Senior Data Analyst/Space Planner

Sasaki; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasaki in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Data Analyst/Space Planner to join our campus planning group. The successful candidate will collaborate with campus planning principals and multidisciplinary teams on focused space planning and master planning projects.

The role requires data analytics expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects while communicating insights to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of direct experience with complex space inventories.
• Experience in data analysis and reporting for space utilization.
• Ability to communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Background in higher education space planning desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and maintain complex space inventory databases.
• Analyze utilization, occupancy metrics, and space per person across space types.
• Prepare qualitative best practices and trends analysis.
• Work with enrollment and staffing data to prepare current and projected enrollment forecasts.
• Prepare comprehensive space needs assessments for enrollment scenarios.
• Inform test fits for reconfigurations, space moves, expansions, or consolidations.
• Provide policy support, preparing reports and ensuring standards compliance.
• Prepare presentations and written summaries of analytical findings.

Skills

Data analytics

Data integrity

Communication

Collaboration

Spatial reasoning

Education

Degree in Planning/Architecture/Data Science

Job description

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Senior Data Analyst/Space Planner

Planning Full-Time Regular Boston, MA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1244

Salary Range: $88,000.00 To $102,000.00 Annually

Sasaki is seeking a Senior-Level 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

7+ years of direct experience with complex space inventories and strategic planning.