DNV hiring Transportation and Installation Engineer Offshore Wind in Houston, TX | LinkedIn (2024)

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About The RoleDNV Energy Systems, Renewables CertificationRenewables Certification (RC) belongs to Business Area Energy Systems providing advisory, verification and certification services for the Energy industries with 4000 people globally.

DNV Renewables Certification has the global responsibility for Type Certification (TC), Component Certification (CC) and Project Certification (PC) for Renewables within DNV. Currently RC consists of 300+ experts with locations in Beijing, Boston, Busan, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Dresden, Hamburg, Høvik, Houston, London, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo.

RC is the global market leader in Renewables Certification and works with the leading OEM’s in the TC wind market in addition to being involved in more than 75% of Project Certification for fixed and floating offshore wind parks and offshore substations in the world.

DNV Energy System-Renewables Certification (RC) group is seeking a Transportation and Installation Engineer Offshore Wind, to join our RC team in US. RC has the global responsibility for Type Certification (TC), Component Certification (CC) and Project Certification (PC) within DNV. Currently RC consists of 300+ experts with locations in Beijing, Boston, Busan, Copenhagen, Dresden, Esbjerg, Hamburg, Høvik, Houston, London, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. RC is the global market leader in the Renewables Certification market and is involved in 80% of Project Certification for offshore wind parks including offshore substations in the world.

We deliver services related to certification and verification primarily for Offshore Wind Farms, transformer stations, and onshore support structures for Wind turbines as well as services including floating structures and other novel technologies via technology qualification as well as onshore towers. We provide this as a global service and cover all phases in the certification process from review of early designs to design verification, fabrication surveillance, commissioning, and periodic inspection of installations in operation as well as project management.

In the US, the Code of Federal Regulations, 30 CFR 285 and 585, require that the design, fabrication, transportation, and installation of the entire offshore wind facility is certified by a BOEM/BSEE approved Certified Verification Agent (CVA).  DNV’s existing position as a PC market leader led to DNV being the first CVA to successfully deliver a Certified Facility Design Report (FDR) and Fabrication and Installation Report (FIR), as well as the first successful Federal project to reach commercial operations.  Today, DNV is the approved CVA for more than 80% of the active projects in the US.

The position is located in our Katy (Houston) or Medford (Boston) office. 

What You'll Do 

• Project/Package Manager for transportation and installation phase of US CVA projects
• Review and verify design documentations related to transportation and installation
• Coordinate the work of a multidisciplinary team engaged in design verification activities in different disciplines and coordinate inspection activities within DNV´s global network
• Main point of contact with our clients and responsible for the preparation of our deliverables within the expected timeline, budget, and quality
• Engaged as a bid manager or part of the bid team to prepare the proposal
• Prepare CVA nomination package including coordinating responses to BOEM/BSEE with RC Europe on behalf of customers
• Follow-up with onsite witness of fabrication and transport & installation activities in the US
• Opportunity to work on offshore projects globally

What we offer

• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
• Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from, Vision benefits
• Spending accounts – FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits, company-seeded HSA
• Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace
• 401(k) with company match
• Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
• Education reimbursem*nt program
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid/remote opportunities
• Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
• Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company
• Career advancement opportunities

*Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election*

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DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. US applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department (hrrecruitment.northamerica@dnv.com). Information received relating to accommodations will be addressed confidentially.

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About YouBring a breath of fresh air into your professional life! Are you looking for a job, where you can be a trusted voice to tackle global transformations?

Would you like to thrive in a dynamic, international environment with lots of exiting challenges every day? Do you want to be part of a team of skilled colleagues and in a global organization where we work as one team? We invite qualified engineers looking for opportunities to join our team in Renewables Certification, the Offshore Substations Department.

What Is Required

• Engineering degree (M.Sc / B.Sc) in civil, structural, marine, mechanical engineering, naval architecture, or equivalent
• Experience with design, manufacturing, and installation of offshore assets
• Experience in project management, with understanding of technical interfaces and project finance management
• Experience with proposal preparation
• Knowledge of relevant American and European, international codes and offshore standards
• Highly professional and credible presence during interaction with customers, regulators (BOEM/BSEE) and within DNV across all management levels
• Excellent networking skills. Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Strong commercial attitude and strategic mind-set. Highly self-motivated and result oriented
• Well organized & proactive, able to successfully work in a fast paced and competitive environment with diverse people – clients and co-workers
• Willingness and ability to travel, up to 25% of the time
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• We conduct pre-employment background and drug screening

What Is Preferred

• Professional engineering license from relevant disciplines
• Valid GWO training certificates
• Understanding of Certification and CVA services and processes preferred
• Experience in working with US regulators and government agencies such as BOEM/BSEE

*Immigration-related employment benefits, for example visa sponsorship, are not available for this position*