Job Description

Our family of preschools and services—including My First Skool, Little Skool-House, Outdoor School Singapore, and Bright Horizons Fund—supports young families and strengthens communities. Whether you’re shaping young minds, driving innovative educational practices, or supporting families, every role here offers the chance to make a genuine difference.

When you join us, you’ll find a supportive community and a dynamic environment that values your unique contributions and helps you realise your potential. Together, let’s enable bright futures for every child and family.

The Executive, Estate Planning, Development & Management supports the effective upkeep, improvement, and development of our preschool facilities. This role provides operational and technical support in facilities management, cyclical maintenance, and project coordination, ensuring our centres remain safe, functional, and conducive learning environments. You will be working closely with internal teams, contractors, and regulatory partners, the Executive assists in delivering renovation works, managing service providers, and supporting new centre development from planning to handover.

Job Responsibilities:

Facilities Management

• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned hard/soft services (e.g., M&E systems, cleaning, landscaping, security, etc.) and provide timely technical support to all centres
• Ensure timely rectification of faults, equipment failures, and operational issues, and uphold good standards of routine and preventive maintenance
• Lead and conduct proper procurement processes, including accurate scoping of works, fair evaluation of proposals, and engagement of competent service providers
• Oversee vendor and contract management, ensuring compliance with service level agreements and maintaining high service quality
• Monitor facilities management expenditures, track utilisation, and support budget planning to ensure financial discipline

Cyclical Maintenance

• Lead end-to-end coordination and project management for lifecycle renovation and upgrading works for existing centres
• Conduct site assessments to identify needs and determine renovation scope, including technical, operational, and compliance requirements
• Coordinate logistical arrangements such as temporary transport, food support, furniture replacement, and decanting plans where required
• Work closely with contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to deliver projects on time, within budget, and with minimal disruption to centre operations
• Manage project documentation, progress tracking, variation orders, claims verification, and payment processing

Project Management

Support new centre development projects as assigned, including:

• Review of construction drawings, specifications, and submissions
• Preparation and management of project documentation, permits, and regulatory compliance
• Coordination with contractors, consultants, regulatory authorities, and internal teams
• Procurement of works, services, and materials
• Monitoring and rectification of defects prior to handover
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project workflows, safety practices, design standards, and centre functionality

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, or related field
• At least 2 years of experience in facilities management, construction or estate management
• Strong project management and communication skills
• Experience with interior works and/ or mechanical & electrical engineering
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Proficiency in Google Sheets for data analysis, project tracking, and reporting
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Positive attitude, eager to learn, proactive and inquisitive
• Data processing skills and ability to read technical drawings (e.g. Excel, AutoCad) will be an added advantage