Junior Operational Readiness Specialist

About the Role

Hatch is seeking a dynamic Junior Operational Readiness Specialist to support offices globally, working from our Salt Lake City, UT office location. Reporting to the Business Practices Consulting group, this role is ideal for recent or soon-to-be university/college graduates with little or no professional experience but possessing relevant skills.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office applications (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams).
• Willingness to spend time in both office and field environments.
• Willingness to travel; M-Fr; up to 80% intermittently.
• Ability to accept short-term field assignments.

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.
• Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as they apply to engineering problems and projects.
• Ability to learn quickly and to take on new challenges.
• Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical and creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Adaptability and embracing change.

Additional Information

• Previous co-op experience in project execution, commissioning, or construction on industrial projects is considered an asset.
• Experience in heavy industrial, manufacturing, mining, energy, steel, chemical, or related environments is relevant.
• Exposure to project execution, maintenance planning, or operational support activities is beneficial.
• Applicants must submit a transcript (official or unofficial) upon application.