Tactical Space Planner

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We are looking for an Occupancy Planner, to join our Occupancy Planning and Management team.

About JLL -

We’re JLL - a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We shape the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities. As a Fortune 500 company, we help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. We have operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of over 92,000 individuals.  We believe a diverse and inclusive culture is one where everyone succeeds. That’s why we’re committed to creating an environment where we all feel welcomed, valued, and empowered to achieve our full potential.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job.  But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a “perfect” candidate.  JLL is a place where everyone can grow no matter how they identify or what background they bring with them. If you’re a leader of any level or experience and this job description resonates with you, let’s talk. 

What this job involves:

As Occupancy Planner, you will be responsible for tracking, analysing, and updating space data and using this information to develop scenario and occupancy plans for our client's portfolio in a designated region.

Fostering relationships

• Build and maintain strong partnerships across business units, stakeholders, and facility management teams through exceptional verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• You'll serve as the critical liaison ensuring coordination and collaboration while contributing to planning strategies, conducting facility audits, and applying sound decision-making.
• Execute day-to-day deliverables including monthly reporting, data audits, utilization tracking, gathering space and adjacency requirements, and updating space layouts—leveraging your relationship-building abilities and client focus to transform stakeholder management into trusted partnerships that drive better occupancy outcomes.

Dynamic

• Thinking strategically, simplifying the complex, seeing the big picture, and driving results are few of the basic requirements of the job. Moreover, you should thrive on change with an appetite for risks and be proactive and innovative with solutions. We would love your intellectual curiosity towards digital drive, hunger for learning, and urge to meet deadlines.

Delivering Occupancy Solutions

• Support various occupancy planning tasks and contribute to effective problem-solving through analytical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Simplify complex spatial data and assist in project delivery under senior guidance.
• Adapt to changing client needs, proactively develop solutions, and show enthusiasm for digital tools and occupancy planning processes.
• Collaborate with team members to deliver comprehensive space management solutions while enhancing your expertise in strategic occupancy planning methodologies, utilizing critical thinking and technical skills.

Communication champion

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, including active listening and the ability to engage effectively across various organizational levels.
• You possess strong interpersonal skills, can grasp and articulate complex ideas, and interacts confidently with stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Success in this role requires the ability to understand and communicate intricate concepts to on-account and client teams while facilitating team coordination.
• Effectiveness will be demonstrated through asking insightful questions to comprehend and address our clients' underlying needs.

Tech-savvy

• Posses strong analytical and data visualization skills is essential. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables, xlookup, and complex formulas) and the ability to interpret floor plans are required.
• Additionally, expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly in consolidating data and floor plans into compelling PowerPoint presentations for clients, is highly valued.

Dynamic

• Thinking strategically, simplifying the complex, seeing the big picture, and driving results are few of the basic requirements of the job.
• Moreover, you should thrive on change with an appetite for risks and be proactive and innovative with solutions.
• We would love your intellectual curiosity towards digital drive, hunger for learning, and urge to meet deadlines.

Sounds like you? To apply, you need to possess the following skills and attributes:

• Critical Thinking: Analytical approach to space data analysis with ability to evaluate information and contribute meaningful insights
• Communication (Verbal & Non-Verbal): Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to interact effectively across organizational levels
• Problem Solving Skills: Ability to analyze space challenges and contribute to practical solutions with minimal supervision
• Decision Making Skills: Sound judgment in making decisions within a defined scope with appropriate escalation to senior team members
• Attentive to detail and accuracy - particularly with numbers and spatial creativity

Technical/Functional Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge in the Microsoft Office suite, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with industry-standard software, including AutoCAD, CAFM, and BI systems
• Strong capability in interpreting and analyzing floor plans
• Comprehensive understanding of occupancy utilization metrics, contemporary office design principles, and emerging workplace trends such as mobile and collaborative environments
• Proven proficiency in utilizing space planning tools and methodologies to optimize workplace efficiency

Professional Experience:

• Work experience in occupancy or space planning for corporate clients; or interior office planning, furniture planning/management, move/project management, or related Facilities function in a corporate real estate setting
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

Location:

On-site –Heredia,CRI

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!

At JLL, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities. Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing.

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