Summer job 2026 - Maritime Advisory

About us

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.

Maritime Advisory is an Independent Unit (IU) within DNV Maritime and employs around 260 consultants and engineers who support customers in the maritime industry globally in their efforts to make the right decisions to achieve sustainable operations and profitable results. We have the capabilities, experience, and track record to deliver high-value solutions, mobilize the full potential of customers’ assets and operations, and put technical matters and business decisions into a meaningful context to achieve optimal solutions. We are the preferred advisor in the ongoing process of achieving global emission goals in the maritime industry.

DNV is currently investing heavily in digitalization technologies, and Maritime Advisory has world leading competence in traditional engineering disciplines and topics such as hydrodynamics, structures, machinery, alternative fuels, environmental technologies, decarbonization, performance and emission management, and safety. One of our current focus areas is to build new scalable digital services based on our unique mix of data sources and engineering capabilities. This means combining maritime domain knowledge and programming skills and turning it into new and exciting solutions for our customers.

We are looking for candidates who can challenge us and be part of the digitalization developments in Maritime Advisory.

We are seeking candidates that can assist us with developing new digital services, while working together with our world leading technical and environmental experts. We are seeking candidates with programming capabilities and an interest in analysis of big data and development of software tools.

Development will center on decarbonization services delivered in relation to the Green Shipping Programme, green corridors initiatives, and decarbonization roadmaps for shipping.

Typical tasks would be:

• Developing methods for analysing and visualising performance and emissions over the ship lifetime concept designs and options for improving.
• Data analytics
• Software development

A summer job in Maritime Advisory at our head office in Høvik (outside Oslo) will consist of teamwork on specific tasks guided by our technical experts. Please indicate your master program specialization and/or main area of study during the application process. #summerjob

What we offer

• Valuable and real-life experience through our projects
• Meet other young professionals through established networks and informal events
• Opportunity to build a professional network
• Well-equipped exercise center (Høvik)
• Close access to the sea and surrounding park with possibility for different outdoor activities
• Our Høvik office is located in beautiful surroundings by the sea and can offer access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts etc. We have more than 30 activity groups for you to join, as well as gym facilities and a kindergarten located on our premises. It is also worth noting that we offer free parking and shuttle buses to and from Skøyen, Lysaker and Sandvika.

Previous summer students have experienced the summer jobs in DNV to be an excellent opportunity to get to know DNV while obtaining real work experience and valuable business relations for the future. Enjoying ice cream at the beach or taking the kayaks out for an island lunch is another benefit.

Application process:

Please upload your application letter, CV and grades certificate in our application tracking system. All documents should be in English, if possible.

Students without this information will not be considered.

Application deadline: 14.10.25

For more information about this position, please contact: Terje Sverud, + 47 951 24 543

About you

Primarily we are seeking 3rd and 4th year students with relevant Master Program specialization in:

• Naval Architechture
• Computer Science / Information Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybernetics / Robotics
• Physics /Mathematics
• Industrial Economics

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.