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About JLL

We're JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. With operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 92,000 individuals worldwide, we help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we're committed to our purpose of shaping the future of real estate for a better world through advanced technology, sustainable solutions, and a culture of diversity and inclusion.

What this job involves

As an Associate Occupancy Planner, you will be responsible for tracking, analyzing, and updating space data to develop scenario and occupancy plans for our client's portfolio in a designated region. You'll serve as a critical link between various stakeholders while managing spaces effectively and providing insightful reporting.

Fostering Relationships

You'll build and maintain essential relationships between various individuals and organizations. Ensuring coordination and collaboration among business units, especially facility management, will be crucial as you work to obtain accurate growth projections. Your role involves planning strategies that drive construction projects and support their implementation, as well as conducting regular facility audits.

Managing Spaces

Planning and managing portfolios while maximizing space utilization will be your major focus. You'll assist clients with migration plans and both group and individual moves, using various forms of qualitative and quantitative data to understand supply and demand. Day-to-day deliverables include monthly reporting, periodic data audits, tracking utilization data and trends, gathering space requirements, updating layouts, and developing planning diagrams.

Reporting & Data Management

You'll serve as the single point of contact for CAFM/IWMS database, drawing, and application-related support. This includes driving consistent processes for data change requests, leading site data validation programs, and maintaining drawing compliance with data standards. You'll interpret portfolio changes and support allocation/chargeback cycles with related reporting.

Skills and Experience

Tech-Savvy Expertise

Critical thinking skills with ability to tell stories through data

Proficiency in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, calculations)

Understanding of floorplans with literacy in reading and interpreting floor plans

Proficiency in Google Workspace or Microsoft Office Suite

Experience consolidating data and floor plans into presentations

Previous experience with CAFM systems (FM Systems, Archibus, Serraview, Manhattan, Tririga or similar)

AutoCAD skills preferred

Communication Champion

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills to interact with executive-level external and internal clients

Ability to understand complex ideas and communicate them effectively

Skilled at asking the right questions to understand clients' underlying needs

Ability to develop and cultivate diverse and inclusive teams

Dynamic Problem-Solver

Strategic thinking ability to simplify complex challenges

Skills to evaluate workspace solutions against organizational objectives

Ability to address spatial challenges and reconcile competing requirements

Decision-making capability based on quantitative and qualitative factors

Attention to detail and accuracy, particularly with numbers

Proactive and innovative approach to solutions

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage deadlines in an agile environment

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Experience in corporate space planning, interior design, project management, or facilities management in commercial real estate is preferred

Previous experience in space/occupancy planning highly desirable

What you can expect from us

We succeed together and believe the best inspire the best, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our successes. Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your career ambitions, recognizing your contributions, investing in your well-being and providing competitive benefits and pay. We can't wait to see where your ambitions take you at JLL.

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!

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

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