Fish Health Consultant

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We help our customers respond to the increased demand for trust and transparency around products, assets, supply chains, and ecosystems, driving the transformation of the assurance industry. Whether certifying products, sharing claims or optimizing and decarbonizing supply chains, DNV helps companies manage risks and realize their long-term strategic goals, improving ESG performance and generating lasting, sustainable results. Drawing on our wide technical and industry expertise, we work with companies worldwide to bridge trust gaps among consumers, producers and suppliers.

About the role

We are now looking for a skilled Fish Health Consultant for Åkerblå!

Åkerblå Group AS is a leading provider of services to the aquaculture industry, public sector, research and educational institutions, and other organizations. As a forward-looking and growing company with an international focus, we are recognized as one of the aquaculture industry's top interdisciplinary expertise centers.

Our broad expertise spans fish health, biology, oceanography, technical services, and interdisciplinary advisory services. With around 380 employees across 24 offices along the Norwegian coastline and in several other countries, our head office is located in Frøya, where our journey began.

We collaborate with the industry to promote a healthy marine environment under our motto: safe - fresh - smart. Committed to high-quality services, we hold numerous accreditations in our specialist fields, contributing to knowledge-based marine health and sustainable ocean resource management.

Acquired by DNV in 2023, we continue to invest in growth and sustainable ocean health.

Åkerblå AS is growing rapidly, and we therefore want to strengthen the fish health team at our office in Alta. In the job as a fish health consultant in Åkerblå, you get a varied working day, with a few days out in the field, and a few days in the office. You get to spend a lot of time out in the beautiful northern Norwegian nature, and will experience both beautiful twilight and sunsets, but also wind, rain, sleet and snow. With an office location in Alta, there will be some travel to our customers. It is therefore a great advantage if you enjoy driving a car, both summer and winter.

You will be part of our fish health team in Region North, which serves customers from the south of Nordland to Finnmark. Our activity is mainly related to salmon, in addition to some cleaner fish and cod. At Åkerblå, we are also working to develop new technical solutions for fish health follow-up. Key tasks will be fish health controls of both food fish and hatcheries, in addition to follow-up of treatments. We place great emphasis on professional development, and motivated employees will have the opportunity to participate in both internal and external projects. As a new employee, you will be guaranteed a safe and good start by participating in our training programs.

We are looking for a Fish Health Consultant who:

1. Is independent and structured
2. Is flexible and enjoys being out in the field
3. Is service-minded and have professional integrity
   

What we offer

We offer a 100% permanent position at Norway's largest professional environment in fish health. Åkerblå has competitive salary conditions and good pension and insurance schemes. We are a company in strong growth and can offer you great development opportunities. You will be part of Norway's largest competence environment in fish health, where good discussions and professional support are an important part of everyday life. With us, professional integrity is very strong and as an external consultant, you will never experience being left with a decision alone.
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. We require that you have authorisation as a Veterinarian or Fish Health Biologist. You have good communication skills and a passenger car driver's license. We would very much like to hear from you who are recent graduates and from those with experience from the industry. We adapt tasks based on your experience, expertise and motivation.

As Åkerblå is now part of DNV, we have streamlined our application process to ensure efficiency and consistency. Therefore, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through this link. This will help us manage your application more effectively and ensure it reaches the right team. Thank you for your understanding and interest in joining our team!

Posting deadline: 02/03/25