Mechanical Services Specialist - On Site Services

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Mechanical Services Specialist

GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional Mechanical Services Specialist to join our Field Services team based in the United Kingdom.

GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World

With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. "GE" carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" signals Earth's lush ecosystems, while "Nova" nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.

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Our Power portfolio provides sustainable, more efficient energy solutions. With expertise across Gas, Hydro, Nuclear, and Steam Power, we help customers deliver electricity to homes, industries, and communities worldwide.

Role Overview

The Mechanical Services Specialist is responsible for delivering high-quality mechanical field engineering services for rotating machinery including power generators both onshore and offshore.

This role exists to ensure the safe, effective, and timely execution of field service activities on customer sites across the UK. Working within defined procedures and step-by-step operational instructions, the Mechanical Field Engineer supports the maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of rotating machines, including generators, helping customers maximise equipment reliability and performance. The position is accountable for the quality of its own work, contributing to preventive and remedial maintenance programmes while representing the business professionally in both onshore and offshore environments. Operating from a UK base, the role plays a key part in sustaining customer satisfaction and supporting the lifecycle of installed products.

• Deliver high-quality on-site life-extension, repair, inspection, and diagnostic services- including machining, NDT, blading, winding, and critical welding- to keep customer rotating machinery performing reliably.
• Lead safe and compliant field operations by setting the standard for EHS excellence and working closely with GE EHS and service leadership to drive a zero-injury culture.
• Install, commission, troubleshoot, and service mechanical rotating machine systems, ensuring customers receive dependable support both onshore and offshore.
• Provide clear technical direction and supervision to technicians and craft labour when required, ensuring work is completed efficiently and to GE standards.
• Build strong customer relationships by acting as a trusted technical interface, exchanging information effectively, and resolving issues using established procedures.
• Strengthen operational quality through accurate preparation of safety plans, risk assessments, method statements, inspection reports, and other essential documentation.
• Continuously expand technical expertise and maintain up-to-date knowledge of reporting systems to ensure timely, precise field data and ongoing professional development.

• Able to travel extensively to and from projects and various field assignments.
• Ability to spend considerable time away from home for projects and field assignments.

• Holds a mechanical technician trade certification, or equivalent hands-on experience gained through field service, engineering, operations, or a technical apprenticeship.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to EHS values and consistently upholds high safety standards in all field activities.
• Brings hands-on mechanical field service experience in at least two key disciplines such as experience with mechanical fitting, winding, machine assembly, electrical testing, or rotating-machine service.
• Communicates clearly and professionally, with strong interpersonal, organisational, and project-management skills that support effective customer engagement.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while also providing leadership and direction to others when required.
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office for reporting and documentation.
• Willing to travel across the UK and internationally - often at short notice - with a valid passport and driving licence.
• Holds (or can obtain) MoD security clearance