Space Strategist I

Make your next move an expert one.

At Colliers it’s not our success that sets us apart, it’s how we achieve it. Our people are passionate, take ownership and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities.

Why Colliers?

Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers’ continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble, decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career.

This position is a remote role.

Make your next move an expert one.

At Colliers it’s not our success that sets us apart, it’s how we achieve it. Our people are passionate, take ownership and always do what’s right for our clients, people, and communities.

Why Colliers?

Make your mark as a commercial real estate expert in our enterprising and agile environment, which provides easy access to executive advice for faster decision making and execution. You’ll get the tools and support you need to give you the creative and competitive edge to exceed expectations and tap into limitless potential for business growth.

About You

Join Colliers as a Space Strategist and help shape the future of the workplace by bridging occupancy intelligence with long-range portfolio and workplace planning. This position is responsible for transforming space, occupancy, and utilization data into actionable strategies that align with business priorities, support operational planning, and enable future-ready workplaces. In this role, you will partner with business and workplace leaders to plan scenarios, evaluate space demand, and create portfolio strategies that support growth, flexibility, and optimized space use. You will leverage data dashboards, utilization models, and stakeholder input to deliver strategic recommendations, planning roadmaps, and feasibility studies that empower clients to make informed decisions.

The ideal candidate is a combination of planner, strategist, and storyteller: confident working with dashboards and modeling tools, comfortable engaging with executives, and skilled in translating insights into compelling strategic plans that guide real estate decisions and workplace evolution.

In this role, you will…

• Assist in developing space and workplace scenarios based on business needs, growth assumptions, and utilization insights
• Prepare planning options, test fits (working with designers/partners as needed), stacking and adjacency plans, and capacity models
• Use dashboards, space data, and IWMS tools to model future capacity needs
• Support planning sessions and assist with stakeholder communications and presentations to summarize analysis and planning recommendations
• Apply workplace standards, planning guidelines, and design principles when preparing planning materials
• Assist in planning for flexible workplace programs and future workplace pilot areas
• Help escort planning decisions through change management processes,
• Work cross-functionally with the S&OP team, Workplace Strategy, client real estate teams, PMO, and Technology partners
• Prepare reports, visuals, and dashboards summarizing planning outcomes and scenarios
• Maintain planning files, demand logs, and scenario models to ensure accuracy and traceability
• Partner with IWMS and reporting teams to ensure data supports strategic planning and decision-making

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Interior Design, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Business, Data Analytics, or related field
• 3-5 years of Space Strategist experience required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, V-/X-Lookups, formulas, data transformations, and ability to build structured planning spreadsheets (exposure to macros a plus)
• Proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite, with strong PowerPoint skills for planning decks and visually compelling slides
• Experience with IWMS / CAFM platforms (Planon preferred; Archibus, Serraview, Tririga, Manhattan, or similar is beneficial)
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans; familiarity with AutoCAD or Revit for supporting test fits and reviewing floorplans
• Working knowledge of space planning concepts, occupancy metrics, and workplace typologies
• Experience preparing planning reports, dashboards, and visuals to communicate findings and scenarios