Regional Field Services Leader - Outages & Safety

GE Vernova, Inc.; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. in Sandton, South Africa seeks a regional Field Services Leader to staff and develop the field service workforce for outages and related activities. You will own safety leadership, resource deployment and KPI reporting to drive operational excellence.

The role emphasizes collaboration with internal teams and external partners, strict regulatory compliance, and cost-conscious planning. You will lead end-to-end readiness, training, and continuous improvement across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 10 years Steam Power experience, with at least 5 years in staffing and training.
• Knowledge of Steam Turbine/Generator Eskom Fleet.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead field resource management efforts with On Site Service Leader, Field Service Coordinator, and Logistics Coordinator.
• Implement Operation Safety Policy Instructions, conduct field work in compliance with OSHA and applicable regulations, and encourage good employee safety practices.
• Collaborate with Steam Power Sourcing team to identify and develop internal and external strategic partners and opportunities.
• Ensure all team members are trained and compliant on processes, tools, methods and are available to support Field Services activities in the region.
• Provide long range planning of outages and resource needs to support business planning & KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with Immigration and customer site access requirements.
• Process oversight of customer fulfillment activities, such as billing, cost tracking, project controls, and PR/PO processing.
• Provide Outage Readiness oversight & process control such as Outage End-to-End, Readiness, Closeout, etc.
• Ensure Readiness to Serve & Emergent response readiness for the region.
• Create and adapt solutions to execute business objectives based upon organizational strategies in an identified Service Line.
• Work with Region teams to align global strategy, based on key industry segments drivers by working closely with global functions and regional teams.
• Collaborate with functional leadership teams to ensure alignment of objectives.
• Develop and deliver business plans for specific service line opportunities; drive the operationalization of such plans.
• Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments.
• English proficiency required.
• Implement Daily management strategies to support essential responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

English proficiency

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

GE Vernova, Inc. in Sandton, South Africa seeks a regional Field Services Leader to staff and develop the field service workforce for outages and related activities. You will own safety leadership, resource deployment and KPI reporting to drive operational excellence.

The role emphasizes collaboration with internal teams and external partners, strict regulatory compliance, and cost-conscious planning. You will lead end-to-end readiness, training, and continuous improvement across the region.