Facilities Project Coordinator - Remote Opportunity

Working with KinderCare Learning Companies means using your outstanding talents to help set the foundation for lifelong learners, where you can collaborate with colleagues, grow and learn, and positively impact the families we serve.

With over 50 years of experience, 30,000+ employees, and more than 2,000 early learning center programs, we are the most accredited leaders in early childhood education. Together, we create environments where kids grow and thrive. As one of only four companies to receive the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award six times, we’re confident that you can grow and thrive here, too. We can’t wait to meet you.

We are seeking an administrative support professional to join our Facilities team. This is a frontline role, supporting facilities projects, room conversions, and vendor coordination. We are seeking a motivated self-starter who is highly adaptable in an environment that is prone to change!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate and monitor all facilities work, product orders, and logistics related to deliveries and room conversions.
• Prepare and handle all associated spend and complete and distribute detailed reporting for key partners.
• Work closely with the Growth Development Project Manager to update all trackers, order forms, and intake forms.
• Point person for project meetings; ensure all project timelines are met in a timely manner.
• Work directly with local, regional, and national providers to ensure all contracted work is completed to our required service levels.
• Provide a friendly, supportive work environment to Facility Service Team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1-3 years related experience; college degree preferred
• Ability to provide excellent customer service over the phone required
• Proven ability to work with a variety of internal and external contacts in a positive and professional manner
• Ability to learn multiple software platforms to complete all assigned tasks
• Proficient with computers including Microsoft Office (Intermediate level Excel), Smartsheet, WebEx, Slack, work order system, Oracle, Basware
• Demonstrate excellent critical thinking skills, as it relates to project management, follow-through, and emergency calls

Our benefits meet you where you are. We’re here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:

• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, generous paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• … and much more.
• Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
• Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.

At KinderCare Learning Companies you'll use your skills and expertise to help craft and contribute to our shared mission of supporting communities and encouraging lifelong learners. From our teachers to our cooks to our financial analysts, we are all passionate about crafting a world of learning, happiness and adventure for more than 150,000 children every day.

As the first national early childcare education provider to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute, we continue to follow the latest science-backed and evidence-based strategies for maintaining a safe and worry-free workplace.

Our highest priority has always been to keep our employees, children, families, and communities as safe and healthy as possible. KinderCare highly encourages its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves and their communities. We are proud to provide paid time off for employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We are also subject to state law, local ordinances, and Health Department requirements for employees working in child care, school facilities, and corporate work spaces.

We truly believe that everyone belongs in our circle, and everyone deserves to be celebrated for who they are. By partnering with underrepresented groups and experts in DEI, we are identifying areas to improve and forging a path forward through accountability, compassion, accessibility, and inclusion.

KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

Primary Location : Portland, Oregon, United States

Job : Corporate