Senior Occupancy Planner

JLL•Mountain View, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

JLL is seeking a proactive Senior Occupancy Planner to support account strategies and oversee occupancy planning delivery, coordinating with move management for clients. This role involves developing occupancy plans, sequencing moves, and resolving planning issues in customer meetings. The Senior Occupancy Planner acts as a Subject Matter Expert in the client's workplace program and utilizes occupancy data analytics to optimize the portfolio. This leadership position requires strong client relationship management, strategic thinking, and the ability to align business strategy with occupancy planning strategy. Knowledge of typical occupancy metrics, sharing ratios, industry best practices, and occupancy trends is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent
5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in managing occupancy, space, move management, and change management processes across a broad geography in a remote and virtual environment
Expert level data analytical skills and mastery of Sheets and Excel
Critical thinking skill sets and the ability to tell a story through data
Proficiency with Google suites and experience utilizing Slides and PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills including active listening, verbal, written and visual and the ability to engage at all levels of leadership from administrative to executive level.
Ability to work independently, problem solve and navigate through ambiguity
Possess proactive mindset and contribute as a senior leader of the occupancy planning team
Experience with implementing flex office, hoteling and alternative workplace solutions programs.
Strong working knowledge of architectural drawings and furniture systems
CAFM system and AutoCAD experience is required
Proficiency in a range of information technology tools and platforms
Highly organized and demonstrate high level of performance in project budgeting and scheduling
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Flexibility with work hours and travel as needed

Responsibilities

Translate client’s business requirements and successfully deliver global occupancy planning utilizing firm and industry best practices
Develop complex occupancy planning strategies utilizing supply and demand analysis
Create strategic occupancy planning presentations reflecting the current state, trends, analysis and potential solutions with detailed narratives reflecting the impact, risk and opportunity of each option.
Lead business partner on occupancy, space and move projects; serve as liaison between the client and all other affected resources
Excellent communicator capable of delivering effective change management prior to, during and after a project process
Partner with Relocation Project Management and Facility Management teams to review and approve moves, develop migration plans and conduct facility audits
Build strong relationships with Corporate Real Estate Strategy and Demand Planning groups to gather top-down headcount and growth projections
Lead, manage, develop and may supervise a professional friendly, creative, energetic, and detail oriented team in the delivery of extraordinary events
Provide excellent onboarding, training, and team building
Actively support an environment of teamwork, co-operation, performance excellence and personal success
Participate in the individual performance management program and personal development planning for members of the team
Align with facilities leadership team as a manager and act in a manager capacity for anything at the site/s
Act as an ambassador for JLL, adopting and maintaining the firm’s core values of Teamwork, Ethics and Excellence
Foster relationships with Project management to review planning strategies that drive construction projects and support implementation of these projects