Junior Operational Readiness Specialist – Global Projects

Hatch Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch Ltd. in Houston, TX is seeking a Junior Operational Readiness Specialist to support development of readiness plans, coordination across engineering and operations, and to help prepare equipment turnover packages.

You will work under the Business Practices Consulting group from our Houston office, collaborating with teams worldwide. The role targets recent graduates with relevant engineering degrees and a strong desire to learn in a hands-on industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Roles at this level are filled by recent or soon to be university/college graduates with limited professional experience but with relevant skills.
• Preferred bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, or process engineering

Responsibilities

• Assist with development and maintenance of Operational Readiness plans, schedules, and tracking tools
• Support readiness assessments and milestone reviews throughout project execution
• Help identify activities required to prepare operations and maintenance teams for equipment startup and turnover
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, training, and safety teams
• Facilitate meetings, document action items, and track completion of readiness deliverables
• Support communication between project teams and site personnel regarding upcoming changes
• Assist with the development, review, and organization of operating procedures, maintenance procedures, work instructions, and startup documentation
• Support document control activities and ensure readiness documents are maintained and accessible
• Help verify that project documentation is complete prior to turnover
• Support training program development and training schedule coordination
• Track training requirements and completion status for operations and maintenance personnel
• Assist with the development of job aids, training materials, and competency assessments
• Participate in operational readiness reviews, field walkthroughs, and startup planning activities
• Help identify potential operational, maintenance, safety, and reliability risks associated with project implementation
• Track mitigation actions and support closure of identified readiness gaps
• Assist in coordinating project turnover activities
• Support equipment commissioning, startup, and post-startup stabilization efforts
• Track punch-list items, outstanding actions, and turnover deliverables
• Help ensure ownership of systems is successfully transferred to site operations and maintenance teams
• Maintain readiness action logs, dashboards, and status reports
• Monitor progress against readiness milestones and notify leadership of potential risks or delays
• Prepare presentations and reports for project and site leadership

Skills

Microsoft Office

Co-op experience

Industrial environment exposure

Project readiness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Teams

Job description

Hatch Ltd. in Houston, TX is seeking a Junior Operational Readiness Specialist to support development of readiness plans, coordination across engineering and operations, and to help prepare equipment turnover packages.

You will work under the Business Practices Consulting group from our Houston office, collaborating with teams worldwide. The role targets recent graduates with relevant engineering degrees and a strong desire to learn in a hands-on industrial setting.