Senior /Principal Consultant Materials and Testing

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Energy Systems
We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.

About the role

DNV Bergen consists of +100 highly skilled employees, working within Energy Systems, Maritime Digital Solutions and Business Assurance. The section DNV Technology Centre Bergen consists of +20 highly skilled employees working within materials technology and testing, corrosion and coating technology and testing, failure investigations and root cause analysis, and large-scale testing.

The Technology Centres are an important part of the DNV business, where leading experts provide advisory and verification services combined with testing expertise, supporting the industry in solving technical challenges and qualifying new solutions needed for the energy transition. The Technology Centres work closely with all parts of DNV and play an important role in developing recommended practices and standards.

The need for qualified solutions for the new green energy solutions, creates unique opportunities for DNV. Based on our broad experience, our key experts assist our customers in bringing trust to these new solutions, hence enabling them to tackle the global transformation.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and result-oriented Senior/Principal Consultant with expertise within materials technology and engineering to join our team at Technology Centre Bergen.

Working as an integrated part of the Technology Centre Bergen, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with a global customer portfolio, including the leading companies within the energy industry.
• Support the energy industry, both within the traditional Oil & Gas industry, and the emerging new technologies such as CCS, offshore wind, hydrogen, and batteries. Hereunder, you will help to qualify new technologies needed for the energy transition. You will also be involved in supporting other industries and business areas.
• Develop good customer relations, gain better understanding of client needs and challenges, and use this to develop ways of solving problems and implementing solutions.
• Take on key roles in sales and bid management, and project management for exciting projects.
• Experience highly motivated colleagues and a strong company culture.
• Collaborate closely with a team of experts widely recognized in DNV and in the industry.
• Contribute to further developing our state-of-the-art laboratories at Technology Centre Bergen, and collaborate closely with other DNV Technology Centres, such as Oslo, Groningen, Singapore and Columbus (US).

What we offer

• 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.

We are looking for a candidate with an engineering MSc or PhD, combined minimum 5 to 10 years of operational experience from offshore/onshore industry, and/or research/laboratory industry. Experience from sales, consultancy and advisory services is also highly valued.

The candidate should in addition:

• Have a unique interest in and enthusiasm towards building strong customer relations.
• Have a customer-oriented mindset and excellent communication and networking skills.
• Have sound knowledge about the energy industries, including new green technologies.
• Be interested and curious about new technologies
• Cultivate a broad and diverse network.
• Be a strong team player attitude with a desire to sharing knowledge.
• Have a high focus on safety and quality, and maintain a high degree of integrity in what they do and deliver.
• Have strong digital skills, and interest in applying these skills to enhance value and efficiency of services, is a strong advantage.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Be fluent in Norwegian and English languages, both verbal and written.
• Have relevant work experience from one or more of the services within Technology Centre Bergen (materials, corrosion, investigations and/or testing).
• Have knowledge and experience in working with industrial standards.

For more information about the position, please contact: Bergen: Mads Bolstad, Head of Section, Technology Centre Bergen, +47 47379256