Description
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:
As* Senior Consultant Energy Storage*, you will be doing diverse technical consultancy work in energy storage projects (primarily grid-scale batteries) for customers, for 60-70% of your time. In some projects, you will work in a team with colleagues with different levels of experience and/or backgrounds; in other projects, you will manage the project team. Furthermore, you will lead and support business development within the team and with other teams, interacting with customers and colleagues to win new projects, especially within Germany but often also in other countries in our region.
By joining our international team at DNV, you will contribute to the energy transition through enabling widespread and safe deployment and operation of energy storage systems. You will be part of a company working independently as a voice for the industry, making the world safer smarter and greener by supporting our customers and their long-term high-impact endeavours. You will be part of a high-performing, innovative team that reflects the equality, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world. As part of our ambitious and strategically important unit, your professional development will be rapid, comprehensive and continuously adjusted to your interests and competences.
Overview of your tasks and responsibilities:
Executing consultancy/engineering projects on grid-scale energy storage systems, such as (depending on customer needs and your background and preferences):
Business case assessments (experience with techno-economic calculations is a pro)
- Technical due diligence
- Independent / owner’s engineering
- Safety reviews and risk assessments (incl. standards review and testing)
- Trainings for customers
- Managing medium-sized and large projects within the team and with other teams
- Independent business development activities
- Leading and supporting business development, independently generating and handling proposals from start to finish (in Germany as well as internationally)
- Extending our external network and finding project opportunities
- Building strong relationships with external customers
- Meeting new customers and presenting DNV’s services
- Preparing and giving presentations at customer meetings and events
- Tracking and responding to new industry/market developments
- Building an internal network to gain and share knowledge and opportunities
- Providing strong input on the team’s strategic planning and marketing decisions
- Supporting DNV's mission and vision, having some fun while doing it!
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.
What we offer:
- Working in a congenial and dynamic team with a varied and challenging field of duties
- Great potential for knowledge transfer by experienced engineers in a wide range of fields
- Flexible working hours
- Attractive salary incl. profit share and an employer-supported pension
- Further attractive additional services, e. g. food allowance
- Wide range of opportunities for individual further education, training and advancement
About you:
Do you want to be actively involved and make a difference in the realization of the energy transition? Do you know all about energy storage and can you use your skills to help customers in the energy market? Then this is the job for you! We’re looking for a team player who takes initiative, has analytical skills, and is eager to understand the technical consequences of a business decision as well as the business consequences of a technical decision.
Personal characteristics/behaviour:
- Dynamic and enthusiastic team player
- Quick analysis and rational judgment
- Effective communication - in a clear, precise and structured way