Graduate Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineer Aberdeen 2024

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

Here at DNV, what we do matters. Whether it’s helping the Energy Industry transition to a decarbonised and sustainable future or helping protect life, property and the environment, every day, what you do, will make a difference. This is our shared purpose and one our people are proud to be part of.

Our Offshore Infrastructure department totals approximately 170 people, dedicated to assurance services across a broad range of energy sectors including upstream Oil & Gas, offshore Renewable Energy and any applications serving the energy industry. We offer a portfolio of services that primarily focuses on traditional Oil and Gas whilst also looking to create leading indicators within renewables, decarbonisation, and future fuels. 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.

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. Our primary work scope includes the application of our deep domain knowledge to identify risks associated with offshore vessels utilising dynamic positioning (DP) systems. We then assist our clients with mitigating these risks to safeguard life, property, and the environment (in alignment with DNV’s purpose).

Our opportunity

As an Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Systems (E, I & C) Graduate in our Offshore Infrastructure 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.

Your first two years will be spent developing real skills and knowledge, spending time with different technical experts across multiple disciplines, building your network and gaining a broader understanding of both “what we do” and “what you enjoy doing”, with the focus of your competency development revolving around the following subjects (though this list is not exhaustive):

• Understanding Dynamic Positioning and the Redundancy Concept
• Risk analysis techniques like Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Monte Carlo Simulations
• 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

Our structured Graduate Programme, therefore, provides a fantastic start to your career with us and supports your journey to become an expert in your chosen field.

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.

Additionally, our Graduate Programme includes virtual and in person courses, where you will have the opportunity to meet other graduates across the country, to improve your professional skills such as communication, as well as enhancing your digital skills, chartership knowledge, and focusing your career goals.

We encourage these 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.

About you

As a Graduate, we don’t expect any prior experience of what we do or the Energy Industry. We do however hope that you share our interest for these and demonstrate your desire to develop yourself within this exciting area. We therefore try to keep our list of essential requirements to a minimum, but there are a few things needed to qualify for our programme:

• Minimum 2:2 Degree in an Electrical, Electronic, Cybernetics, Robotics Engineering or equivalent discipline.
• Available to join the programme by September 2024 at the latest
• 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

An interest and/or basic skills in any of the below elements, while not essential, are also useful within our team:

• 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 our graduate roles could be for you.

What we offer

We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business, so it’s important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you, including;

• Minimum starting salary of £32,750
• Structured technical and professional development via our Graduate Programme and 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: (inc Private Medical, 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 (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices.
• Financial Benefits: including a 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).
• Mentored support towards professional accreditation and re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570).
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping.

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.