Global Workplace Strategy & Space Planner

SIG Susquehanna; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SIG Susquehanna is seeking a Space Planner / Workplace Strategist to support the Real Estate and Facilities team in planning, analyzing, and implementing space planning initiatives across the portfolio. You will translate occupancy data and business requirements into design-ready space plans, test fits, and occupancy scenarios while maintaining data integrity in IWMS and CAD platforms.

You will collaborate with Workplace Design and HR, develop standards, and deliver occupancy plans and reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Facilities Management, or a related field required.
• 7–10+ years of experience in occupancy planning, space planning, or facilities planning within a corporate environment.
• Advanced proficiency in CAD-based space planning tools (AutoCAD required, experience with Revit or BIM tools preferred).
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting (pivot tables, lookups, data validation required).
• Experience developing test fits, stacking plans, and occupancy scenarios from concept through implementation.
• Strong understanding of space planning principles, including density metrics, circulation, space measurement standards (BOMA and equivalent).
• Experience managing and maintaining space data within IWMS or space management platforms (e.g., Planon; FM:Systems; Manhattan, Archibus, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze utilization data and translate insights into actionable, business-aligned space solutions.
• Proven capability to manage space planning workflows, including request intake, prioritization, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead space planning efforts across multiple locations, managing requests from intake through implementation in partnership with Workplace Design.
• Partner closely with Workplace Design and HR to translate occupancy data, business requirements, and planning assumptions into design-ready test fits and space plans.
• Develop and maintain space planning standards, methodologies, and documentation to ensure consistency across the portfolio.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for space data, drawings, and occupancy analytics, ensuring accuracy across all tools and platforms.
• Translate business requirements into test fits, stacking plans, blocking diagrams, and seating layouts.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including business leaders and HR to understand headcount forecasts, team adjacencies, and workplace needs.
• Develop, maintain, and update test fits, space plans, occupancy plans, and layouts in alignment with company standards and design guidelines.
• Maintain accurate space data, drawings, and occupancy records within IWMS and CAD platforms.
• Analyze space utilization, density metrics, and occupancy trends to inform planning decisions and recommended improvements.
• Support moves, adds, and changes (MAC) planning and execution, ensuring minimal disruption and strong stakeholder communication.
• Support scenario planning and capacity modeling aligned with growth projections and workplace strategy.
• Ensure space plans reflect current headcount, departmental adjacencies, growth projections, and operational needs.
• Demonstrate an informed understanding of space requirements, planning assumptions, and overall workplace strategy objectives.
• Prepare occupancy plans, reporting, and presentations for internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Proactively identify risks, constraints, and inefficiencies, and drive solutions in ambiguous or evolving conditions.
• Engage in regular communication with internal partners to confirm space needs and expectations remain aligned.
• Coordinate, attend, and actively participate in planning and project meetings.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of space information across drawings, reports, and systems.
• Contribute to broader workplace strategy initiatives, including space optimization and evolving work models.

Skills

Occupancy planning

Space planning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Facilities Management, or a related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

IWMS

Planon

FM:Systems

Manhattan

Archibus

Job description

SIG Susquehanna is seeking a Space Planner / Workplace Strategist to support the Real Estate and Facilities team in planning, analyzing, and implementing space planning initiatives across the portfolio. You will translate occupancy data and business requirements into design-ready space plans, test fits, and occupancy scenarios while maintaining data integrity in IWMS and CAD platforms.

You will collaborate with Workplace Design and HR, develop standards, and deliver occupancy plans and reports