Senior Workplace Project Manager - Philadelphia

Overview

Join MovePlan and you’ll be part of a people-first business that’s been doing workplace change the right way since 1986.

For 40 years, we’ve built a culture where people are supported to do their best work, grow fast, and take real ownership. You’ll have the chance to work across different industries, solve meaningful challenges, and build your career in a way that feels exciting—not boxed in.

MovePlan is ambitious, supportive, and built for development. We’re also female owned and led, and diversity, equity and inclusion are part of who we are. We hire and reward based on performance and potential, and we welcome people from all backgrounds.

We take care of our people with strong benefits, competitive time off, and flexible working —something we’ve done long before “hybrid working” became the norm. You’ll also have access to the right mentors, teams, and training to help you grow and thrive in a fast-paced highly mobile industry.

Company benefits

• Competitive salary, paid time off, time off in lieu, and health insurance
• 2-week sabbatical after 5 years
• Your Birthday day off
• Paid time off to volunteer or give back to an organization you care about
• Employee referral program
• 401k with a company matching opportunity

Role summary: Senior Workplace Project Manager

You’ll lead workplace change and relocation projects for MovePlan’s growing client base across financial services, media & tech, pharma & healthcare, education, and public services in the Metro Philadelphia region. Taking a consulting-led approach, you’ll partner with clients from startups to global multinationals to shape the right strategy and deliver projects that are grounded in industry best practices.

You’ll lead and support projects that are geographically diverse but are predominantly located within the Metro Philadelphia region.

You’ll work in a hybrid capacity balancing on-site requirements, with work from home opportunities along with the occasional need to travel outside of this region.

You’ll manage and mentor a team of MovePlan individuals who are committed to delivering high quality, value-added services and outputs to our clients.

You’ll support business growth by creating meaningful relationships with existing clients and identifying opportunities for new accounts.

What you’ll be doing

• Representing MovePlan with confidence and professionalism on client sites
• Managing a team of MovePlan employees in your assigned region(s)
• Preparing and leading the strategy, management, and delivery of workplace transition projects
• Creating and delivering stakeholder and employee communications that ensure all are informed, prepared and motivated to support goals
• Leading and documenting client and internal project meetings
• Managing project scope, schedules and budgets
• Assessing and documenting project risks, actions, issues and decisions
• Preparing analysis and reporting as required
• Supporting on-site project activities including occasional weekend work
• Completing internal MovePlan administrative tasks to support your team and region
• Supporting business development through networking, events, and bid activity

What you’ll need

• 5 years’ experience in managing projects and direct reports
• A creative, solutions-focused mindset
• Leadership experience and a passion for developing others
• Strong client and stakeholder communication skills
• Great organization skills, attention to detail, and written communication
• Confidence working across new teams and fast-paced environments
• Solid Microsoft Office skills with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness to travel and work occasional weekends

Nice to have

• Experience leading culture change
• Change or Project Management certification
• Corporate real estate or facilities management experience
• Active membership within industry networking organizations

Why MovePlan?

• We’ve spent 40 years supporting some of the world’s most recognized organizations—including Microsoft, Warner Bros Discovery, Citizens Bank, AstraZeneca and GSK —to deliver workplace change, relocation, and space optimization.
• What makes us different is our people. We combine deep expertise with real insight into how people work, how teams behave, and what workplaces need to succeed now and in the future.
• If you want a role where you’ll be trusted, stretched, supported, and able to grow quickly—MovePlan is the place to do it.

Diversity & Inclusion

• We’re a boutique business with a global outlook. Our people come from many cultures and backgrounds, and we’re proud of that. We want everyone at MovePlan to feel welcome, included, and able to be themselves—every day.

Would you like to learn about life here at MovePlan from some of our team? Read their stories to get a first-hand account of what it’s like to work for us: People at MovePlan - MovePlan (moveplangroup.com)