Space Planner - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York

Aramark Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark in New York executes strategic space planning as part of the Global Real Estate & Workplace Strategy (GREWS) team. The Space Planner translates workplace strategy, headcount, and occupancy data into practical layouts, test fits, and capacity scenarios to optimize utilization and portfolio performance.

The role coordinates with architects, vendors, and IT to ensure standard-aligned plans, supports long-range scenarios, and provides move/restack guidance across the portfolio, ensuring

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in space, workplace, interior, facilities planning, or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of office planning, furniture systems, workstation configurations, occupancy.
• Ability to develop test fits, blocking/stacking plans, furniture layouts, floor plans, and move/restack plans.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy, headcount forecasts, and business requirements into test fits and seating layouts.
• Evaluate configurations to improve utilization, density, and operational efficiency.
• Support long-range planning for growth, relocations, and portfolio optimization.
• Coordinate with architects, vendors, Facilities, IT, and service partners on planning solutions.
• Review inventories and planning docs to identify reuse or cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain alignment with standards, space entitlements, accessibility, and real estate objectives.
• Develop executable move/restack plans for relocations and phased moves.
• Convert seating strategies into move plans with sequencing and swing-space needs.
• Coordinate with Workplace Planning & Operations to support arrivals, departures, and transitions.
• Identify conflicts before implementation and resolve space, furniture, or building constraints.
• Align floor plans with occupancy records, IWMS data, and field conditions.
• Validate plans post-move and support capacity audits and portfolio decisions.
• Provide backup coverage for urgent seating changes and move coordination as needed.

Skills

Space planning

Facilities planning

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Education

High School Diploma

Associate degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

The Space Planner serves as a key planning and execution resource within the Global Real Estate & Workplace Strategy (GREWS) team, translating workplace strategy, headcount requirements, business needs, and occupancy data into practical space solutions that support utilization, portfolio optimization, business continuity, and informed decision-making. While New York is the primary area of direct support, the role provides regional planning assistance across the Firm's portfolio, helps maintain consistent workplace standards, leads defined physical-planning workstreams, coordinates planning inputs with GREWS partners, and provides operational and move-related backup to reduce key-person dependency within the workplace planning function.

Compensation Data

COMPENSATION: The Hourly rate for this position is $36.00 to $40.00. If both numbers are the same, that is the amount that Aramark expects to offer. This is Aramark's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this position as of the time of posting.

BENEFITS: Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

There is no predetermined application window for this position, the position will close once a qualified candidate is selected. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to all applicable Fair Chance Ordinances and Acts. For jobs in San Francisco, this includes the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Job Responsibilities

• Translate workplace strategy, headcount forecasts, Firm standards, and business requirements into test fits, blocking plans, seating layouts, restack plans, and capacity scenarios.
• Evaluate existing and proposed workplace configurations to improve utilization, density, functionality, collaboration, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
• Support long-range and scenario planning for growth, contraction, departmental relocations, practice-group adjacencies, swing space, and portfolio optimization.
• Support furniture planning for offices, workstations, collaboration areas, shared spaces, touchdown areas, and other workplace environments.
• Coordinate with architects, furniture vendors, project teams, Facilities, IT, and service partners to develop practical, standard-aligned planning solutions.
• Review furniture inventories, vendor drawings, and planning documentation to identify reuse, relocation, reconfiguration, supplementation, or cost-effective solutions.
• Maintain consistency with workplace standards, space entitlements, planning guidelines, accessibility requirements, and broader real estate objectives.
• Develop executable move and restack plans for individual, departmental, practice-group, multi-floor, and phased relocations.
• Translate approved seating strategies into move plans, including sequencing, phasing, furniture needs, physical dependencies, and swing-space requirements.
• Coordinate with the Workplace Planning & Operations Coordinator and operational partners to support arrivals, departures, renovations, relocations, and workplace transitions.
• Identify conflicts involving furniture, construction, technology, storage, circulation, seating availability, or building constraints before implementation.
• Coordinate with the Space Analyst and Workplace Planning & Operations Coordinator to align floor plans, occupancy records, seating assignments, IWMS data, and field conditions.
• Validate plans after moves, construction, furniture changes, or restacks and support capacity audits, utilization analysis, forecasting, and portfolio decision-making.
• Provide defined backup coverage for urgent seating changes, scheduled arrivals and departures, move coordination, planning updates, and flex-space assignments as needed.

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in space, workplace, interior, facilities planning, architecture, corporate real estate, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of office planning, furniture systems, workstation configurations, circulation, occupancy, and workplace functionality.
• Ability to develop, review, and interpret test fits, blocking and stacking plans, furniture layouts, floor plans, and move/restack plans.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and project-coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple planning initiatives and explain constraints, options, and tradeoffs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced professional environment with changing priorities, headcount needs, seating requirements, and implementation timelines.

This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective equipment (PPE).

Education

High School Diploma

Associates preferred

About Aramark

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Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.