Strategic Workplace Consultant: Space & Change Mastery

CBRE; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE seeks a Workplace Strategy Consultant to manage small-to-medium portfolio plans, occupancy strategies, and work environment solutions in a client-facing advisory role. You will contribute to strategic plans, forecast space needs, and collaborate with internal partners to optimize real estate assets.

The role emphasizes data-driven space solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and adoption of flexible work arrangements within CBRE's client base in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic plans for optimizing clients' property portfolios. Grow business relationships with new and existing clients.
• Collaborate with internal partners and clients to understand direction and workplace needs. Forecast space requirements against business and market conditions.
• Identify data for the creation of physical or virtual space solutions. Produce a visual display of quantitative and qualitative information. Illustrate relationships that impact spaces.
• Collaborate with occupiers through change management.
• Assist clients in accepting flexible ways of working and aligning business management to adopt change.
• Prepare migration and origination plans, as well as schematic schedules. Maintain thorough knowledge of space needs and changing workplace environment
• Measure work environment efficiency, effectiveness, and expression. Attend client meetings and address any potential issues with clients.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.
• Explain difficult or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Judgment skills

Perspective taking

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Inquisitive mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CBRE seeks a Workplace Strategy Consultant to manage small-to-medium portfolio plans, occupancy strategies, and work environment solutions in a client-facing advisory role. You will contribute to strategic plans, forecast space needs, and collaborate with internal partners to optimize real estate assets.

The role emphasizes data-driven space solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and adoption of flexible work arrangements within CBRE's client base in the United States.