About the role

  • Technical Support Leader for GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business, guiding a technical support team and enhancing customer value. Overseeing support operations and collaborating with engineering for optimal solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define strategic direction, goals, and priorities for the technical support team; translate strategy into clear objectives and plans
  • Build a customer-centric, safety-first culture with strong ownership, transparency, and continuous learning
  • Provide first-level engineering guidance to support the Fleet Manager in resolving customer issues across the installed base
  • Lead L1/L2/L3 support delivery, including case triage, prioritisation, and escalations; ensure ticket hygiene and clear communications
  • Manage the 24/7 marine/industry duty rota and schedule to ensure robust coverage and rapid response
  • Act as technical contact in service-related customer meetings; serve as a trusted advisor to maximise customer value
  • Participate in meetings at client sites across the UK or via teleconference
  • Organise and lead debriefs upon intervention closure; capture and act on lessons learned to drive repeatable excellence
  • Partner with Engineering for defect triage, patch planning, product reliability, and post-RCA actions.

Requirements

  • BEng/MEng (or equivalent) in Electrical/Power/Electronic Engineering, Controls/Automation, or a related discipline; OR HNC/HND (or equivalent) with substantial relevant experience
  • Significant experience (typically 5+ years) in technical/customer support for industrial or energy technologies, including 2+ years leading teams, or 10+ years in account management, service engineering
  • Previous hands-on experience in a technical support or service role (e.g., frontline L1/L2 support or Field Service)
  • Proven track record managing support operations with SLAs, escalations, and major incident response in 24/7 environments
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across electric propulsion, power electronics, drives/inverters, rotating machines or marine automation systems
  • Practical knowledge of ITIL processes; experience with ticketing/CRM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Salesforce) and remote monitoring/diagnostics
  • Excellent stakeholder communication, including concise incident updates, RCA reports, and executive briefings
  • Right to work in the UK.
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and performance-based compensation
  • 26 days of annual leave + UK bank holidays
  • Generous employer pension contribution
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life insurance

Job title

Technical Support Leader

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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