Space Planner

Job Description

The Space Planner supports a regional Real Estate team by providing space, design & occupancy planning services related to the Philips buildings. The activities include creation of AutoCAD drawings and keeping them up to date, enriching plans with data and making proposals to plan interiors based on business needs, improving occupancy levels in close cooperation with the Occupancy Manager and regional Real Estate team. The AutoCAD floorplans include (infra)structural elements, design, interior, workstations, furniture, building related equipment and other tangible assets at Philips owned or leased buildings.

Your role:

• Drive and explain PRE workplace concepts, space planning, design guidelines and ways of working.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of building data in AutoCAD drawings and the Real Estate Planon software; ensure information is accurate and updated regularly.
• Process requests of the Occupancy Managers and regional Real Estate teams to update floorplans and improve data such as (infra)structural elements, workstations, furniture, building related equipment and other tangible assets.
• Perform Space Utilization Study approach and analysis, including SAS (space analysis sheet), reporting and presentation.
• Prepare different space optimization scenarios at request of the PRE Managers, Occupancy Managers and other regional Real Estate teams.
• Act as the RE liaison toward the Philips Brand, Communication & Design team in your region and assist with local PRE managers in design projects.
• Understand and proactively act on bringing current Philips workplace ratios such as square meters/headcount and cost/headcount towards or above benchmark (KPI) levels.
• Ensure that when working with 3rd party contractors, drawings are processed according to Philips Real Estate standards and policies and that up-to-date AutoCAD drawings are available after project completion.
• Support Real Estate Asset Management and other project initiatives within Real Estate when applicable.
• Ensure that floorplans and associated data are up-to-date and accurate through an audit process.
• Ensure adherence to quality, deadlines and expectations of stakeholders and as per the Space Planning team’s KPIs.
• Ensure effective tracking of requests and updating trackers and worksheets maintained by the team.

You're the right fit if:

• Background as AutoCAD designer or Space Planner with at least 2 years of relevant working experience.
• Relevant education and experience in Architecture/Construction, Engineering, Real Estate, Interior Design and/or Space Planning.
• In-depth knowledge of AutoCAD (AutoCAD certification preferred).
• Knowledge of space design requirements and move projects.
• Experience with Planon or similar workplace management systems is preferred.
• Technical knowledge and ability to use analytical and problem-solving techniques.
• Expertise in AutoCAD, SketchUp, InDesign, Photoshop or similar tools; knowledgeable with Microsoft Office programs.
• Strong analysis and spreadsheet capabilities.
• Good stakeholder management and interpersonal communication skills.
• English language proficiency (minimum B2 level).
• Ability to complete tasks on time and produce deliverables independently.
• Experience in driving interior projects and workplace solutions.
• Ability to work in a matrix structure in a collaborative networked environment with strict procedures and processes.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This role is an office role.

About Philips

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