Space Planning Lead

Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers, and investors on a local, national, and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.

The UK business is headquartered in London, with over 1200 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.

Job Description

Are you an architect, interior designer, or real estate professional ready for something new?

As a global leading real estate firm, Colliers is redefining workplace strategy worldwide, helping organisations rethink where they work, how much space they need, and how their workplaces should function in an increasingly complex, hybrid, and sustainability-driven landscape. To support this shift, Colliers has created Reworks: an end-to-end solution for measuring workplace performance, planning, and design in one centralized AI-assisted platform.

As a startup within Colliers, Reworks combines the agility of a tech venture with the reach and expertise of a global real estate leader. Soft launched with select customers in 2024, Reworks is preparing for a global launch in Q4 2025.

We are hiring a
Space Planning Lead
to join the Reworks team. This role is ideal for a proactive professional who's comfortable with cutting edge space planning tools and technologies, thrives in a fast-paced international environment, and enjoys working with global clients to bring their requirements to life visually.

You'll lead and manage the development and delivery of space plans, test fits, and layouts for major global clients, working closely with customers and Reworks team members to deliver clear, compliant designs in 2D and 3D. Using Reworks and third-party AI-assisted technologies, you'll drive projects with confidence, creativity, and a strong sense of ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with customer global real estate, design, and project teams to translate workplace needs into detailed space plans, test fits, and layouts, using AI-assisted technologies to deliver fast, accurate solutions aligned with requirements, brand identity, and design standards.
• Connect design insights and performance metrics to plans, ensuring clarity and impact.
• Present concepts and recommendations clearly to stakeholders, lead feedback sessions, document outcomes, and manage revisions.
• Support customer onboarding to ensure successful adoption.
• Manage multiple projects with precision and consistency.
• Work closely with internal teams and Customer Success to coordinate delivery, share updates, and ensure consistent customer experience.
• Guide and train new space planning team members and manage a growing team of space planners over time.
• Drive the use, evolution and improvement of Reworks and third-party technologies.
• Stay ahead of workplace trends, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD; experience with CAFM/IWMS, visualization software, or scripting tools (e.g. Hypar, Enscape, Dynamo) is a plus.
• Experience working at a similar level in office space planning, test fits, or workplace design within a corporate real estate or design/architecture firm.
• Solid understanding of building codes and regulations with accountability for floor plan accuracy.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Clear and confident communicator with strong presentation skills and experience engaging stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and deliver high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines.
• Interest in technology, innovation, and data-driven workplace design.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, multicultural, and globally distributed team environment.

Additional Information

Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.

At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step-free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.

Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.

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