Occupancy Planning Manager (Hybrid)

Occupancy Planning Manager (Hybrid)

Job ID

295917

Posted

16-Sep-2026

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Management

Location(s)

New York City - New York - United States of America

About the Role:

As a CBRE Occupancy Planning Manager, you will provide space planning, data mining, reporting, and interpretation of space planning metrics for large and high-profile clients' needs.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and maintain positive client and internal relationships
• Conduct interviews and discussions with client POCs to gather, coordinate and synthesize project requirements, and functional, operational, and cultural issues.
• Review space requirements and provide conceptual plans and recommendations to the real estate team and high-profile stakeholders.
• Develop stack plans, block plans, move phasing and move lists.
• Develop test fits while applying knowledge of accessibility and building codes.
• Complete complex data analyses of head count, seat count and/or utilization data.
• Translate data analyses into clear, compelling executive level presentations, leveraging strong storytelling and visual design to drive understanding and decision-making
• Produce complex drawings and presentations for internal stakeholders and client-facing steering committee meetings for review and feedback. Involve project management staff as appropriate for move and construction services.
• Collaborate with other team members to gain business intelligence including move and relocation sequencing and execution.
• Research new processes and technology to improve operational efficiency.
• Recommend strategic occupancy management objectives for clients.
• Prepare forecasts and evaluate space planning trends in general business conditions.
• Manage space walks for validation and update of occupancy metrics.
• Conduct evaluation and review of work area affected by move planning to ensure that current location(s) and office availability at destination location(s) is reflected accurately.
• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining occupancy data within the system of record.
• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Advanced skills in AutoCAD and IWMS systems.
• Extensive organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial related calculations.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $135,000 annually and the maximum salary for the position is $155,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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