Senior Occupancy Planner

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

This role is remote, based on the east coast, with expected travel 25% of the time.

Drive strategic workplace transformation as a Senior Occupancy Planner with JLL, where you'll foster innovative partnerships with client Real Estate Organizations and end users to deliver comprehensive space solutions. You'll serve as a subject matter expert managing complex occupancy scenarios within dynamic workplace programs while ensuring consistent delivery of planning services and data‑driven reporting. This remote, east coast–based role offers 25% travel opportunities and positions you at the forefront of collaborative workplace innovation, where you'll leverage expertise in occupancy strategy and workplace design to solve intricate real estate challenges.

Your leadership will directly contribute to JLL’s reputation for excellence while you model superior client relationship management and strategic thinking within a forward‑thinking, results‑driven culture.

• Strategic Partnership Development: Foster critical relationships with Corporate Real Estate teams, Business Unit leadership, Corporate Finance, Client Business Relationship Managers, and site governance committees to align planning efforts with organizational priorities.
• Occupancy Planning Leadership: Manage development of comprehensive occupancy plans, sequence region/site/group‑level moves, and resolve complex planning issues while ensuring maximum space utilization and corporate guideline compliance.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Prepare project status reports on actual versus projected seat demand, forecast inventory changes, manage CAFM/IWMS allocations, and reconcile discrepancies between top‑down projections and ground‑level data.
• Solution Development: Create business programming, restack programs, allocation plans, adjacency diagrams, test fits, and migration plans using creative analytical thinking to address M&A, growth, consolidations, and market disruptions.
• Client Consultation: Interpret customer business needs into space requirements using strong interviewing skills, recommend and enforce space policies, and assist in developing site‑specific planning strategies with senior leadership.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with project management, move coordination, and facility management teams to review migration plans, support construction project implementation, and ensure portfolio strategy alignment.
• Stakeholder Communication: Aggregate and interpret data from multiple sources, translate analysis into actionable information for executive decision‑making, and present comprehensive solutions through PowerPoint presentations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Architecture, Design, Construction Management, or related field with 5‑7 years of strategic occupancy/space planning experience in corporate real estate settings.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, complex calculations), AutoCAD proficiency for test‑fit development, and experience with CAFM/IWMS databases (FMS, Manhattan, TRIRIGA, Archibus).
• Proven ability to lead through influence, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive results in matrix organizational environments with executive‑level client interaction capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to understand complex ideas, adapt communication style to diverse audiences, and present compelling data narratives.
• Expert‑level data analytical skills with ability to aggregate information from multiple sources, maintain accuracy with…