space is currently available, what are the workplace conditions, and what are headcount projections by business unit? Specifically, the responsibilities include:

• Prepare/present summarized findings and recommendations for action or consideration by the client.

• Report the status of major initiatives affecting planning decisions for the sites.

• Develop migration plans and sequencing of group-level moves / relocations.

• At a macro level develop scopes, schedules and budgets for project moves to occur based on global master plan strategy.

• Facilitate and/or resolves planning issues identified in the customer planning meetings.

• Ensure planning is aligned with corporate guidelines, and that all scenarios maximize use of space.

• Recommend, educate and enforce space policies/standards, procedures and protocols and notifies client of customer requested exceptions.

• Participate in Audits (including seat assignments, occupancy, vacancy, labs, & equipment.)

• Assist in developing site-specific planning strategies with Senior Leadership.

• Provide a single point of contact for planning related questions within region.

• Assemble, update and report the top-down and bottoms-up seat count projections collected at the group-level for a rolling, 3-year planning horizon and work with the client to reconcile discrepancies with tops-down projections

• Track and report actual seat demand at the group level.

• Report actual seat demand versus projected seat demand at the building level.

• Compare over time, actual seat demand versus projected seat demand at the building level.

• As necessary, participate in project and move coordination planning meetings.

• Review building specific stacking plans.

• Report the current supply and capacity, and forecasts inventory changes for a rolling three-year timeframe.

• Approved plans are used to develop scope for relocations, migrations, restacks, etc.

• Responsible for working closely with MAC team and proving support, guidance, and oversee move projects from inception to completion.

Due to our client's requirement, this particular position requires employees to provide acceptable documentation showing full vaccination as per CDC guidelines at the time of employment.

Interaction

• To ensure accurate reporting of information, and foster critical relationships between various individuals and organizations, communication channels will exist with:

• Move Coordination team to review and approve moves, develop migration plan and conduct facility audits

• Business Unit leadership to collect headcount forecasts, resolve headcount forecast discrepancies between leadership's numbers and those collected at the group-level;

• Corporate Finance group to gather Top-Down projections

• Corporate Real Estate to review and resolve planning forecasts, needs, concerns, and issues;

• Collaborate with Project Management, Facility Management and Transactions on all Site Rationalization Efforts

• Project management to review stacking strategies and to provide workload forecast related to project moves that are planned to occur based on occupancy plans/strategy.

• Other Sr. Occupancy Planners to ensure cross region strategy plans are developed.

Education / Yrs of Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Design or related field with a minimum of 5-7 years experience in a corporate environment. Previous experience in space/occupancy planning at a strategic level, plus experience with interior office renovations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Excellent written and verbal skills.

• Ability to understand complex ideas and communicate those ideas to others on the account.

• Knowledge of CAFM software and AutoCAD

• Ability to solve problems individually and in a team setting.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

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, C&W 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.

OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Note: This job description includes the core responsibilities for C&W. These duties may have slight modifications based on the regional location.