Workplace Data & Space Specialist
About The Position
Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking a Workplace Data & Space Specialist to join the Workplace Design and Experience team within Corporate Real Estate. This role is operationally focused, with primary accountability for day-to-day space data accuracy, CAFM administration, drawing management, and reporting that support workplace operations across the portfolio. The role ensures that floorplans, seat assignments, headcount data, and utilization metrics are current, reliable, and actionable, enabling effective operational decision-making and the smooth execution of moves, changes, and space requests. Reporting to the AVP, Workplace Design and Experience, this role works closely with Facilities, HR, IT, Design, and external partners to support ongoing workplace operations while providing dependable data and insights to inform near- and medium-term planning.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Architectural Technology, Interior Design, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- 3–5 years of experience in corporate real estate, workplace planning, space management, or a related role, with demonstrated progression into ownership-level responsibilities.
- Hands-on experience with any CAFM systems (Planon - preferred), including space data management and reporting.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and drawing management best practices.
- Intermediate skills in Excel and comfort working with dashboards, utilization metrics, and headcount data.
- Experience developing and maintaining space utilization and occupancy metrics.
- A data-driven and detail-oriented professional who thrives at the intersection of workplace strategy, design, and operations.
- Comfortable managing ambiguity, balancing multiple priorities, and translating complex data into clear insights.
- Clear, confident communicator able to support both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary owner and subject matter expert for the CAFM system, including space data integrity, reporting, and ongoing enhancements.
- Manage floorplan and space data across CAFM, CAD, and PDF formats to ensure a single source of truth.
- Oversee as-built drawings and ensure timely updates to REVIT models reflecting moves, renovations, and restacks.
- Support the creation, maintenance, and distribution of drawings and reports from CAFM and design platforms.
- Maintain and audit space utilization dashboards and performance metrics to track occupancy, efficiency, and capacity trends.
- Own headcount tracking and reporting, including new hires, role changes, exits, and future growth assumptions, in partnership with HR and business leaders.
- Translate utilization and headcount data into insights and recommendations that inform workplace strategy, portfolio planning, and executive decision-making.
- Manage seat assignment records using REVIT and Excel, ensuring alignment between physical space, CAFM data, and business needs.
- Support future-state seat planning and scenario modeling within CAFM to enable proactive planning and minimize disruption.
- Partner with Workplace Strategy and Design teams to support programming, restacking, and move initiatives across the portfolio.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
- Performance incentives
- Continuing Education Programs
- Other perks to support your well-being
- Career growth opportunities
- Product discounts
- Store discounts
- Supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
- Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
- Retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
- Mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
- Total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
