Head of Service Center

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About Maritime
We help enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our customers in the global shipping industry, covering all vessel types and mobile offshore units. As a partner to industry, we offer services in testing, certification, training, and technical advisory through the energy value chain. That means we’re continually investing heavily into R&D for new services and solutions while proactively assessing what the industry needs today and tomorrow.

About the role

The Green Shipping Program (GSP) is a public-private partnership program administered by DNV. The program has over 100 partners and is financed by the Ministry of Climate and Environment (KLD) over the national budget and by the partners.

The Service Center for green fleet renewal is the spearhead for scaling of new solutions in GSP and is part of KLD's initiative to realize green maritime projects. The Service Center is financed by KLD. Through the center, assistance is provided to shipping companies and cargo owners who wish to realize carbon-neutral sea transportation. The Service Center was established in 2020 and has so far assisted 120 green projects.

The Service Center is administered by DNV, and the projects are carried out by DNV's own consultants together with experienced contracted consultants. In total, about 12 people are part of the center's core team. In addition, DNV's expertise from research, consultancy and class in important specialist areas are available. The head of the center is, jointly with the director of GSP, responsible for strategy development, budget and resource prioritization and managing the work of the core team. The position offers great opportunities to contribute to the green shift in the maritime industry and influence the speed and direction of this transition.

The current head of the Service Center is now stepping aside at his own request, and DNV is looking for a replacement. The Head of the Service Center will report to GSP's program director and will be employed in DNV's Maritime Environment Advisory section. The tasks will mainly be linked to GSP, but it is desirable that the candidate also will be involved in selected parts of the sections work outside the Service Center.

The Environmental Advisory section in DNV Maritime supports our customers in optimizing their decisions on environmental technology, low- and zero-emission fuels, and greenhouse gas (GHG) and environmental policy and strategy. With more than 20 years of service deliveries dedicated to ship emissions and abatement strategies, our interdisciplinary teams have expertise both down to the details and along the bigger lines.

The right candidate will:

• Together with GSP's management and the client, set strategic direction for the work in the Service Center
• Together with senior resources, contribute to the management and implementation of projects
• Stay up to date on developments in the market for green sea transport and be a driving force to identify and prioritize projects
• Develop cooperation with key players in the development and implementation of green maritime technology, solutions and services in order to speed up the transition
• Participate in GSP's management group and contribute to coordination between activities in the Service Center and other activities in GSP
• Profile the Service Center in external forums, and contribute to conveying learning from the Service Center's projects to the benefit of industry players and authorities
• Together with senior resources in the Service Center, handle day-to-day priorities, budget follow-up and ensure control and quality assurance of processes and deliveries

What we offer

• A total compensation package
• Flexible working scheme with the opportunity to work from home and focus on work/life balance
• 6 weeks annual vacation
• Great colleagues who value teamwork and support
• Interesting and challenging projects being run all over the world
• International working environment. DNV has 15 000 employees around the world and is headquartered in Norway
• Possibility to grow and develop your competencies and ambitions within DNV
• Strong company culture with an emphasis on competence development
• Possibility for future assignments abroad
• Well-equipped exercise center, a large selection of company cabins, and over 30 different company sport clubs
• Free shuttle bus from Sandvika and Skøyen
• Plenty of opportunities to meet other young professionals through established networks and informal events by DNV CONNECT

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

We are looking for colleagues with:

• Good understanding of the maritime and logistics industry
• Good understanding of logistics and energy efficiency measures in combination with maritime environmental technologies, particularly solutions for decarbonization and carbon-neutral fuels
• Experience from sales and business development and innovation in maritime industry is appreciated
• Understanding of GSP and/or DNV is an advantage
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
• Solution oriented, creative, structured, pragmatic, collaborative, quality conscious
• Native level Norwegian and proficient English (written and spoken)
• Excellent writing skills
• MSc in relevant subject area

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact: Head of Section, Terje Sverud at +47 951 24 543 and terje.sverud@dnv.com or GSP Program director Magnus Strandmyr Eide at +47 986 23 294 and Magnus.Strandmyr.Eide@dnv.com

Interviews will be held continuously.