Data Analyst/Space Planner

Sasaki-Associates,-In; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 71.000 - 82.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sasaki in Boston seeks a Data Analyst/Space Planner to collaborate with campus planning principals and multidisciplinary teams on space planning projects and campus master planning. The role emphasizes data integrity, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects.

Ideal candidates bring experience in higher education space planning; data analytics proficiency is also welcome. Strong communication and presentation skills help translate complex data into clear insights for

Formación

• Experience in space planning or facilities data analytics.
• Knowledge of higher education planning is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects.

Responsabilidades

• Collect, clean, and maintain complex space inventory databases.
• Conduct data analysis and reporting on utilization metrics and space occupancy.
• Prepare qualitative best practices and trends analyses across space types.
• Work with enrollment and staffing data to forecast enrollment and space needs.
• Prepare space needs assessments for various enrollment scenarios.
• Contribute to test-fit analyses for reconfigurations and space moves.
• Provide policy support and ensure compliance with space allocation guidelines.
• Prepare presentations and written summaries of analytical findings.
• Communicate insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and organization.
• Understand higher education buildings and space types (academic, lab, etc.)

Conocimientos

Data analytics

Spatial reasoning

Data integrity

Communication

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Educación

Planning/Architecture/Data Science degree

Descripción del empleo

Planning Full-Time Regular Professionals Boston, MA, US

Salary Range: $71,000.00 To $82,000.00 Annually

Sasaki is seeking a Data Analyst/ Space Planner to join our campus planning group in our Boston studio. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with the campus planning principals and with multidisciplinary teams on focused space planning projects as well as more general campus master planning projects. The role requires attention to detail, capacity to collaborate, a positive outlook, and the ability to manage multiple planning projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate is a professional with experience in higher education space planning; however, those proficient in data analytics, without direct higher education experience, will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and maintain in an organized manner complex space inventory databases.


• Conduct data analysis and reporting, including analysis of utilization and occupancy metrics, square feet per person across space types classroom and laboratory room utilization rates, classroom right-sizing analysis, etc.


• Prepare qualitative best practices and trends analysis across space types


• Work with enrollment and staffing data, including headcount and FTE, to prepare current and projected enrollment forecasts


• Prepare comprehensive space needs assessments for various enrollment scenarios


• Work with planning and urban design teams to inform "test fits" for reconfigurations, space moves, expansions, or consolidations


• Provide policy support, helping interpret space allocation guidelines, preparing reports for clients, and ensuring compliance with standards.


• Prepare both presentations and written summaries of analytical findings.


• Strong spatial reasoning with an affinity for numbers and trends.


• Strong data analytics skills and commitment to data integrity


• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills to translate complex data into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders.


• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.


• Understanding of higher education buildings and space types (academic, lab, research, student life, etc.)

Additional Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills


• Strong organizational and management skills


• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously


• Capacity for project-related travel


• Ability to think creatively and critically


• Experience in a higher education or institutional context desirable but not required


• Degree/background in Planning, Architecture, Data Science, or related field desirable but not required

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in space planning, facilities data analysis, or general data analytics.