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About the Role Occupancy Planning Manager – 5 month contract, strong potential to extend About the Opportunity Our client is seeking an experienced workplace planning professional to support occupancy planning, space utilization, and office planning initiatives across a large, multi-location corporate environment. This individual will play a key role in evaluating space needs, developing workplace solutions, coordinating stakeholder input, and supporting office moves, consolidations, and growth-related projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic and detail-oriented professional who enjoys balancing long-term workplace planning initiatives with day-to-day project execution.
Job Responsibility
Lead and support occupancy planning, space utilization, and workplace optimization initiatives
Evaluate space requests and business requirements to develop practical and effective space planning solutions
Create occupancy plans, block plans, and restack strategies to support organizational growth, restructuring, and consolidation efforts
Collaborate with business leaders, facilities teams, project managers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and drive projects through review and approval processes
Maintain and validate occupancy, headcount, and workplace planning data
Support office move planning and transition activities by coordinating information and delivering approved plans to implementation teams
Prepare executive presentations, planning summaries, business cases, and project documentation
Ensure adherence to established workplace planning standards, policies, and processes
Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by developing and maintaining consistent planning procedures and best practices
Requirements
5+ years of experience in occupancy planning, workplace planning, corporate real estate, facilities planning, or a related field
Experience supporting space planning, office restacking, move management, and workplace strategy initiatives
Strong understanding of space utilization, headcount planning, and workplace planning principles
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while adapting to shifting business priorities
Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
Experience preparing presentations and recommendations for leadership audiences
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Experience working cross-functionally with facilities, workplace, real estate, project management, and business stakeholders
Nice to have
Experience within large, multi-site corporate environments
Knowledge of workplace planning software, CAFM systems, or space management tools
Familiarity with CAD, Bluebeam, Tableau, or similar platforms
Relevant certifications, coursework, or industry designations related to workplace planning, facilities, or corporate real estate