Spatial Data Manager, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Job Title

Spatial Data Manager

Job Description Summary

The Spatial Data Manager (SDM) is responsible for the overall functionality, data integrity, and governance of the client’s Space Management platform across the portfolio. This role serves as the Single Point of Contact and Global System Administrator, ensuring the accuracy of CAD floor plans, occupant data, and spatial analytics while establishing global standards to drive portfolio-wide data confidence.

Job Description

Principle Responsibilities

Global Governance & Data Integrity

Establish Core Standards: Define and enforce global program standards for space naming conventions, allocation models, drawing standards, and KPI reporting.
Data Quality Assurance: Implement a rigorous data governance framework to control input sources, maintain data consistency, and run regular quality assurance reporting.
Compliance & Allocation: Proactively monitor the execution of the client’s space allocation model, ensuring total compliance with established spatial data standards.

System Administration & Integration

System Ownership: Act as the global system administrator for the client’s CAFM/IWMS platform, enforcing user access controls, system continuity, and training for system users.
Process Optimization: Recommend system enhancements, workflow improvements, and enable integration efforts with peripheral systems to enhance data availability and quality.
Analytics & Reporting: Deliver regular and ad-hoc space utilization metrics, occupancy data analytics, and allocation deliverables to client stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Partnership

Peer Support & Collaboration: Provide vital technical and spatial data support to peer teams (such as Occupancy Planning and Project Management).
Team Coaching: Coach space team leadership on effective planning, FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment) solution development, and workflow compliance.
Innovation & Best Practices: Act as the bridge between the space management platform and industry trends, introducing innovative service advancements to enhance operational efficiency.

Requirements

Education & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or an equivalent combination of education and experience in Architectural Technology, Space Planning, Data Analytics, or Corporate Real Estate.
Experience: 4 to 8 years of experience in a corporate real estate environment, with a proven track record in space data management or CAFM/IWMS administration.

Technical Skills

Architectural Proficiency: Strong working proficiency in reading, interpreting, and managing architectural/engineering drawings, design concepts, and CAD/BIM standards.
Systems Expertise: Deep understanding of CAFM/IWMS methodologies, relational database functionality, and calculations used for space allocation.
Software: Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite (particularly Excel for data analytics).

Core Competencies

Project Ownership: Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage concurrent data projects, handle system integrations, and troubleshoot with minimal supervision.
Relationship Management: Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; proven ability to build strong partnerships with internal and external global stakeholders.
Communication: Strong oral, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex spatial data into actionable business conclusions.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 63,750.00 - $75,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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