Space & Occupancy Planner

The Building People Career Center; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building People, LLC in Alexandria, VA is seeking an experienced Space and Occupancy Planner for an on-site role supporting our government client. You will work with the Space Management Team on Workplace Strategy & Design Management and serve as an SME for building restacking and TRIRIGA data handling.

Responsibilities include analyzing space needs, validating occupancy, generating space plans, and proposing relocation scenarios while ensuring adherence to client standards and project

Qualifications

• Space planning experience is required.
• Ability to interpret CAD drawings and understand space adjacencies.

Responsibilities

• Gather planning data and define optimal functional adjacencies and move sequencing.
• Interpret CAD drawings and analyze space needs.
• Maintain knowledge of current and future space needs and client direction.
• Analyze space requirements and provide space plans and recommendations.
• Perform space surveys to validate occupancy.
• Incorporate client standards and infrastructure considerations.
• Propose relocation scenarios with pros/cons.
• Assign space using space standards and blocking diagrams.
• Maintain project tasks and schedules to meet deadlines and assignments.
• Provide monthly reports on tasks and status.
• Be accountable for projects from start to finish.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Space planning

CAD interpretation

Project coordination

Data gathering

Analytical thinking

Client communication

Space data analysis

Tools

CAD software

TRIRIGA

Job description

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for an experienced Space and Occupancy Planner. This is an on-site role that will support our government client in Alexandria, VA. The Space and Occupancy Planner will work with the Space Management Team to support Workplace Strategy & Design Management and will serve as a subject matter expert to support the restacking of multiple buildings for the return to office directive. This role will also interpret, update, and maintain information in the TRIRGA application.

Responsibilities

• Gather planning data and define optimal functional adjacencies and champion development of move and relocation sequencing and execution as directed from the client.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills to comprehend, analyze, and interpret CAD drawings.
• Maintain knowledge of current and future space needs of the agency,as well as understanding client direction and workplace needs and culture.
• Analyze space requirements, determine the compatibility of existing spaces vs. defining new spaces, and provide space plans and recommendations as directed.
• Perform space surveys throughout the site to validate occupancy.
• Integrate established client standards and incorporate technology and infrastructure considerations.
• Propose temporary and permanent relocation scenarios that concisely address the advantages and disadvantages of alternative solutions.
• Assign space based on prescribed space standards, prepare blocking and stacking diagrams.
• Maintain project tasks and schedule to meet client deadlines and assignments.
• Provide detailed and monthly reportof assigned tasks and their status.
• Be accountable for assigned projects and tasks from beginning to end
• Perform other related duties as assigned.