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Sr Occupancy Planner

Cushman & Wakefield

Austin, TXJob$94–110K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$94–110K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Sr. Occupancy Planner provides tactical occupancy planning expertise for a client’s regional portfolio of space, supporting supply, capacity, and demand. The role oversees planning proposals, space assessments, utilization metrics, and project delivery for relocations, restacks, renovations, and consolidations. It also develops forecasts and budgets, coordinates with client and internal stakeholders, and recommends solutions and process adjustments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical SkillsCAFM SoftwareSpace Management SystemsRelational DatabasesArchitectural DrawingsEngineering DrawingsMicrosoft Office SuiteCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsTeamworkRelationship BuildingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation SkillsAttention to DetailQuality FocusProject ManagementSpace PlanningRoot Cause AnalysisForecasting

Qualifications

Project Management Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Title

Sr Occupancy Planner

Job Description Summary

The Sr. Occupancy Planner oversees and provides tactical occupancy planning expertise in support of supply, capacity, and demand of the client’s portfolio of space in a specific geographic region.

Job Description

  • Prepare operational presentations and reports illustrating Space pipeline, progress, challenges, opportunities, and recommendations. Conduct meetings with clients, Space team members and cross-functional account members to inform, consult, request action, and seek approval with internal and client stakeholders.

  • Ensure compliance with core program standards - all C&W tools, processes, templates, and outputs standardized and customized to the client

  • Demonstrate proactive solutioning through root cause analysis, solution development, evaluation of options, and alternatives and recommendation of the best course of action for projects

  • Collaborate with IFM, PDS, and client RE leadership for alignment and day-to-day operations. Recommend adjustments to processes when misalignment is identified

  • Provide effective space planning solutions for all project types (expansions, relocations, consolidations, refreshes)

  • Direct the development of planning proposals, site assessments for space efficiencies, utilization metrics, and supply and demand studies

  • Direct the delivery of project activities, including relocations, restacks, renovations, and consolidations

  • Develop, present, and maintain headcount budgets, forecasting, and gearing ratios

  • Possess strong analytical skills and the ability to develop conclusions and recommendations

  • Maintain a working knowledge of CAFM software, space management systems, and relational database functionality

  • Demonstrate proficiency in architectural and engineering drawings, concepts, and design

  • Have experience in managing projects of varied scope and complexity

  • Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software applications

  • Have excellent customer service and interpersonal relationship skills

  • Work independently and as part of a team

  • Build strong relationships with internal and external partners to deliver effective services

  • Have strong oral, written, and presentation skills

  • Assume ownership of requests to ensure successful completion

  • Pay strong attention to detail and quality

  • Handle concurrent projects with minimal supervision and direction

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 93,500.00 - $110,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected] . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

How this job compares

Set against the 23,231 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$94–110K/yr
  • Texas median$111–177K/yr795 salary ranges
  • US median$110–178K/yr14,583 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $102K, is 30% below the Texas median midpoint ($145K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Manager salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,886 open Project Manager jobs in Texas and 23,231 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (20,160 postings).
Education
12,899 of the 23,231 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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