Senior Technical Consultant - Safety, Risk and Reliability

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Consultant to join our competent advisory team at Høvik (Oslo) within Safety, Risk & Reliability.

Decarbonization, energy efficiency measures, digital transformation, and autonomous and digital ship systems are transforming the maritime industry. All aspects leading to increased complexity and interdependencies in both ship system design, the human element and operational processes. To effectively tackle the potential hazards and unfamiliar risks this entails, we adopt a multidisciplinary approach to manage the risks – the Human, Organisational and Technical approach. To meet client needs and strengthen our capabilities we are now seeking a technical risk consultant, particularly within the fields of emerging technologies, decarbonization, autonomous ship and remote operations. Our section works closely with maritime clients world-wide to provide them with the foundation to make risk-based decisions on operational and technical issues. Our client base ranges from large entities (such as IMO, EMSA, flag states, etc.) to international ship owners, shipyards and operators.

Are you…

… ready to leverage your skills and experience to tackle complex challenges alongside a dedicated team and our clients?

… possessing a background in risk assessments and risk management within the maritime, offshore or energy sector?

… motivated to further develop risk management in the maritime industry as it shifts towards a greener and more digital future?

If you find yourself nodding along, we encourage you to seize this opportunity and join us!

Key responsibilities in the role:

• Perform risk assessments and consultancy services related to alternative fuels (such as LNG, methanol, hydrogen, ammonia, etc.) and autonomous and remotely operated ships and ship functions. Carry out technical risk assessment studies of various degree of complexity.
• Drive innovation and development of new services and risk assessment methods within the fields of emerging technologies, autonomy and remote operations.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging risks to proactively address potential challenges within the maritime sector.
• You will be responsible for project execution from A to Z. This includes marketing and bidding activities, project work and project management, writing technical reports, preparing presentations, customer follow-up.

• Attractive rewards . We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 6 weeks annual vacation, subsidized canteen, competitive pension, insurance, and parental leave agreement, in addition to a global profit share scheme.
• Work/life balance . We offer flexible working hours, 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.
• Our Høvik office is 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.

Skills, experience and qualifications :

• Master’s degree in engineering, risk management, or a related field. Applicants with equivalent experience and qualifications will also be considered.
• Working experience with background from maritime, offshore or energy. Candidates with experience from consultancy risk management and workshop facilitation are encouraged to apply.
• Experience with qualitative and knowledge of quantitative risk analysis, digitalization/automation, remote operations, technical safety, future fuels and ship systems.
• For you to succeed as a consultant in our section, you should be self-driven, analytical, customer oriented and motivated by tackling complex challenges. A substantial part of being a consultant is related to customer interaction and workshop facilitation. It is therefore important that you enjoy facilitating meetings and workshops with both small and larger teams and have the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and find motivation by taking on new challenges.
• We are looking for applicants with a genuine interest in supporting our clients with their value-creation through advisory services related to safety management, organizational processes, technical challenges, and new technology.

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.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis; we are looking forward to not only seeing your CV but also your motivational letter. Kindly apply through our recruitment system as applications through email will not be evaluated.

For questions about the role, please contact Berit Letting, Head of Section Safety, Risk & Reliability, email: or phone: +47 930 22 631.

Application deadline: 31/5-25 at 23.59 CET.

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