Team Lead Occupancy & Space Planning

Enbridge; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits program

Paid maternity & parental leave

Retirement savings plans with company

Paid time off & holidays

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Wellness Program

FlexWork hybrid option

Job summary

Enbridge is seeking a seasoned Occupancy & Space Planning leader to drive workplace strategy across our North American office portfolio. You will forecast future space needs, develop enterprise-wide occupancy standards, and guide transformative initiatives to improve employee experience and efficiency.

You will lead a high-performing team, collaborate with senior leaders, and leverage CAFM/IWMS tools and advanced Excel to provide data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Related university degree and minimum of six or more years of directly related experience or equivalent combination including leadership.
• Ability to interact with senior leaders and follow through on commitments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams and foster collaboration.
• Ability to present complex space issues clearly to varied audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; tact and discretion with sensitive issues.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills for space planning and benchmarking.
• Leadership in driving culture change and enforcing space utilization standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead occupancy and space planning strategies across Enbridge's North American portfolio to optimize utilization and long-term real estate value.
• Develop business cases with senior leaders to influence real estate and capital decisions.
• Forecast occupancy by integrating growth projections and workforce trends into actionable space strategies.
• Drive hybrid work strategies, restacks, relocations, and portfolio optimization projects.
• Lead a high-performing team of employees, contractors and external providers; foster collaboration and accountability.
• Use data analytics and forecasting to inform executive decision-making and space allocation policies.

Skills

Occupancy planning

Workplace strategy

Corporate real estate

Facilities planning

Leadership

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Education

Related university degree

Professional certification

Tools

CAFM tools

Archibus

Tririga

Tango

Job description

Posting End Date:

October 27, 2026

Employee Type:

Regular-Full time

Union/Non:

This is a non-union position

Shape the future of work at Enbridge. As the leader of our Occupancy & Space Planning function, you will drive workplace strategy across our North American office portfolio, ensuring our spaces are optimized, data-driven, and aligned with evolving business needs. Partnering with executive leaders, you will forecast future space requirements, develop enterprise-wide occupancy strategies, and lead transformative workplace initiatives that enhance employee experience and operational efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how and where our teams work while building a high-performing function that delivers lasting value across the organization.

What You Will Do:

• Lead occupancy and space planning strategies across Enbridge's North American 3 million sq. ft. leased and owned office portfolio, optimizing workplace utilization, operating costs, and long-term real estate value.
• Partner with senior business leaders to develop business cases that influence major real estate and capital investment decisions and recommend solutions that support evolving workforce and business needs.
• Lead enterprise occupancy forecasting by integrating organizational growth projections, workforce trends, and business-unit demand signals into actionable space strategies
• Drive workplace transformation initiatives including hybrid work strategies, consolidations, restacks, relocations, and portfolio optimization projects.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of employees, contractors and external service providers while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Leverage data analytics, forecasting, and workplace planning tools to provide evidence-based recommendations that inform executive decision-making.
• Establish and govern enterprise occupancy standards, policies, and planning processes while serving as the subject matter expert for workplace strategy and space allocation.

Who You Are:

Required:

• Related university degree and minimum of six or more years of directly related experience OR equivalent combination of formal education, certification and experience including progressively responsible experience in occupancy planning, workplace strategy, corporate real estate, facilities planning, including leadership experience.
• Effectively and confidently interact with senior business leaders, and follow through on commitments
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams by creating a supportive and collaborative environment where team members can thrive.
• Ability to prepare and present difficult and complex space related issues and concepts in a clear and concise manner and to audiences that may be favorable or unfavorable.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), ability to use tact, diplomacy, and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential issues
• Excellent research, organizational, and problem-solving skills, requiring advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
• Confidence to drive culture change and uphold policies, space utilization standards, and interior design standards.
• Ability to set and manage priorities in order to perform in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are critical and clients have high expectations
• Expertise in strategic space planning, including special and operational demands on office space;
• Strong commitment to deliver stakeholder/customer satisfaction, and provide excellent customer service
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and within a team to build positive, collaborative team relationships
• Strong negotiating, interviewing and listening skills
• Extensive knowledge of occupancy utilization, office design principles and trends such as the mobile or collaborative workplace; literacy in reading and interpreting floor plans
• Ability to conduct benchmarking surveys and site visits or provide analysis and insights
• Advance proficiency in CAFM/IWMS tools (i.e. Tango, Tririga, Archibus, or similar)
• Ability to create strong MS PowerPoint presentations to gain leadership approval, drive client buy in and progress projects through stage gates.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (pivot table, V-lookup, charts, formulas) and Microsoft PowerPoint (graphics, layouts, story-telling)
• Demonstrated ability to lead Projects involving large-scale workplace transformation, restack, relocation, and organizational change initiatives

Preferred:

• Developing proficiency utilizing AI tools

Working Conditions (Optional):

• Some travel within North America required (Typically approximately 3 multi-day trips per year)
• Hybrid work under Enbridge's current Flexwork Policy

Physical Requirements include but are not limited to:

Grasping, kneeling, light - moderate lifting (objects up to 20 pounds), reaching above shoulder, repetitive motion, typing, sitting, standing, visual requirement (able to see screens, detect color coding, read fine print), hearing requirement and the ability to sit at a computer for long periods of time.

Mental Requirements (Both Field & Office) include but are not limited to:

Ability to: understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information, understand complex problems and collaborate/explore alternative solutions, organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology, organize and prioritize work schedule on a short-term basis, make decisions which have moderate impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside this area, understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, complete routine forms, compose letters, outlines, memoranda and basic reports and communicate with individuals via telephone.

Base Salary:

• Base salary ranges from $110, 000 - $135,000 USD for US locations based upon candidate's experience, skills, and internal equity.

Benefits:

• A flexible benefits program that allows each employee to select the level of coverage needed for their family in the areas of health, dental, insurance, and disability.
• A paid maternity and parental leave benefit that offers up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birth-giving parents and up to 12 weeks for other eligible parents, providing flexibility and support during this important life event.
• Valuable retirement savings plans, including a savings plan with company stock as an investment option.
• Paid time off/vacation/sick, plus paid personal days off (depending on location), and paid holidays.
• An Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Wellness Program, which focuses on supporting healthier employees by providing tools, resources, and opportunities to improve physical, mental, social, and financial well-being.
• Enbridge's FlexWork (hybrid work model) offers eligible employees (Manager and below) the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays, opt for a compressed work week schedule, or have flexible start and end times. Role requirements determine your eligibility for each option. #LI-Hybrid(Edit if only certain kinds of roles are offered)

Artificial Intelligence language to be included on all postings:

• Enbridge is committed to using AI responsibly. AI may assist with certain recruiting activities, but it is not used to make employment decisions. All employment decisions are made by people.

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