Senior Operations Specialist

Location: Spring

Description

Our client in The Woodlands, TX is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and tech-savvy Senior Operations Specialist to support senior leadership and help drive operational efficiency across a fast-paced business environment. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who thrives on managing complex projects, coordinating multiple moving parts, and supporting critical business functions with precision and professionalism.

The Senior Operations Specialist will play a key role in administrative operations, workforce coordination, project support, documentation management, and communication across teams. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker who can anticipate needs, adapt quickly, and remain composed in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-level operational and administrative support to senior leaders, managers, and cross-functional teams

Coordinate day-to-day operational activities, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and priorities are met

Prepare and manage business documents, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and client-facing communications

Support project coordination efforts involving multiple stakeholders, timelines, and shifting priorities

Assist with workforce coordination, scheduling, onboarding support, and documentation management

Track operational processes and help improve workflow efficiency

Manage complex assignments with a high degree of accuracy, urgency, and follow-through

Communicate effectively with internal teams, leadership, clients, and external partners

Anticipate needs, identify issues proactively, and recommend practical solutions

Support business needs outside of standard working hours on occasion, as required

Travel up to 40% based on business and project demands

Requirements

Required Qualifications

4+ years of experience in operations coordination, administrative support, workforce management, project coordination, or a related business support role

Proven experience supporting senior leaders, managers, or operational teams in a fast-paced environment

Strong experience preparing business documents, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and professional communications

Demonstrated ability to handle complex projects with multiple moving parts

Strong technical aptitude and comfort learning and using business systems, tools, and platforms

Highly proactive with the ability to anticipate needs and take initiative

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail

Coachable, adaptable, and open to feedback

Ability to manage changing priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment

Willingness and ability to travel up to 40%

Flexibility to be available occasionally outside of normal business hours

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting employee onboarding, workforce coordination, scheduling, documentation management, or operational processes

Experience in construction, industrial services, staffing, workforce solutions, or other project-based environments

Associate degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Human Resources, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered

Additional coursework or training in business operations, project coordination, administrative management, or workforce management is a plus

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