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Salary: USD 150,000 - 200,000 / annual
CHAOS Industries, a defense technology company founded in 2022 and backed by $1B in funding from 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners, is seeking a Senior Manager of Space Planning to lead real estate and workplace strategy across a rapidly scaling global footprint.
In this role, you will own space planning across CHAOS's multi-site portfolio of offices, labs, and manufacturing facilities. You will translate headcount forecasts, program requirements, and utilization data into actionable space plans, test fits, and standards that inform Real Estate, Facilities, and Workplace decisions on capacity, site selection, and lease strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining accurate floor plans and occupancy data across the global portfolio, managing space allocation by team, program, and site
- Forecasting space needs against headcount, program, and manufacturing growth to inform Real Estate's strategic decisions
- Developing test fits, stacking plans, and layouts for office, lab, light-manufacturing, and shared spaces in collaboration with architects and engineers
- Defining and maintaining space standards including workstation types, meeting-room ratios, seating guidelines, and lab/manufacturing layout standards
- Collecting and analyzing utilization data from badge systems, booking platforms, and sensors to optimize efficiency and reduce cost per seat
- Planning and coordinating moves, adds, and changes with Facilities and Workplace teams
- Partnering with EHS, Life Safety, Fire, and Security to ensure code compliance, egress requirements, occupancy limits, and access controls for secure areas
- Scoping, budgeting, and phasing buildouts and reconfigurations with Real Estate and Construction
- Owning the space and occupancy database and planning tools as the single source of truth, reporting utilization and capacity metrics to leadership
- Evaluating and recommending integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and driving adoption
- Presenting space plans and recommendations to executive leadership and building consensus across competing stakeholder needs
- Mentoring space planners and analysts as the team grows
This is a highly cross-functional role requiring close partnership with Real Estate, Facilities, Workplace, EHS, Security, and IT teams. You will build the space planning standards and tools that enable rapid, data-driven growth.
Minimum Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in space planning, corporate real estate, workplace strategy, interior architecture, or facilities planning, including ownership of multi-site portfolio space plans
- Proficiency in space planning and drawing tools (AutoCAD, Revit, or similar) and ability to read and mark up architectural and engineering drawings
- Experience creating test fits, stacking plans, and capacity forecasts, translating headcount and program growth into space requirements
- Strong analytical skills with utilization and occupancy data; ability to build models and dashboards in Excel or similar tools
- Working knowledge of building codes, occupancy and egress requirements, and accessibility standards; experience working with architects, engineers, and code consultants
- Experience planning and executing moves, adds, and changes for large groups
- Ability to influence and align stakeholders across Real Estate, Facilities, Construction, EHS, Security, IT, and business teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to executive leadership
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience planning space in manufacturing, lab, R&D, or industrial environments, including equipment layouts and process flow
- Experience in defense, government, or secure-facility environments, including planning for controlled or segregated areas
- Experience with IWMS or space management systems (Archibus, Planon, Tririga) and occupancy sensors or desk/room booking data
- Experience planning space for international sites and adapting standards to local codes
- Experience supporting rapid growth or M&A integration
- Professional credentials such as NCIDQ, LEED, or degree in architecture, interior design, or related field
- Eligibility for U.S. government security clearance
