Regional Quality Leader, Grid Automation MENAT

GE Vernova; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova in Dubai seeks a Regional Quality Leader for Grid Automation MENAT to drive world‑class quality across tendering, project execution, suppliers, Integration Facilities, installation and customer support.

You will lead the regional quality objectives, ensure right-first-time execution, and strengthen quality governance with Lean practices, PSR, and Kaizen while collaborating with Operations, Engineering, Sourcing, and Services teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement initiatives across project execution, services, manufacturing, engineering, or customer quality environments.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and practical experience applying quality tools and methodologies in a business environment.
• Demonstrated Lean experience, including use of standard work, daily management, visual management, Kaizen, PSR, and structured problem-solving in operational settings.
• Proven expertise in root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies such as PSR, 5 Why, and Ishikawa.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy the regional quality strategy for Grid Automation MENAT in alignment with global business quality priorities, the Zero Defect framework, and Lean operating principles.
• Lead transformation initiatives to improve process capability, execution discipline, product and project quality, and customer outcomes across the region.
• Establish and drive regional quality goals, KPIs, and operating rhythms focused on prevention, flow, waste reduction, execution excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure strong quality governance across projects, services, Integration Facilities, and regional operations, with clear accountability, tiered escalation, and disciplined follow-through.
• Promote a culture of Lean thinking by embedding standardization, visual management, daily management, Kaizen, and PSR into regional quality processes.
• Drive simplification and harmonization of quality processes across MENAT to reduce variation, improve responsiveness, and increase process maturity.
• Own quality performance across the regional project and service execution lifecycle.
• Ensure effective deployment of quality controls, quality gates, control plans, risk reviews, and lessons learned throughout project execution.
• Lead robust management of non-conformances, PSR, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions to ensure timely closure and sustainable improvements.
• Improve process flow and execution consistency by standardizing key quality deliverables, handoff points, and escalation practices across the region.
• Lead the quality strategy and improvement roadmap for regional Integration Facilities, ensuring robust process control, standardization, and right-first-time panel, cubicle, and system integration.
• Drive preventive quality initiatives across Integration Facilities to reduce wiring defects, configuration errors, missing documentation, testing escapes, rework, and late-stage nonconformances.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

GE Vernova in Dubai seeks a Regional Quality Leader for Grid Automation MENAT to drive world‑class quality across tendering, project execution, suppliers, Integration Facilities, installation and customer support.

You will lead the regional quality objectives, ensure right-first-time execution, and strengthen quality governance with Lean practices, PSR, and Kaizen while collaborating with Operations, Engineering, Sourcing, and Services teams.