Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
(Senior) Consultant Energy Storage
Company: DNV careers
Location: Dresden, Germany | Hamburg, Germany
Contract type: Permanent Employee
Job ID: 7167
Overview
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 the Role
Our Northern Europe Energy Storage team is expanding its presence in Germany. We invite you to make a difference in the energy transition and join the team in that exciting, fast-growing market. We provide advisory services spanning the entire life cycle of grid-scale BESS projects and systems, including feasibility studies, risk assessments, and owner’s engineering. Clients are developers, investors, and suppliers.
In this role, you will be a specialist, doer-seller, and project manager for the team’s battery energy storage activities. You will collaborate with our local and international energy storage colleagues as well as DNV colleagues in other areas of expertise, to set up and run energy storage projects, in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
As our Senior Consultant Energy Storage, you will lead and work on multidisciplinary technical consultancy projects for most of your time (65 - 75%). Technical topics include identifying risks and mitigating measures for BESS projects in development, technical advice during procurement/construction/operation, and/or safety and regulatory compliance. The remaining time you will be active on developing our energy storage business in Germany and beyond. You will monitor developments in the energy storage market in Germany and abroad and support the team with making strategic choices and continuously improving our way of working.
Tasks
- Execute consultancy/engineering projects on battery energy storage systems (with a focus on Germany), which could include business case assessments, technical due diligence, owner’s engineering, safety/design reviews, and/or training.
- Independently drive business development with a focus on Germany, generate proposals, and build client relationships.
- Manage smaller and larger projects in (inter-)national teams.
- Present DNV’s services at customer meetings and events.
- Support DNV's mission and vision and have fun doing it!
Requirements
- Master's degree in electrotechnical engineering, sustainable energy technology, or similar.
- Preferably 3+ years of experience with grid-scale (Li-ion) battery energy storage systems/applications/regulations.
- Advanced project management skills and understanding of energy storage in transmission and distribution systems.
- Strong analytical and communication skills in English and German.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
Nice to Have
- 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.
We Offer
- Attractive total compensation package.
- Access to pension scheme, profit share, and health care programs.
- Flexibility to fit your work with your lifestyle and achieve a good work/life balance.
- Guidance from colleagues through coaching, mentoring, and participating in networks.
- Competence development plans and training programs tailored to your needs.
- Being a part of a renowned organization with origins dating back to 1864, and a growing and diverse network with 130 nationalities in 100 countries.
About the Company
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.
Since 1864, we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property, and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.
At DNV, you can expect to deliver career and industry-defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.
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