Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

About The Role

Assurance Services is a department of approximately 170 people dedicated to assurance services across various sectors. Our department is organised into two sections: the Project Assurance section, which provides the assurance services from the new building design phase up to the commissioning phase of assets, and the Asset Assurance section, which focuses on providing assurance services for operating assets such as offshore platforms, ships & onshore gas networks. Our complete cycle of services makes us a key contributor to the management of the energy trilemma (energy reliability, affordability, and sustainability) and energy transition. Our markets cover a broad range of energy sectors including upstream Oil & Gas, offshore Renewable Energy and any applications serving the energy industry.

Our Opportunity

As an Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Systems (E, I & C) Engineer in our Assurance Services department, you will join a growing team of big thinkers who love finding innovative solutions to our energy industry’s most challenging problems. Based in our Aberdeen office, you’ll be supported and provided with a development plan for your professional growth from day one. You will be collaborating with forward-thinking customers and technical experts across our business, helping to deliver career and industry-defining projects dedicated to safeguarding life, property and environment. Within this, our dedicated Marine Risk service line provides consultancy and advisory services, partnering with various stakeholders throughout the marine operations lifecycle, across a variety of offshore projects spanning the energy spectrum.

Skills

• Understanding Dynamic Positioning and the Redundancy Concept
• Risk analysis techniques like Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Marine Vessels, Operations, and Industrial Mission Equipment
• Vessel Power Plants (Microgrids), Generation, Distribution, Protection, and Management
• Vessel and Industrial Mission Control Systems
• Communication Systems
• Safety Systems
• Industry guidance, guidelines, regulations, and best practice
• Greenhouse Gas emission reduction, Hybridisation and Decarbonisation
• Hybrid power system; battery integration, kinetic energy recovery, super capacitors, etc
• Power system modelling and simulation studies

Upon joining, you’ll receive a buddy to help you settle in, a mentor to enhance your technical knowledge, as well as ongoing on-the-job coaching and support from your colleagues as you develop your technical, project management and customer interaction skills, as you work towards professional status or chartership. There are also opportunities for site surveillance trips at construction yards and offshore. We encourage opportunities for personal growth in DNV, through our 70-20-10 philosophy (70% learning on the job, 20% coaching & 10% training) to support your ongoing career development.

What we offer

• Excellent ongoing career progression opportunities
• Non-contractual profit share scheme
• Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options
• Wellbeing benefits: Private Medical or Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance. Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices
• Financial Benefits: Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use)
• Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570)
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping

About You

• Minimum 2:2 Degree in an Electrical, Electronic, Cybernetics, Robotics Engineering or equivalent discipline
• Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills demonstrating the ability to produce technical reports detailing clear outcomes of the analysis for customers
• Pro‑active willingness to learn new skills displaying a willingness to “get stuck in” and undertake work outside ‘comfort zone’ demonstrating appropriate balance between asking for help and using own initiative / think through the problem
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, confident in building professional relationships and demonstrates first class written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Self‑motivated with the ability to plan and prioritise own time and activities, to meet deadlines and achieve project objectives
• High adaptability to work with multi‑disciplinary team to achieve high quality business deliverables

Additional skills

• Digital Innovation skills, and interest in applying these skills to improve our services
• Basic coding skills to prototype and deliver bespoke applications
• Understanding of AI / Generative AI, its applications, and its limitations
• Cyber Security
• Project Management

If you possess the curiosity and initiative to become an expert in your chosen field and potentially one of our future leaders, then this role could be for you. Please note that the consultancy/advisory nature of our work means that while offering flexibility and hybrid working opportunities, proximity to our Aberdeen office and clients are important. While the role is primarily office based, you will undertake regular domestic and international travel, often required at short notice. Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices. 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.