Operations & Strategic Initiatives Specialist

Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Position: Full-time, on-site

Salary: $77,000–$82,000 annually

Travel: Approximately 20%

ECI is seeking a motivated, dependable professional to support the company’s operational improvement and strategic growth initiatives. This position is designed for someone with strong research, communication, organization, and relationship-building abilities who is interested in developing a career in operations and federal contracting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Research federal contracting opportunities aligned with ECI’s capabilities and HUBZone status.
• Research prospective clients and potential teaming partners.
• Assist with outreach and relationship development within the federal sector.
• Support opportunity qualification, capture planning, and proposal-development activities.
• Maintain organized records of opportunities, contacts, deadlines, and follow-up activities.
• Conduct scheduled assessments of ECI’s dining-facility operations.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and assist with developing operational programs, procedures, and standards.
• Present findings and recommendations to ECI leadership and operational management.

Business-development activities will be the position’s primary focus. Operational assessments will be scheduled and project-based; responsibility for daily operations will remain with ECI’s existing management team.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: food service, hospitality, operations, federal contracting, business development, or a related field.
• Strong research, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Professional and confident when communicating with clients, business partners, and company leadership.
• Sound judgment and the ability to identify practical solutions.
• Self-motivated, organized, dependable, and capable of working independently.
• Willingness to learn ECI’s operations and the federal contracting process.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% for operational assessments, client meetings, conferences, and partner-development activities.

As ECI grows, this position may provide a career path into a dedicated role in either Operations or Business Development based on the employee’s strengths, interests, and performance.

Interested candidates should submit a résumé and a brief introduction describing their relevant experience and interest in the position.