Senior Occupancy Planner

CBRE Group, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. seeks an Occupancy Sr. Planner in Santa Monica, CA, onsite. You will provide space planning, data mining, and reporting to support high-profile clients and the real estate team.

You will develop complex drawings, move lists, and presentations for client reviews, while maintaining occupancy metrics and coordinating with Change Management as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 2–5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Certification in Corporate Real Estate, LEED or Facilities Management preferred.
• Strong knowledge of space planning principles and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Review space requirements and provide conceptual plans and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Create block or stack plans, charters, and move lists.
• Produce drawings and presentations for internal and client-facing reviews.
• Collaborate to gain business intelligence on move sequencing and execution.
• Maintain occupancy data in the system of record and validate metrics.

Skills

Google Workspace

AutoCAD

CAFM/IWMS Systems

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AutoCAD

CAFM/IWMS

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Occupancy Sr. Planner, you will provide space planning, data mining, reporting, and interpretation of space planning metrics for large and high-profile clients’ needs. This is an onsite position where a candidate who be officed out of Santa Monica, CA.

What You’ll Do:

• Review space requirements and provide conceptual plans and recommendations to the real estate team and high-profile stakeholders.
• Create block or stack plans, charters, and move lists.
• Produce complex drawings and presentations for internal stakeholders and client-facing steering committee meetings for review and feedback. Involve project management staff as appropriate for move and construction services.
• Collaborate with other team members to gain business intelligence including move and relocation sequencing and execution.
• Conduct evaluation and review of work area affected by move planning to ensure that current location(s) and office availability at destination location(s) is reflected accurately.
• Manage space walks for validation and update of occupancy metrics.
• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining occupancy data within the system of record.
• Prepare forecasts and evaluate space planning trends in general business conditions.
• Conduct interviews and discussions with client(s) to gather, coordinate and synthesize project requirements, and functional, operational, and cultural issues.
• Liaise with Change Management teams as needed.
• Make recommendations and implement necessary space planning code changes and/or requirements and updates.
• Facilitate post-occupancy support and reviews to ensure deliverables were executed and client’s expectations were met.
• Apply general knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish assigned tasks and solve routine problems.
• Have a broad knowledge of own job discipline and some knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. May convince to reach an agreement.
• Impact the quality of own work and the work of others on the team.
• Work primarily within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 2-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Certification in Corporate Real Estate, LEED or Facilities Management preferred.
• Understanding of existing procedures and standards to solve slightly complex problems.
• Ability to review possible solutions using technical experience to apply appropriate judgment and precedents.
• In-depth knowledge of Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail)
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and CAFM/IWMS Systems