Senior Occupancy Planner - Hybrid

CBRE Group, Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Occupancy Planner to deliver space planning, data mining, reporting, and interpretation of occupancy metrics for large clients.

The role is hybrid, onsite three days per week in Menlo Park, CA. You will review requirements, create plans, produce presentations, and collaborate across teams to optimize space utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 2-5 years of relevant experience; combination of experience and education possible.
• Certification in Corporate Real Estate, LEED or Facilities Management required.
• In-depth knowledge of standard procedures and ability to apply judgment.

Responsibilities

• Review space requirements and provide conceptual plans and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Create block/stack plans, charters, and move lists.
• Produce complex drawings and presentations for meetings and client reviews.
• Collaborate to gain BI on move sequencing and execution.
• Maintain occupancy data and validate metrics within the system of record.
• Prepare forecasts and evaluate space planning trends.

Skills

Space planning

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

CRE/Facilities Management certification

LEED certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Senior Occupancy Planner, you will provide space planning, data mining, reporting, and interpretation of space planning metrics for large and high-profile clients’ needs. This is a hybrid role that requires a candidate to be onsite three days per week in Menlo Park, 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 required.
• 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 Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.