Workplace Planning Strategist

Workplace Planning Strategist

Responsibilities

In this role, you will support clients in translating workplace strategy and business requirements into practical workplace, occupancy, and portfolio planning solutions. Key responsibilities include:
Support one or more dedicated client accounts by providing ongoing workplace and occupancy planning services.
Develop productive working relationships with client real estate, workplace, and facilities teams.
Participate in recurring client meetings to understand business priorities and translate them into planning activities.
Contribute to consistent, responsive service delivery across assigned client portfolios.
Analyze occupancy, utilization, portfolio, and business data to identify trends and develop planning recommendations that improve space utilization and support business objectives.
Evaluate capacity, headcount forecasts, and workplace requirements to assess future space needs.
Leverage Microsoft Excel, IWMS platforms, and reporting tools to perform planning analyses and maintain accurate planning data.
Develop workplace, occupancy, and portfolio planning scenarios that support organizational growth, workplace evolution, and operational requirements.
Prepare stacking plans, adjacency studies, capacity analyses, space programs, and planning scenarios.
Partner with design resources to support test fits and evaluate planning alternatives.
Apply established workplace planning principles and occupancy standards to develop practical planning solutions.
Prepare clear, executive-quality presentations, planning reports, dashboards, and visualizations.
Present planning analyses and recommendations to client stakeholders as appropriate and support senior team members in communicating project outcomes.
Collaborate with Workplace Strategy, Space & Occupancy Planning, Design, Project Management, Technology, and client teams to deliver integrated workplace solutions.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning methodologies, analytical tools, and delivery standards.
Deliver accurate, thoughtful planning recommendations that support client decision making.
Build strong working relationships with assigned client teams and internal project partners.
Consistently apply workplace planning standards and methodologies across client engagements.
Qualifications

What you’ll bring:
Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Business, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
Approximately 3–5 years of experience in Workplace Strategy, Space & Occupancy Planning, Corporate Real Estate, or a related field.
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, formulas, and structured data analysis.
Strong PowerPoint and written communication skills.
Working knowledge of workplace planning, occupancy planning, utilization analytics, and portfolio planning principles.
Ability to interpret architectural drawings and space plans; familiarity with AutoCAD.
Experience with IWMS or CAFM platforms and workplace reporting tools.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Experience in a corporate real estate consulting environment.
Intermediate AutoCAD skills.
Benefits

Employees (and their families) enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
Employer‑subsidized medical benefits including prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
Employer‑paid basic life/AD&D insurance and short‑term/long‑term disability.
Company 401(k) plan with employer match.
10 days of sick leave and a minimum of 15 days of vacation annually (unlimited time off for certain senior roles).
10 paid holidays plus two personal flex days each calendar year.
Twelve weeks of paid parental leave for birth parents and four weeks for non‑birth parents (including adoptive/foster parents) after 90 days of employment.
Compensation & Location

Remote USA. Approximate salary range: $105,658 to $115,000.
Equal Employment Opportunity

Colliers International provides equal employment opportunity to all persons. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against because of race, creed, origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, otherwise qualified disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a qualified applicant who requires reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, testing, interview or otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact accommodations@colliers.com for assistance.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. The employer will not sponsor work visas.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

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