Director Workplace Planning

Date Posted:

2024-10-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UTMA1: Corp Remote - MA Remote Location , Dedham, MA, 02026 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

To realize our full potential, RTX is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed.

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services, Research Center or BBN team: 
 

The Director of Workplace Planning will be responsible to build an enterprise WP function by assessing current state, diagnosing opportunities for transformation, and leading the transition from current to future state.

The primary objective of Workplace Planning (also known as Occupancy Planning or OP) is to efficiently deploy enterprise workplace assets to enable optimal performance from and experience for the RTX workforce.  A successful WP strategy will result in an optimized portfolio aligned with business goals, with an average cost reduction of 20-30%, high utilization of remaining workplace assets, and exceptional employee experience.

What You Will Do

Build and lead the Workplace Planning function for the enterprise within Enterprise Real Estate Services (ERES)

Lead a team of four (4) Regional Workplace Planning Leads to:

• Effectively allocate workspace
• Align workspace supply with demand while optimizing employee experience
• Produce and maintain master occupancy plans
• Ensure CAFM data completeness and accuracy
• Produce workplace reporting and forecasting
• Determine workspace requirements and develop space programs
• Generate test fits and create block/stack plans
• Conduct options analyses
• Coordinate workplace measurement activities
• Develop and maintain a Workplace Planning Playbook
• Build and lead a Community of Practice for WP practitioners and others involved in related work across the enterprise.

Qualifications You Must Have

• This role typically requires a Bachelors degree in a related field and 14 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree and 12 years of relevant experience
• At least 10 years’ experience in Workplace/Occupancy Planning in both traditional, 1:1 seating models as well as dynamic, activity based environments with shared seating
• At least 10 years experience with and fluent understanding of CAFM systems and experience with the workflows required to sustain the up-to-date dataset required for workplace optimization
• Knowledge of key workplace metrics and research and measurement methodologies to include occupancy/vacancy, utilization, and desking ratios.
• At least 8 years’ experience leading a team of direct reports
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements

Qualifications We Prefer

• Understanding of different workplace strategies
• Ability to Build and transform an organization
• Strong leadership and management skills

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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Work Location:

• Remote based in the continental United States

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location