Workplace Planning Strategist

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Why Colliers?

Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers’ continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble, decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career.

This position is a remote role.

About You

Join Colliers as a Workplace Planning Strategist, where you'll support clients in translating workplace strategy and business requirements into practical workplace, occupancy, and portfolio planning solutions. Sitting at the intersection of Workplace Strategy and Space & Occupancy Planning, this role combines analytical thinking, workplace planning expertise, and collaborative problem solving to help clients optimize their real estate portfolios, improve workplace performance, and plan for future business needs.

The Workplace Planning Strategist serves as a dedicated planning resource for one or more client accounts, partnering closely with senior Workplace Strategy and Occupancy Planning professionals to deliver ongoing planning services. This role develops a strong understanding of each client's workplace standards, portfolio objectives, and planning priorities while producing high-quality analytical work and planning recommendations.

In this role, you will…

• 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.

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) are provided options for employer subsidized medical benefits including RX, dental, vision as well as employer paid basic life/AD&D insurance and short-term/long-term disability. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes an employer match. Employees will also receive 10 days of sick leave and a minimum of 15-days vacation annually.  Certain senior-level roles are eligible for unlimited time off.  Employees will also enjoy 10 paid holidays plus two personal flex days throughout the calendar year. Twelve weeks (for birth parents) and 4 weeks (for non-birth parents, including adoptive/foster parents) of paid parental leave will also be available for use after successful completion of 90 days of employment. Individuals may be eligible for different or additional benefits under applicable state law.

Bonus
This position is eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual performance.

For Salary Roles 

Pursuant to state/local law, Colliers is disclosing the following information:

Area/Location Specific: Remote USA

Approximate Salary Range for this Role: $105,658 to $115,000.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Direct applicants only please, no agencies.

Colliers respects diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of any actual or perceived membership in any protected category including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. If you are a qualified applicant who requires reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact accommodations@colliers.com for assistance.