About the Role:
As an Occupancy Planner at CBRE, you will play a key role in delivering strategic occupancy planning solutions that support our client's evolving workplace needs. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will collaborate closely with key stakeholders and client leadership to develop data-driven strategies that optimize space utilization, enhance employee experience, and align real estate decisions with business objectives.

This role sits within our Client Consulting function, where we provide advisory services across real estate operations and investments. You will lead occupancy planning initiatives end-to-end—translating insights into actionable recommendations, driving strategic conversations, and ensuring seamless execution in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Success in this role requires a strong balance of analytical expertise, client relationship management, and strategic thinking. You will influence decision-making at multiple levels, bringing forward innovative solutions that deliver measurable value to our clients.

Guided by CBRE’s RISE values—Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence—you will foster collaborative partnerships, demonstrate accountability, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes that elevate the client experience. What You’ll Do:

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.

Drive partnerships and cross-marketing efforts with internal lines of business. This includes Brokerage, Capital Markets, Project Management, Facilities Management, and other company divisions.

Contribute to strategic plans for optimizing client's small to medium property portfolios. Evaluate real estate location data and guide client on planning.

Work with client on adopting flexible ways of working. Optimize work styles and workplace relationships.

Train occupiers through change management. Educate on new ways of working and aligning business management to adopt change. Coach how to evaluate the effect of the workplace on performance.

Collaborate across practice areas. This includes shared business development resources, assignment staffing, and marketing approaches.

Ensure compliance with policies. This includes include fee sharing, licensing requirements, subcontractor liability, and more.

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 that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:
Bachelor's Degree preferred with 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. Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Our Values in Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

The posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The salary range being offered for the Occupancy Planning Manager is between $130,000 annually and $140,000 annually. The compensation that is provided to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits: Group Retirement Program, Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Life Insurance and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages application from all persons regardless of race, creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, colour, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, family status, gender identity or expression, disability or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, provincial or territorial 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 individual 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 Via telephone at +1 866 388 4346 (Canada) and +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.)