Manager Workplace Solutions and Experience (12-Month Contract)

What you’ll do

The Manager Workplace Solutions and Experience will play a key role in optimizing Canadian Tires Workplace portfolio and strategy to effectively deliver an exceptional workplace experience.

The Workplace Solution manager role will evolve building relationships with cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder’s requirements, adjusting planning scenarios in response to the business requirements and portfolio changes.

Experience with data driven design, space utilization data and dashboards to provide insights on space, design and operations is key.

This role will be the RE liaison providing details and insights to the change management and communications teams as it relates to CTC’s Connected Workplace Strategy and Real Estate matters.

This role will directly report to the Associate Vice President of Workplace Solutions.

Support the transformation of our corporate real-estate portfolio brining thought leadership and incorporating findings from the workplace strategy program

Develop and influence flexible design solutions to enhance our working model while supporting business goals and outcomes

Support project teams, project manages and cross functional team on the execution of a large multi-phase workplace transformation project

Develop, implement and manage workplace strategies that promote productivity, collaboration and employee well being

Manage planning scenarios and layouts in response to business changes, requirements and portfolio modifications

Collaborate with stakeholders and end users to understand their workplace needs, goals and functional requirements translating them into compelling design concepts

Drive plans to proactively address the needs of the stakeholder while continuously improving the quality-of-service delivery with regards to workplace services and facility management

Assist in gathering and analyzing employee experience data and utilization data to present insights and strategies to leadership for continuous improvement in the workplace experience

Act as liaison between change management team and Real Estate team to ensure fully coordinated program

Identity key strategic workplace initiatives to transform client experience including leading recommendations on workplace planning, design, wellness and sustainability

Collaborate in partnership with cross functional team including Project Delivery, Facilities Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology, Communications and Security

Creates reports or summaries to measure and analyze effectiveness of design and develops continuous improvement programs to match business strategies.

Support team with project process improvement including documentation, templates, project and communications plans

What you bring

Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in a corporate real estate or corporate design environment

Degree in Interior Design, Architecture or experience in a related discipline

PROSCI or other change management certificates are an advantage

Highly developed proficiency in Microsoft suite including Excel, PowerPoint, and Project

Experience with AutoCAD and Revit

Working knowledge in Adobe Suite

Experience implementing and working with CAFM or space management software an asset

Strong experience in working on large, multi phased transformative workplace projects

Sharp analytical skills and high degree of initiative and responsibility.

Understanding of space density and density planning

Demonstrated significant experience related to industry standards and regulations.

Hybrid

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes.

Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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