Position Purpose: To manage the supply, capacity and demand of a building, campus or region portfolio of space for a specific client at the business unit level. This role can be based in Tampa or Jacksonville, Florida.
Within the portfolio, can answer: how much space is currently available, what are the workplace conditions, and what are headcount projections by business unit? Specifically, the responsibilities include:
• Summarized findings and recommendations for action or consideration by the client;
• The status of major initiatives affecting planning decisions for the sites;
• Develop migration plans and sequencing of group-level moves / relocations;
• At a macro level develops scopes, schedules and budgets for project moves to occur based on global master plan strategy;
• Facilitates and/or resolves planning issues identified in the customer planning meetings;
• Ensures planning is aligned with corporate guidelines, and that all scenarios maximize use of space;
• Recommends, educates and enforces space policies/standards, procedures and protocols and notifies client of customer requested exceptions;
• Participates in Audits (including seat assignments, occupancy, vacancy, labs & equipment)
• Implement/Sell the Mobility Program, including conducting Dark Space Studies, Work style Surveys, iPlan recommendations.
• Measure, Monitor and report cost saving and value added contributions
• Assist in developing site-specific Planning Strategies with Senior Leadership.
• Provides a single point of contact for planning -related questions within region;
• Assemble, update and report the top-down and bottoms-up seat count projections collected at the group-level for a rolling, 3-year planning horizon and work with the client to reconcile discrepancies with tops-down projections; (PFF = Population Forecast Form)
• Track and report actual seat demand at the group level;
• Report actual seat demand versus projected seat demand at the building level
• Compare over time, actual seat demand versus projected seat demand at the building level
• As necessary, participate in project and move coordination planning meetings;
• Reviews building specific stacking plans;
• Reports the current supply and capacity, and forecasts inventory changes for a rolling three-year timeframe;
Management Role/Responsibilities
In addition to providing the information listed above, the management responsibilities of this role include:
• Attends kick-off meetings for new real estate acquisitions, major renovation projects and project moves;
• As necessary, organizes and conducts routine briefings with Jones Lang LaSalle Management Team and the client to outline occupancy planning related activities for relocations; and
• Facilitates communication between Jones Lang LaSalle Occupancy Planning and Corporate Real Estate organization.
Activities/Deliverables
• Assists in Issuing the Quarterly Report: The quarterly report includes: headcount projections, supply and capacity information and the status of major initiatives (a real estate action plan) for the portfolio; monthly space allocation data, group block plans.
• Presents occupancy plan and appropriate updates to Corporate Real Estate
• Facilitates and/or resolves issues related to planning.
Interaction
To ensure accurate reporting of information, and foster critical relationships between various individuals and organizations, communication channels will exist with:
• Move Coordination team to review and approve moves, develop migration plan and conduct facility audits
• Business Unit leadership to collect headcount forecasts, resolve headcount forecast discrepancies between leadership’s numbers and those collected at the group-level;
• Corporate Finance group to gather Top-Down projections
• Corporate Real Estate to review and resolve planning forecasts, needs, concerns, and issues;
• Collaborate with Project Management, Facility Management and Transactions on all Site Rationalization Efforts
• Project management to review stacking strategies and to provide workload forecast related to project moves that are planned to occur based on occupancy plans/strategy.
• Other Sr. Occupancy Planners to ensure cross region strategy plans are developed.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Design or related field
• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in a corporate environment
• Previous experience in space/occupancy planning at a strategic level or with interior office renovations a plus
Start a lasting career with Jones Lang LaSalle today!
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. To be considered, please visit our Web site at www.us.am.joneslanglasalle.com/UnitedStates/EN-US/Pages/Careers.aspx to apply online. All resumes MUST BE submitted via our web site. Please reference Job: 25829.
Jones Lang LaSalle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, family responsibility, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran’s status, genetic information, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law.
About Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate. The firm offers integrated services delivered by expert teams worldwide to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying or investing in real estate. With 2008 global revenue of $2.7 billion, Jones Lang LaSalle serves clients in 60 countries from 750 locations worldwide, including 180 corporate offices. The firm is an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 1.3 billion square feet worldwide. LaSalle Investment Management, the company’s investment management business, is one of the worlds largest and most diverse in real estate with more than $46 billion of assets under management. For further information, please visit our Web site, www.us.joneslanglasalle.com.
