Lead Outage Engineer (Field Engineer Steam Turbine)

Client of Dashco Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A UAE-based turbine field services company in Dubai is seeking a Lead Outage Engineer to spearhead field engineering activities for steam turbines. The role requires extensive international travel up to 80%, with a full-time permanent employment type in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Responsibilities include directing field crews, coordinating outages, preparing reports, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. English proficiency is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years on GE steam turbine installations, maintenance or related field service.
• OEM field engineering training or equivalent is mandatory.
• Solid knowledge of GE steam turbines and associated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform turbine installations, inspections, upgrades and field works while directing supervisors and craft labor.
• Manage steam turbine installations and overhauls.
• Respond to emergency repairs and troubleshoot the equipment.
• Provide customers and contractors with technical direction and support during outages.
• Prepare technical reports, order materials, secure quotations, and compile time sheets and status reports.
• Sign off on all changes implemented during overhauls.
• Ensure work aligns with safety and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot and provide maintenance support to customers.
• Prepare detailed technical reports for customer records and future outage recommendations.
• Ensure all parts needed are shipped to the site.
• Assist with remote support, outage planning, and market growth activities as needed.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of steam turbines and corrective actions.

Skills

Steam turbine field service

Ge steam turbine knowledge

Field service engineering

Travel readiness

Education

Technical university degree / equivalent

High School / GED with 10 years experience

Tools

BOM & drawings interpretation

Job description

We are currently working with a UAE-based turbine field services company on a Lead Outage Engineer role based in Dubai.

Position: Lead Outage Engineer, Field Engineer Steam Turbine. Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With extensive international travel up to 80 of the time. Job Type: Full-time, permanent role.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform installations, inspections, aftermarket upgrades and field works on turbines and be responsible for directing supervisors and craft labor to perform those works.
• Manage, perform and coordinate the Steam turbine installations and overhauls.
• Respond to requests for emergency repairs and services to troubleshoot the equipment.
• Provide customers and contractors with technical direction and support during installation and outage execution.
• Perform administrative functions such as writing technical reports, ordering materials, securing quotations, preparing job status reports, reports to customers, and time sheets timely and thoroughly.
• Signs off on all changes implemented during overhauls.
• Assure work executed aligns with technical requirements and company safety and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance support to the Customers.
• Prepare detailed technical reports for customer records and recommendations for future outages.
• Ensure all parts needed for the job are shipped to the site.
• When not on the field project you may be assigned to other duties to help drive company's market growth including but not limited to remote support of Customer base reports reviews maintenance documentation preparations outage planning support etc.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness and understanding of the steam turbines and associated corrective actions.

Qualifications

• A technical university degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience working on GE steam turbine technology, installation, maintenance, or a High School / GED diploma with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a steam turbine field service installation or equipment maintenance role.
• Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) field engineering training or equivalent is mandatory.
• Solid understanding and technical knowledge of steam turbines and associated equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of GE parts identification using BOM and drawings, for gas and steam turbines.
• Knowledge of standard installation procedures and outage scopes, repair procedures, and practices.
• Technical competence in reading and interpreting electrical / mechanical flow and instrument diagrams.
• Extensive travel to and from projects and various field assignments will be required.

English proficiency required.