Graduate 2025 – Fixed and Floating Structures

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About the role

Department Structures, Section Fixed Structures and Floating Structures

The sections Fixed Structures and Floating Structures in department Structures is looking for graduates to join our team in 2025 to meet an increasing demand for our services and to accommodate strategic growth ambitions.

Department Structures in service area Offshore Infrastructure & Technology in business area Energy Systems in DNV is a leading competence centre within assessments of loadbearing structures, serving the offshore industry across ocean-based sectors. In the department, 100 highly skilled engineers are working in teams of world leading experts within aspects of structural integrity of load bearing structures such as offshore wind facilities, solar plants, oil and gas structures, offshore aquaculture and floating infrastructures.

Department Structures is responsible for technical advisory and verification services for assessments of loadbearing structures in Region Northern Europe. The department supports other regions and business areas in DNV, such as Offshore Class and Renewables Certification. We also work closely with business area Digital Solutions in developing and validating software applications for analyses and design of loadbearing offshore structures. The department is at the forefront of technology and leads the offshore industry forward through leading Joint Industry Projects and developing rules and guidelines.

We are looking for candidates who have ambitions to grow as specialists within structural engineering. The candidate will be given excellent opportunities to grow their expertise through project work, technology and service development, and solving complex matters for the ocean-based industry. Our projects cover all sides of structural integrity related matters including assessments of environmental loads, foundations and mooring systems, structural behaviour, functionality and capacity of structures, asset integrity management, life extension, decommissioning and marine operations during temporary phases.

The Graduate will report to Head of Section in Fixed Structures or Floating Structures. The engineer will be a member of a highly skilled team of 40 structural engineers located in attractive offices in Høvik (Oslo), Trondheim and Stavanger. These experts are working in two equally sized sections responsible for structural analyses and capacity checks of steel and aluminium structures. The two sections work very integrated, enabling close collaboration between the sections ensuring employees can work on a wide range of projects and develop a broad understanding within structural assessment depending on project requirements and individual development needs.

The two sections serve clients with advisory and verification services both in single discipline projects owned by own unit as well as large multidisciplinary across the organisation. Primary tasks of this role are structural FE analyses and structural capacity assessments for a wide range of offshore loadbearing structures within segments of renewables, oil & gas, aquaculture and floating infrastructure. Our engineers work both as project team members and project managers and contribute with technology and service development, customer interaction and tendering work dependent on seniority and demand.

If you have preferences to one section over the other or to any of the three office locations, please include this information in your application. We will do our best in accommodating when coordinating all applicants.

DNV is now looking for young professionals who are ready to start their journey with us in August 2025.

What to expect as a Graduate in Fixed Structures and Floating Structures

• Execution of structural and hydrodynamic analyses of offshore structures, e.g. global and local (linear) analyses
• Advanced analyses such as frequency and time domain analyses along with non-linear analyses for structures exposed to extreme loads, e.g. boat impact, fire, explosion, dropped object and extreme wave loads (slamming)
• Capacity evaluations of offshore steel structures for ultimate, fatigue and accidental limit state conditions both by numerical analysis tools and hand calculations
• Structural reassessment and life extension of offshore structures due to ageing, degradation or changes in the design premises
• Programming to ensure effective work processes and develop new applications for future demands also in collaboration with commercial software providers such as DNV Digital Solutions

What we offer

Reasons to work with us

Attractive rewards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 6 weeks annual vacation, subsidised canteen, competitive pension, insurance, and parental leave agreement, in addition to a global profit share scheme.

Work/life balance. We offer flexible working hours and workplace, with focus on work/life balance for our employees.

Supportive and caring culture. Our international culture embodies diverse colleagues who value teamwork and inclusion across business areas and borders. We offer opportunities for our employees to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, throws after-works and informal meetings all year long for you to join.

Career and development. DNV offers extensive possibilities to grow and develop your competencies and career ambitions. We have a strong company culture with emphasis on growth mindset, knowledge sharing, and professional and personal development.

By joining DNV you become part of a world-leading company whose purpose is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our values “we care, we share, we dare” characterize how we work and behave towards each other and our customers.

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.

About you

• Educated to at least master’s degree level or equivalent
• Naval Architect, Civil Engineer or Mechanical Engineer with major in Structural Engineering
• Understanding within FE analyses and structural assessments, such as linear structural analyses, non-linear FE analyses, hydrodynamic analyses, dynamic analyses and frequency/time-domain analyses
• Interest and experience within technical software, computer programming and scripting such as Python, Java etc. is an advantage
• Interest in the ocean-based industry and relevant markets & sectors
• Positive and proactive team player
• Self-motivated and result-oriented with ability to meet deadlines
• Good listening and communication skills
• Good written and oral language skills within Norwegian and English
• Current residence in Norway

Interested? How to apply

To be considered for this role, please register your CV, application letter, and grade transcripts in our application tracking system (Oracle) electronically. All documents should be in English, if possible. If you choose to apply for more than one role in DNV, please state your preference in the application letter.

Note: It is important that you upload your diplomas and transcripts with your application:
1. Upload your CV in our portal
2. Scan diplomas and transcripts together with your cover letter in one document and upload this together

Any questions?

Please contact Thomas Johansen (phone number +47 951 46 365) or Per Arne Kanter (phone number +47 908 44 828)
We are ready to receive your application – so apply now!

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