Real Estate & Occupancy Planning Consultant – Houston Office
Located at 1301 Fannin Street Floor 39

Who we are:

We are a high-energy and high-performance team comprised of passionate, strategic, and creative individuals. Our team members collaborate daily on projects that impact thousands of workers across the globe. Our work isn’t limited to a single desk or meeting room or even to a set discipline. Our unique culture encourages innovation and new approaches from all team members, and we reward our employees for their significant work.

We believe in employee development, mentoring, and coaching. Our workplace promotes career growth, work-life balance, and happy and healthy workers. We believe this is why PDR has been named Houston Chronicle’s Top Workplace for 9 years! We are a strong team of architects, interior designers, workplace consultants, social scientists, artists, and problem-solvers who come together to answer business problems for clients across the world.

What we do: 

PDR is the ultimate guide to navigating the future of work, workers, and workplace. We see the factors that shape the markets in which our clients operate. By understanding this future context, we create flexible and enduring consulting and design solutions that continue to generate value over time.

As partners with our clients, we have walked alongside some of the largest organizations in the world on their journey to success. Through over 40 years of focus, we have worked on every aspect of the workplace cycle —from the highest-level strategy to the smallest construction detail.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Real Estate & Occupancy Planning Consultant, you will be working in our fast-paced, highly collaborative workplace consulting and design firm. In this strategic role, you will manage and coordinate complex real estate planning projects, including Master, Portfolio, and Occupancy Planning. You will lead our planning projects to guide our clients and PDR teams through the strategy, planning, and implementation phases. Your responsibilities in the role will include strategic planning, scenario development, data collections, and reporting. You will also be the liaison and expected to communicate strategies through effective client communications, meeting coordination, and documentation delivery.

Once selected to join our team, you will:

• Act as a strategic advisor to clients, bringing them data-driven options for consideration and guiding them through the decision-making process.
• Oversee the daily project management of multiple real estate planning projects at client facilities.
• Lead a team of consultants and designers in the delivery of project work.
• Perform preliminary site planning analysis, programming, and planning research.
• Collect and manage relevant client and site data as part of the scenario planning and programming effort.
• Develop long-term real estate strategies and guidelines aligned with the client’s objectives, including phased implementation plans.
• Prepare strategic stack and block plans to reflect group space allocations within buildings or floors.
• Prepare strategic block plan diagrams to reflect new building allocation on a site.
• Develop move sequencing plan to schedule move days and develop a move plan.
• Facilitate meetings with team and client contacts.
• Prepare presentations and written content for print and electronic media.
• Responsible for keeping all phases of the project on schedule.
• Establish and manage client expectations while maintaining a positive, proactive, and professional demeanor.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Real-Estate development, planning, Business, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in a similar role or facilities management.
• Must be familiar with architectural drawings and space planning concepts.
• Familiarity with furniture systems is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational skills, and attention to detail are essential.
• Strong customer service skills and a self-starter.
• Must work well within a team-based environment.
• Must be proficient in Excel.
• Proficiency in Access database is a plus.
• Proficiency in Tableau is a plus.
• SQL experience is a plus.
• REVIT experience is a plus but not required.

Perks + Benefits 

• Professional development allowance
• Medical reimbursement allowance
• Remote work/technology allowance
• Wellness allowance
• Paid parking
• Weekly Happy Hours
• Volunteer opportunities
• Health, Vision, Dental and 401(K)
• Remote Working
• Plus, more!

If you are ready to work hard, learn a lot, and have fun doing it, here are the next steps!

1. Apply with your cover letter and resume if this sounds like the perfect role and team for you.
2. Forward to a friend or colleague that you think would love to hear about this role.
3. Learn more about us on our website + social media.

Interview Process

If your resume is selected, our HR team will reach out to you to set up an interview. Submit your resume to careers@pdrcorp.com!

PDR is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and creates a diverse environment. All employment decisions at PDR are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. PDR encourages applicants of all ages. PDR is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.