Assistant Manager - Operational Readiness

Job description

Coordinate and control operational readiness workstreams for assigned assets and programmes, ensuring plans, dependencies, evidence and actions are managed to support safe and timely activation. Support management decision‑making and drive daily follow‑up across multidisciplinary stakeholders. Prepare and manage integrated readiness plans, schedules, trackers and governance routines; coordinate cross‑functional workstreams and confirm alignment of milestones, dependencies, responsibilities and acceptance criteria; monitor readiness performance, analyse gaps and recommend corrective actions to protect activation dates; support development and review of operating models, mobilisation plans, SOPs, staffing, training, OS&E and service requirements; coordinate asset handover readiness, commissioning interfaces, inspections, rehearsals, operational trials and close‑out activities; manage permit, licence and regulatory readiness inputs in coordination with responsible teams and authorities; prepare management reports, dashboards, presentations, action logs and decision papers; facilitate readiness meetings and workshops, record decisions and ensure timely closure of actions; maintain readiness evidence and ensure records are complete, controlled and available for assurance reviews; support risk and issue management, including escalation of critical blockers and follow‑up of mitigation actions; guide specialists and consultants on deliverables and quality expectations; capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement of readiness standards and templates

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, operations management, project management or a related discipline
• professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, facilities management, operational readiness, HSE or risk management preferred
• 4-5 years of relevant experience in operational readiness, mobilisation, project delivery or asset activation workstreams

Skills