**Unit Description**


**We are the Communities we serve!**


**This account is part of the SodexoMAGIC portfolio of business.**


Use your passion for service to create a positive impact and make a difference in the communities we serve! SodexoMAGIC is a joint Sodexo/ Magic Johnson venture. SodexoMAGIC promises to empower the communities we serve by offering best-in-class food & facilities management solutions, which create a positive impact and make a difference in the lives of our clients and customers. SodexoMAGIC offers our dedicated service via the following Sodexo segments: Corporate Services, Hospitals, K-12 Schools, Universities


**Job Description**


We are seeking an **Occupancy / Space Planner** to join and help our team successfully manage our Life Sciences client's move request activity. You will be part of a key team working alongside with our client, providing guidance to their workforce; meeting with, gathering, reviewing and evaluating business unit requests, as well as providing space occupancy and space utilization data analysis. Our team is also supporting our client in transitioning its workforce towards Activity-Based Work. You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of data in our clients' IWMS system, working as part of a diverse, supportive and talented team. This position will be based in **Rahway, NJ.**


**You will:**


+ Coordinate with clients to ensure smooth transitions to and from spaces, buildings, and/or sites

+ Ensure accurate reporting of information, and foster critical relationships between various individuals and organizations

+ Provide space & occupancy planning services to manage the supply, capacity and demand for each sites and space

+ Communicate with Department managers and/or administrative assistants to collect seating assignments and coordinate move needs

+ Offer creative solutions in support of occupancy requirements for the Occupancy Planning team as it pertains to Moves/Adds/Changes (MAC) and local Workplace teams for spaces

+ Present moves for review and approval, develop migration plans and conduct facility audits

+ Maintain our clients workplace standards including furniture standards and employee space eligibilities

+ Knowledge holder to clients workplace standards including furniture standards and employee space eligibilities


**Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**


+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

+ Working knowledge of architectural drawings and furniture and space planning concepts

+ Organized and detail-oriented, with strong analytical skills and the ability to prioritize and manage differing needs and priorities on a day to day basis, to deal with the business and the team's changing necessities and requests

+ Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with executive level internal & external clients

+ Strong work ethic and can-do attitude, and willingness to provide creative problem-solving skills

+ Individuals interested in space data analytics in the Workplace are strongly encouraged to apply


**Teamwork**


+ Exhibit enthusiasm and positive attitude with clients and peers

+ Provides superior customer service

+ Keen to enhance your own professional and personal skills

+ Flexibility and ability to travel locally to work on-site at client sites, as required


**Position Summary**


This position will expose you to our Workplace Occupancy Planning services team. You will develop the skills in space data management, processing and approving move and space requests and then develop churn reports by department and building, playing a key role in audit processes for space & occupancy date and drawings kept in our client's IWMS system.


**Basic Qualifications & Requirements**

Basic Education Requirement Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience


2 - 4 years of experience in facilities/projects environment

Experience in space/occupancy planning at a strategic level, plus experience with interior office / lab renovations is highly desirable

CAFM system experience also highly desirable


Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.


**What We Offer**


Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.


**Position Summary**


Facilities Construction Project Management. Leads or coordinates construction projects, such as developing a new facility, the addition, expansion, or extension of an existing facility, or renovation/alterations to a facility in collaboration with project team, construction site and management. Develops assignments, timetables and responsibilities for team members for the duration of the project. Organizes and directs construction personnel, and ensures that materials and equipment resources are delivered on time.


**Qualifications & Requirements**


Basic Education Requirement - Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience


Basic Management Experience - 3 years


Basic Functional Experience - 3 years


Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.


**Location** _US-NJ-RAHWAY_


**System ID** _906786_


**Category** _Engineering_


**Relocation Type** _No_


**Employment Status** _Full-Time_


**Posted Range** _$71300 to $107800_