Space Planner

Workplace Strategist

Overview

The Workplace Strategist will work with organizations within the Department of State to assess their workplace, finding ways to improve utilization and spaces required for staff to execute their mission. A successful candidate in this position must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment. The candidate for this position must be an excellent communicator, with an ability to guide stakeholders in defining scope and effectively using resources.

Responsibilities

• Plans space to meet business objectives, advises internal customers on utilization improvements and planning options, and optimizes space utilization for assigned organizations and spaces.
• Generates and reviews both tactical and longer-term metrics for space assignments, occupancy, and utilization.
• Continually monitors space use and generates recommendations to address space performance that is outside of the defined thresholds. This includes assisting other RPM teams in the development of the Enterprise Workplace Strategy, Enterprise Location Framework, Strategic Real Property Plans, Capital Plans, and other studies.
• Evaluation of space needs and proposing alternative solutions, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, consideration of competing needs, and incorporation of progressive space use models for sharing and collaboration to find the highest and best use of scarce space resources.
• Develops space need projections, occupancy guidelines, process space assignment requests and compile space data reports for regulatory compliance, utilization, data validation and capital project planning.
• Works with AU team to maintain an accurate inventory of data use which is validated through periodic space surveys and coordination with Bureau EX Offices.
• Fulfills space information and reporting requests from RPM leadership.
• Supports onsite space surveys and audits as required.
• Develops and reviews content relating to Space Management and Planning processes, procedures, and guidelines.
• Responsible for identifying and recommending items for continuous process improvements in all Space Management activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Required to be a United States citizen.
• 3-5 years min experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 5-7 years of experience without a bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated space management experience (1-3 years).
• Demonstrated experience using quantitative techniques to measure space performance (1-3 years).
• Intermediate proficiency in office automation products including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, and other O365 products.
• Experience with data analysis using Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, or equivalent application
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing PowerPoint briefings to display analysis results
• Intermediate proficiency with space databases such as Archibus.
• Intermediate proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in business administration, project construction administration, architecture, city/urban planning, facilities planning, interior design, or related area, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Demonstrated effective analytical, computer, and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with space databases such as Archibus or similar.
• Excellent communicator/negotiator, time manager and skilled at graphic presentations
• Skilled at communicating complex data through reports
• Advanced proficiency with AutoDesk products like AutoCAD and Revit.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• AutoCAD: 1 year (Preferred)
• space management data analysis: 3 years (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20520