Team Lead Occupancy & Space Planning

Enbridge • Edmonton, AB

1d • $110,000 - $135,000 • Hybrid

About The 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Developing proficiency utilizing AI tools

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree