Junior Operational Readiness Specialist

Requisition
101998
-Posted
09/28/2026

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ,our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

CORE brings together the necessary elements of a project to achieve nameplate value and deliver peak asset performance. We take a staged approach to verifying technical readiness and ensuring organizational preparedness, right up to achieving full operational capacity.

Looking to take the next step in your career?

Hatch is seeking a dynamic Junior Operational Readiness Specialist
. Reporting to the Business Practices Consulting group, you will support offices globally working from our Houston, TX office location.

We’re entrepreneurs with a technical soul. Our flat organizational structure creates an atmosphere of openness and participation. We build practical solutions that are safe, innovative, and sustainable. Our ultimate goal is to achieve no harm for our people, our clients, and our communities.

At Hatch, we greatly value in-person interaction and collaboration and are therefore an in-office environment. While flexibility is always provided to work remotely when needed, we encourage our teams to be in the office for most of the time. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

Hatch will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Qualifications:

• Roles at this level are filled by recent or soon to be university/college graduates with little or no professional experience but possessing relevant skills
• Preferred bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, or process engineering
• Minimum of a cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Assist with the 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…