Workplace & Occupancy Planner

Workplace & Occupancy Planner

Job ID: 206813

Posted: 18-Feb-2025

Service line: GWS Segment

Role type: Full-time

Areas of Interest: Construction, Workplace Strategy

Location(s): Dearborn - Michigan - United States of America, Dearborn Heights - Michigan - United States of America

About the role

As a CBRE Occupancy Planner, you will provide space planning, data mining, reporting, and interpretation of space planning metrics for a small to medium-sized client's needs. This job is part of the Moves, Additions and Changes function. They are responsible for building space design, construction, and moving services.

This role is hybrid to the Dearborn office 3x per week.

What you'll do

Review space requirements and provide conceptual plans and recommendations to the real estate team or collaborators.

Assist with crafting block or stack plans and move lists.

Produce drawings and presentations for internal partners and client-facing steering committee meetings for review and feedback.

Collaborate with other team members to gain business intelligence including move and relocation sequencing and execution.

Attend client meetings, draft meeting minutes, and acquire approvals to proceed when required.

May attend space walks for validation and update of occupancy metrics.

Responsible for entering and maintaining occupancy data within the system of record.

Prepare forecasts and evaluate space planning trends in general business conditions.

Conduct interviews and discussions with clients to gather, coordinate and synthesize project requirements, and functional, operational, and cultural issues.

Partner with Architectural Vendors and Project Management to investigate code requirements and city or county permits when moving or reconfiguring office space.

Facilitate post-occupancy support and reviews to ensure deliverables were executed and client's expectations were met.

Have some knowledge of standard principles with limited practical experience in applying them.

Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.

Impact the quality of own work.

Work within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.

Exchange straightforward information, ask questions, and check for understanding.

What you'll need

Bachelor's Degree preferred with up to 3 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Certification in Corporate Real Estate, LEED, or Facilities Management preferred.

AutoCAD experience is required

Systems furniture experience would be preferred

Ability to use existing procedures to solve standard problems.

Experience with analyzing information and standard practices to make judgments.

Experience with CAFM software like Tririga is required

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mentality.

Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Why CBRE?

FORTUNE Most Admired Company #1 in real estate for third consecutive year; Ten years in a row on the list!

Forbes Named one of the best large employers in America and one of the World's Best Employers.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

NOTE: Some, but not all, of our positions may have an additional requirement to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 vaccination proof and/or rigorous testing. If you have questions about the requirement(s) for this position, please inform your Recruiter.

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