Senior Engineer Solar

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.

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

• This position has continuous, ongoing recruitment efforts for current and future openings. Applying for this role will gain you consideration for all roles within this opening which you are qualified for.

As a Senior Engineer Solar you will be a trusted advisor, who provides advisory services to our customers and supports them to transition faster to a deeply decarbonized energy system.

You will be involved in all phases of the solar PV project life cycle such as early development, merger and acquisition (M&A) of development portfolios, project financing, construction and acceptance, the operational phase and end of life.

You will use your networking skills to connect with professionals within the company as well as outside of DNV to share knowledge and experience and to understand the challenges of our customers. During your daily work you will identify opportunities, provide solutions for customers and bid for contracts.

As a team player you are part of a local solar team and collaborate internationally with other solar professionals in DNV. Contribution to business development, project management and service development is an integral part of your role, where you will have the opportunity to improve services and initiate new services.

You will be involved in a selection of typical technical and commercial activities such as:

• Assisting customers with procurement including tendering and contract negotiation
• Risk assessments for technical due diligence of pre-construction and operational projects, including
  • data analysis
  • documentation review
  • contract review
  • design and technology review
  • energy production assessments
• Technical inspections
• Construction progress monitoring and drawdown signoffs
• Root cause analyses
• Market studies
• Bankability studies

What we offer

Working at DNV gives you a wide range of benefits, which are strongly aligned with our values, created with care for our employees’ work-life balance and to enable them to dare to develop in chosen fields.

The bullet points below show you very briefly what you can expect. We are open for a deeper conversation to share with you even more!

We offer:

• A meaningful job with one of Norway’s most attractive employers
• A strong company culture with an emphasis on competence development
• Great colleagues who value teamwork and support
• A diversified team with the opportunity to work and develop a mix of very experienced experts and young enthusiastic talents
• Attractive total compensation package
• International working environment
• Flexible working hours and focus on work/life balance
• Interesting and challenging projects, both national and international
• Be part of a world-leading company that has a global reach with more than 15 000 employees around to world with its headquarters in Norway
• The possibility to grow and develop your competencies and ambitions within DNV.
  

About you

To be a successful candidate you must have:

• Previous experience in the solar sector, at least five years, preferable in consultancy or engineering companies
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in solar/ renewable energy, engineering, electric, statistics, atmospheric science, mathematics, physics or other relevant discipline
• Experience in the operation of Solar PV Plants in European countries
• Proficiency in English
• Availability for short travels, across the country and internationally (travel 10% domestic + 10% international)
• Good command of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Valid Driving License.

These abilities will give you an advantage:

• Knowledge of wind renewable energy.
• Local language skills
• Good command of engineering and solar software (PVsyst, SolarFarmer, Python, Autocad).