MEA I&LES Program Lead for Outages

GE Vernova; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Job summary

GE Vernova in Abu Dhabi seeks an OSS Manager (ILES) to lead end-to-end Inspection and Life Extension Services for power generation equipment across the MEA region. You will oversee a mobile workforce, matching skills to outages, and ensuring on-site accountability for EHS, quality, and productivity.

The role requires 7+ years in field services or related areas, a Bachelor's degree, and willingness to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in field services/maintenance.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Field Services, Service Center repairs, Resource Management, Operations Management, or power generation maintenance.
• Strong English proficiency (written and spoken).
• Ability and willingness to travel across the MEA region (up to 20% as required by outage seasons).

Responsibilities

• Own the preparation, execution, and closeout of ILES repair projects. Ensure technical adherence to repair scopes and drive on-time delivery.
• Optimize crew composition by matching skills, availability, and performance data to job requirements. Monitor bench costs, utilization, and training statuses to drive productivity.
• Manage the full employee journey for the field team, including performance evaluations, career pathing, training requirements, and mobilization concerns as the primary contact.
• Recruit, hire, and manage performance for field personnel. Coordinate career development and ensure EHS compliance/certification currency.
• Act as the primary driver for on-site EHS and Quality compliance. Conduct site audits, lead EHS stand-downs, and oversee issue resolution during outages.
• Develop short and long-range resource plans based on regional outages; coordinate logistics with internal stakeholders.
• Serve as the single point of contact for outage planning and escalation; manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze post-outage data and customer feedback to drive cost-reduction initiatives and improve satisfaction.
• Provide technical scopes, estimates for opportunities, and insights into future service needs identified during inspections.

Skills

Strong English proficiency

Leadership experience

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NDT (Non-Destructive Testing)

Robotic inspection

Boroscopic inspection

Job description

GE Vernova in Abu Dhabi seeks an OSS Manager (ILES) to lead end-to-end Inspection and Life Extension Services for power generation equipment across the MEA region. You will oversee a mobile workforce, matching skills to outages, and ensuring on-site accountability for EHS, quality, and productivity.

The role requires 7+ years in field services or related areas, a Bachelor's degree, and willingness to travel up to 20%.