Graduate Technical Safety Consultants Aberdeen 2024

Do you enjoy solving real-life problems and learning from industry leading experts? Do you want to work on a variety of projects that touch all aspects of the energy industry?

Here at DNV, what we do matters. We actively support the Energy industry, be that onshore, offshore, or renewables. However, being based in Aberdeen our main focus is the offshore industry. By helping industry transition to a more decarbonised and sustainable future or helping safeguard 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.

We provide safety risk and integrity management services to customers in every major energy centre in the world. We achieve this through a variety of industry leading quantitative and qualitative methods, founded on our technical breadth and depth, with collaboration between technical subject matter experts and those with industry knowledge. This can range from complex modelling techniques as well as knowledge of industry good practice, regulations, codes and standards.

The role

As a Graduate Technical Safety Consultant, you’ll join a growing team of diverse thinkers who enjoy finding innovative solutions to the industry’s most challenging problems. You will be given real responsibility from day one, working alongside some of the world’s leading technical experts, on a variety of client projects. You will immediately begin to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the Energy industry, as you progress your career with us, including:

• Learning how major accident hazards (MAH), their likelihood and consequences are managed; understanding the importance of reliability of safeguards; and how to make balanced risk-based arguments for safe operations
• Applying consequence and risk assessment methods and tools to solve real customer issues using our in-house software and tools, validated through large/full scale experiments performed at our major hazards testing and research facility in Spadeadam. Gas dispersion studies, functional safety, and quantitative risk assessments are just a taste of the projects that you will work on
• The opportunity to actively engage with clients to understand their challenges as they seek to make the energy industry safer and more sustainable
• Absorb information from experts in customer workshops to understand the industry, the terminology and how different engineering disciplines contribute to safety
• Potential for occasional offshore trips to see how our desk-based work affects operations in the real world

You’ll be stretched but always supported, so don’t worry if the offshore industry or terminology above is unfamiliar to you, we will teach you all you need to know. Upon joining, you will be allocated 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, customer interaction skills and work towards chartership.

Based out of our Aberdeen office, our structured Graduate Programme provides a fantastic start to your career with us, enhancing both your technical and professional skills and supporting your journey to become an expert in your chosen field.

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
• Non-contractual profit share scheme
• Structured Graduate Programme, development and excellent career progression opportunities
• 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)
• Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £500)
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping

About you

As a Graduate, other than your relevant degree, we don’t expect any prior experience of technical safety, engineering or the Energy industry when you join us. However, we do want you to share our passion for these and demonstrate your desire to develop your skills and knowledge within this exciting area.

We 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 Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Process Safety, Physics, Mathematics, Risk and Reliability, or another relevant STEM discipline
• Available to commence with us immediately or during Summer 2024
• Passion for developing your skills both professionally and personally including the commitment to complete the appropriate professional registration in your field (Chartership)
• Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills (experience in Excel or mathematical modelling/programming background will be beneficial, although not essential) 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

If you possess the curiosity and initiative to join our team and potentially be one of our future leaders, then our graduate roles could be for you.

For this particular role, the deadline for applications is 7th January 2024 with our Assessment Centre being scheduled by early February 2024.