Senior Solar Engineer

Job Description

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

Responsibilities

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.

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 the world with its headquarters in Norway
• The possibility to grow and develop your competencies and ambitions within DNV.

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.

Qualifications

To be a successful candidate you must have:

• Previous experience in the solar sector, at least five years, preferably 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
• Local language skills.

These abilities will give you an advantage:

• Knowledge of wind renewable energy.
• Good command of engineering and solar software (PVsyst, SolarFarmer, Python, AutoCAD).

Please note that for candidates with employment history in Germany we cannot proceed to the interview stage without the following documents: Curriculum Vitae (CV); Cover- /Motivation Letter; University Diplomas & Transcripts; Reference Letter(s). All documents shall preferably be submitted in English. Please provide them at your earliest convenience to ensure a smooth and timely assessment process. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

About Us

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.