Strategic Workplace Planner — Remote

Colliers International; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 105,658 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Colliers International in the United States is seeking a Workplace Planning Strategist to translate workplace strategy and business requirements into practical workplace, occupancy, and portfolio planning solutions.

This remote role sits at the intersection of Workplace Strategy and Space & Occupancy Planning, combining analytics with collaborative problem solving to help clients optimize their real estate portfolios, improve workplace performance, and plan for future business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• 3–5 years in Workplace Strategy or related field.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and data analysis.
• Strong PowerPoint and written communication.
• Experience with IWMS/CAFM platforms and occupancy planning.
• Ability to interpret drawings and space plans (AutoCAD).

Responsibilities

• Support one or more dedicated client accounts by providing ongoing workplace and occupancy planning services.
• Develop productive working relationships with client real estate, workplace, and facilities teams.
• Participate in recurring client meetings to understand business priorities and translate them into planning activities.
• Contribute to consistent, responsive service delivery across assigned client portfolios.
• Analyze occupancy, utilization, portfolio, and business data to identify trends and develop planning recommendations.
• Evaluate capacity, headcount forecasts, and workplace requirements to assess future space needs.
• Leverage Microsoft Excel, IWMS platforms, and reporting tools to perform planning analyses and maintain accurate planning data.
• Develop workplace, occupancy, and portfolio planning scenarios that support organizational growth and operational requirements.
• Prepare stacking plans, adjacency studies, capacity analyses, space programs, and planning scenarios.
• Partner with design resources to support test fits and evaluate planning alternatives.
• Apply established workplace planning principles and occupancy standards to develop practical planning solutions.
• Prepare clear, executive-quality presentations, planning reports, dashboards, and visualizations.
• Present planning analyses and recommendations to client stakeholders and support senior team members.

Skills

Excel

IWMS

CAFM

AutoCAD

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Portfolio planning

Occupancy planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Business, Data Analytics, or related discipline

Tools

IWMS

CAFM

AutoCAD

Job description

Colliers International in the United States is seeking a Workplace Planning Strategist to translate workplace strategy and business requirements into practical workplace, occupancy, and portfolio planning solutions.

This remote role sits at the intersection of Workplace Strategy and Space & Occupancy Planning, combining analytics with collaborative problem solving to help clients optimize their real estate portfolios, improve workplace performance, and plan for future business needs.