[Hiring] Director of Facilities & Procurement @Endeavor Schools

Role Description

Every morning, thousands of children walk into an Endeavor school expecting it to be warm, safe, and ready for them. Behind that moment is a roof that doesn’t leak, an HVAC system that works, a playground that passes inspection, and a vendor who showed up when they said they would. We’re looking for the leader who makes sure that happens at every one of our 100+ schools across 14 states.

As our Director of Facilities & Procurement , you’ll own the condition of our buildings and the way we buy for them. You’ll build the capital plan, run the vendor network, negotiate the contracts, and give School Leaders a partner they can count on when a building issue lands on their desk. If you’ve led multi-site facilities and procurement and want your work to protect kids and teachers every day, we’d love to meet you.

This position may be based remotely; however, candidates must reside within an existing Endeavor Schools market where we currently operate a school.

A Day in the Life

• Walking a school’s roof and mechanical rooms with a Facilities Manager, scoring its condition, and turning what you find into a repair or a capital request.
• Running a competitive bid to consolidate HVAC service across a region and bringing back better pricing and a stronger service level.
• Sitting down with a School Leader to review facilities spend against budget and agree on a plan for a school trending over.
• Taking the call when a pipe bursts on a Tuesday night, getting the right vendor on site, and keeping the Regional Director updated until the classroom is back in service.
• Presenting the multi-year capital plan to the CFO, ranked by safety, licensing compliance, family experience, and return.

What You’ll Do

• Keep every school safe, clean, and working.
• Own the day-to-day condition, safety, and uptime of every school, including preventive maintenance, large repairs, inspections, and work orders in Service Channel/CMMS.
• Set a clear network standard, including a one-week work-order completion target, and hold your two Facilities Managers to it.
• Lead the response to urgent and emergency building issues so schools stay open and no school operates with an unresolved safety hazard.
• Shift work from emergency repair to planned maintenance by fixing root causes and reducing repeat failures.
• Maintain a school-by-school asset inventory (roof, HVAC, playground, parking lot, flooring, kitchen, life safety, building envelope) with remaining life and replacement cost.
• Build the annual and multi-year capital plan, make sound repair-vs-replace calls, and deliver every approved project on scope, on schedule, and on budget—scheduled around the school calendar.
• Support facilities diligence and integration for new or acquired schools.
• Build a disciplined purchasing process: competitive bids, standard scopes of work, approved vendor lists, and clear approval thresholds.
• Negotiate and manage national contracts for key facilities categories, and build vetted local vendor lists so School Leaders can book small and medium repairs directly.
• Track savings, cost avoidance, spend under management, and vendor performance; replace underperformers.
• Coach and lead two Facilities Managers with clear service levels and goals.
• Deliver a monthly scorecard and quarterly budget report to the CFO covering school condition, PM completion, spend, capital status, savings, and vendor performance.
• Partner with School Leaders on licensing, fire and life safety, health, ADA, and building code compliance, and drive citations toward zero.
• Serve as the go-to facilities partner for Regional Directors and School Leaders, and train them on protocols, hazard identification, and budget management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive facilities management, procurement, or multi-site operations experience, including 5+ years leading multi-site, multi-state operations and field teams.
• A proven procurement track record: running bids, negotiating contracts, consolidating vendors, and delivering measurable savings.
• Experience owning both a repair and maintenance budget and a multi-site capital plan, with strong forecasting and executive-level reporting skills.
• Working knowledge of building systems (HVAC, roofing, electrical, plumbing, life safety).
• Experience with a CMMS/work-order platform and purchasing or AP systems; you use data to make decisions.
• A bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• A valid driver’s license, the ability to pass a motor vehicle background check, and the flexibility to travel 40–50% and respond to after-hours emergencies.

Bonus Points For

• Experience in schools, childcare, healthcare, retail, or other multi-site, private equity–backed environments.
• Familiarity with licensed childcare or education regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Service Channel.
• Building a preferred-vendor network across multiple markets.
• Credentials such as CFM, FMP, CPSM, or CPP.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Safety-first: Child and staff safety is the first consideration in every decision you make.
• An owner: You spend company money like it’s your own, without cutting corners on safety or quality.
• Calm under pressure: You make sound, fast decisions when a building emergency hits.
• A clear communicator: You can explain a capital tradeoff to a CFO and a repair timeline to a School Leader with equal ease.
• Humble and hungry: You lead with a growth mindset, share credit, and keep raising the bar.

Why Endeavor

Endeavor Schools is a family of 100+ early childhood and private schools across 14 states, including both Montessori and Play/Project-Based programs. Our mission is to inspire and draw out the best in every child, family, and teammate. In this role, you won’t just manage buildings - you’ll shape the environments where children take their first steps in learning, and help our teachers do their best work in spaces they’re proud of.

Endeavor Schools is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.