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Global Occupancy Planning Director - (East Coast Preferred)

Job ID

236675

Posted

03-Sep-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Facilities Management, Workplace Strategy

Location(s)

Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America

About the Role:

As a CBRE Global Occupancy Planning Director, you will direct the department in the achievement of strategic goals and occupancy planning deliverables.

This job is part of the Moves, Additions and Changes function. They are responsible for building space design, construction, and moving services.

What You’ll Do:

+ Provide formal supervision to employees. Track the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and mentoring. Lead all aspects of the recruiting and hiring of new employees.

+ Coordinate and supervise 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.

+ Establish performance objectives and deliverables related to the achievement of department goals and objectives. Develop, install, and maintain key processes for team efficiencies.

+ Assist in writing RFP responses and implementing proposals.

+ Coordinate with the line of business platform. This includes subject area, geographic resources, and experts able to support the needs of the line of business's clients.

+ Manage and achieve financial, operational, and other measures as defined in deliverables and KPI's established.

+ Collaborate with other departments to forecast and develop annual real estate plans and install strategies for achieving savings and cost avoidance goals.

+ Conduct periodic interviews of business units and other client leaders to identify future business direction related to growth, labor, market changes, and other issues that could impact real estate requirements or provide insights relative to strategic and/or optimization-focused initiatives as required.

+ Develop a five-year real estate plan and create benchmarks to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

+ Apply a robust knowledge of many subject areas, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.

+ Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.

+ Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.

+ Significantly improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

+ 20% Travel expected

What You’ll Need:

+ Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 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 is preferred.

+ Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.

+ Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.

+ In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

+ Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

+ Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $160,000 annually and the maximum salary for the position is $180,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program.

The application window is anticipated to close on September 7, 2025 and may be extended as needed. Or to express interest in similar roles, visit CBRE.com/careers.

**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 [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)