Sr. Occupancy Planner

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We are looking for a Sr. Occupancy Planner to join our Occupancy Planning and Management team

What this job involves – The Manager will play a crucial role in assuring delivery of JLL best practices via Occupancy Planning & Management products, solutions, and tools to our real estate clients. This position requires someone to be onsite 3 days a week. In this role, you will:

• Serve as an account leader for delivery of Occupancy Planning and Management.
• Bring best practices, industry insight and thought leadership to account.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the client, Account Director, and team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand business unit profiles, demand drivers, space availability, workplace conditions, and overall headcount projections.
• Ensure partnership and integration among JLL account team, Client Portfolio Planning Director, and campus management team, by driving the necessary communication among key stakeholders & influencers to achieve the necessary planning outcomes.
• Drive development and execution of client specific end to end occupancy planning strategy to ensure alignment with corporate goals, corporate real estate initiatives, policies and technology strategy.
• Responsible for presentations on process improvement
• Meet all relevant KPIs, analyze scores, and address all customer satisfaction issues.
• Accountable for data integrity initiatives and audit processes (quality assurance) to ensure the accuracy of Space Data and Occupancy Planning information
• Ensure staff is appropriately trained on occupancy planning policies and procedures, tools, and protocols.
• Ensure that JLL’s continually evolving “best practices” are incorporated into the work product of the entire team.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• A demonstrated bias toward driving success, including resolution of any issues, and thought leadership to break though barriers to process improvement.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Manage by Influence - ability to work cross functions and manage through a matrixed organization.
• Relationship Building - Ability to collaborate and communicate with the client, across the account, corporately, and within the industry Demonstrated success in ambiguous situations without compromising quality of service.
• Ability to be transparent and share knowledge is a key skill.
• Ability and appropriate sense of urgency to manage conflict and issue resolution.
• Confident facilitator with an ability to communicate complex ideas in a concise and summarized manner through persuasive storytelling.
• Analytical skills
• Thinking strategically, simplifying the complex, seeing the big picture,
• Speed and experience in CAD/CAFM technology, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint.

Minimum Required Education & Experience:

• BA/BS in Real Estate Development, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Science and/or Design.

• Five+ years of project related experience in a corporate real estate environment with specific experience in Space Data Management, Occupancy planning and Project Management.

• Understands the Occupancy Planning business very well, knows how decisions will impact other areas of the business, and can confidently make decisions in a timely manner using available data and personal experience.

This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Expected compensation for this position:

90,000.00 – 150,000.00 USD per year Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.

Location:

On-site –Austin, TX, Sunnyvale, CA Job Tags:

Analytical Acumen, Business Acumen, Change Management, Collaboration, Communication, Customer-Focused, Data Management, Detail-Oriented, Independent Judgment, Influencing Skills, Microsoft Excel, Negotiation, Post Occupancy Evaluations, Service Delivery, Space Allocation, Space Management, Stakeholder Management, Technical Acumen, Time Management, Workplace Design, Workplace Strategy 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 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
• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

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