Junior Operational Readiness Specialist 1

Location: Houston, TX, US; in-office environment with flexibility to work remotely when needed. Willingness to spend time in office and field environments, travel intermittently up to 80% Monday through Friday, and accept short-term field assignments is required.

Company

hirify.global is an engineering and consulting company working across mining, energy, and infrastructure, with a focus on safe, innovative, and sustainable project solutions.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain operational readiness plans, schedules, action logs, dashboards, and status reports.
• Support readiness assessments, milestone reviews, startup planning, field walkthroughs, commissioning, and post-startup stabilization.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, training, safety, and site teams.
• Prepare and organize operating procedures, maintenance procedures, work instructions, training materials, and startup documentation.
• Track training requirements, punch-list items, readiness gaps, mitigation actions, and turnover deliverables.
• Support project turnover and the transfer of equipment and system ownership to site operations and maintenance teams.

Requirements

• Recent or soon-to-be university or college graduate with little or no professional experience.
• Preferred bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, or process engineering.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; transcript submission is required with the application.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, interpersonal, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be willing to work in office and field environments, travel intermittently up to 80%, and accept short-term field assignments. Employment visa sponsorship and STEM OPT participation are not available.

Nice to have

• Co-op experience in project execution, commissioning, or industrial construction.
• Experience in heavy industrial, manufacturing, mining, energy, steel, chemical, or related environments.
• Exposure to project execution, maintenance planning, or operational support activities.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on practical, safe, innovative, and sustainable solutions.
• Mentorship from industry experts and opportunities to work on challenging industrial projects.
• Career development across sectors, processes, teams, and communities.
• Company gatherings, regional networking, and Young Professional groups.
• Stable work environment with opportunities for continued professional growth.