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Role Overview

The Occupancy Planner will join our Occupancy Planning and Management team to successfully manage client space requirements, gather and evaluate business information, occupancy data, and real estate market data. This role provides critical support for strategic planning, presentations, and real estate reporting for our clients.

Primary Responsibilities

Space Management & Planning

• Track, analyze, and update space data to develop scenario and occupancy plans for client portfolios
• Pull plans from space data management systems and analyze space utilization data
• Understand space allocation principles and maximize space efficiency
• Develop space planning and block diagrams to support client needs
• Provide key data points for presentations and outline pros & cons between options

Client Collaboration & Relationship Management

• Foster critical relationships between various individuals and organizations
• Work with Facilities Managers and Project Managers on projects related to moves, space audits, occupancy, vacancy, and change management
• Coordinate large, multi-phase relocations/restacks
• Ensure accurate reporting using IWMS tools
• Collaborate with project and construction teams on large facility projects

Reporting & Data Analysis

• Present utilization data in clear, meaningful formats
• Reconcile discrepancies from top-down projections
• Track and report actual seat demand at group level
• Identify proactive needs and troubleshoot deficiencies
• Contribute strategic planning ideas to resolve campus/building-specific forecasts and issues

Qualifications

Experience

• 1-2+ years of work experience in facilities, space planning, occupancy management, or CAD/CAFM related roles
• Experience with interior office renovations is highly desirable
• Working knowledge of occupancy utilization, office design principles and trends such as mobile or collaborative workplace

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Real Estate, or related field preferred

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Excel proficiency (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, cell calculations)
• Strong PowerPoint skills for data and floor plan presentations
• AutoCAD and CAFM/IWMS system experience highly desirable
• Ability to read and interpret floor plans

Professional Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interact with executive-level clients
• Critical thinking and data storytelling capabilities
• Detail-oriented with high accuracy, particularly with numbers and spatial creativity
• Strategic thinking with ability to simplify complex concepts
• Proactive problem-solving approach and innovation mindset
• Adaptability to change with an appetite for calculated risks

Estimated total compensation for this position:

The total compensation range is an estimate and not guaranteed. An employment offer is based on an applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data .

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:

JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health. Some of these benefits may include:

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care

• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary 

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

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