Workplace Strategist, Integration

About the Role

People Leadership responsibilities include full involvement in talent recruiting, mentoring, coaching, recommending compensation adjustments, and managing performance to help team members reach their full potential and meet corporate goals. As the primary contact and project lead for medium to large mandates, the strategist integrates workstreams, collaborates with client account teams, builds internal and external partnerships, assembles core project teams, maintains schedules and budgets, leads goal‑setting and milestone meetings, validates project information, tracks decisions, creates communication networks, and resolves conflicts while advocating for occupant satisfaction. The role provides regular client reporting, supports internal and account reporting requirements, and ensures robust dissemination of project updates and design intent throughout the project lifecycle. Maintaining and building client relationships is essential, along with supporting key accounts, identifying business development opportunities, and assisting with scope definition, fee structures, and proposal development. • Lead and mentor team members, overseeing recruitment, performance, and compensation. • Serve as primary project lead for medium to large workplace transformation mandates. • Integrate workstreams, coordinate communications, and maintain project schedules and budgets. • Facilitate stakeholder meetings, define goals, and ensure design intent aligns with occupant satisfaction. • Manage client relationships, support key accounts, and assist with business development proposals.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸project lead
• ▸workstream integration
• ▸schedule management
• ▸budget management
• ▸client reporting
• ▸team leadership

What You Bring

We are seeking a full‑time Workplace Strategist, Integration to join our team in a hybrid capacity (2‑3 days per week) from any BGIS office in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver. The Workplace Strategist, Integration consults with clients to coordinate communications, connections, direction, and outcomes, acting as the connector that identifies opportunities and ensures necessary adjustments. The role integrates work streams for workplace fit‑up and transformation, covering early consultation, interior design, furniture procurement, relocation, sustainable decommissioning, and change‑management programs, and requires experience in workplace transformation and real‑estate modernization. Candidates must hold a university or college degree (bachelor’s level or higher) and have three to five years of experience in corporate workplace experience or project delivery services, with education or certification in interior design, change management, project management, facilities management, or related fields. Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, MS Project, senior‑level communication, meeting leadership, analytical, organizational, and time‑management skills are required, as well as strong verbal and written communication and a service‑driven mindset. • Require a bachelor's degree and 3‑5 years experience in corporate workplace or real‑estate projects. • Preferred certifications in interior design, change management, project or facilities management. • Proficient in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, MS Project, and skilled in senior‑level communications. • Strong analytical, organizational, time‑management, and verbal/written communication abilities.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸3-5 years
• ▸ms project
• ▸adobe acrobat
• ▸interior design
• ▸change management

Benefits

This is a regular, full‑time position with a salary range of $73,600 – $92,000 per annum, with the starting salary based on the candidate’s competencies, experience, education, and performance. We value diversity and inclusion as a business driver, commit to barrier‑free recruitment, provide equal employment opportunities, and offer accommodations during the recruitment process upon request. • Full‑time hybrid role (2‑3 days/week) in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver with salary $73,600‑$92,000.

Work Environment

Hybrid