Strategic Space & Occupancy Planning Director

Cushman & Wakefield; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 128,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director of Space and Occupancy Planning to lead strategic space planning, occupancy analysis, and client-focused relocation initiatives across a defined region. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, collaboration with Move Managers, Project Managers, and CRE colleagues to optimize space utilization and align with corporate real estate goals.

You will develop space layouts, run scenarios based on headcount forecasts, coordinate with facilities teams,

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a corporate team environment.
• Experience in communicating with all levels of management.
• Experience in reviewing architectural and engineering drawings, concepts & design.
• Development of site occupancy plans for short term and long-term scenarios to include: supply and demand: analysis of forecasted headcount, seat supply projections, supporting graphs, stacking plans, move scenarios, challenges and pros/cons for scenarios/recommendations

Responsibilities

• Oversees all facility space and personnel move requests within assigned territory to maximize space efficiencies while implementing solutions in-line with client lines of business and corporate real estate goals
• Establishes and maintains relationships with various client lines of business to understand their requirements and the impacts to the portfolio
• Makes recommendations to enhance operational efficiency, service delivery, cost savings, and asset utilization
• Collaborates with Strategy, Project Management, Facility Management and other CRE team members on all efforts
• Interfaces with Client to develop options, finalize project concepts and prepare final documents for client approval
• Serves as the primary client contact for relocation requests and collaborates with Move Manager to ensure client needs are met
• Oversees group moves and moves with special requirements. Coordinates with Move Managers, and presents solutions to client
• In conjunction with Project Manager and Move Manager, develops migration plans and sequencing of group-level relocations
• Organizes all data into approved formats for planning and hand off purposes, including planning power point documents, proposed spreadsheet data and written descriptions of solutions
• Ensures that the space management system accurately reflects current occupancy for assigned territories, and is updated to include new information obtained from site audits, A&I partners, CRE project managers and other valid sources
• Maintains space management data that supports development of space allocation plans
• Reviews and approves / or makes alternate recommendation for reconfiguration requests in assigned territory
• Engage Furniture Coordinator, Workplace Strategist, Move Manager and Project Manager as needed for scoping and cost related to FF&E activity

Skills

MS Excel

Powerpoint

AutoCAD

IWMS

Serraview

Archibus

iOffice

Education

BA/BS degree in related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

IWMS

Serraview

Archibus

iOffice

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director of Space and Occupancy Planning to lead strategic space planning, occupancy analysis, and client-focused relocation initiatives across a defined region. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, collaboration with Move Managers, Project Managers, and CRE colleagues to optimize space utilization and align with corporate real estate goals.

You will develop space layouts, run scenarios based on headcount forecasts, coordinate with facilities teams,