Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

About us:

Our Offshore Infrastructure department comprises of approximately 170 people dedicated to assurance services across varied sectors.

We are organised into two sections: the Asset Assurance section, which focuses on providing verification services for in-service operations and the Project Assurance section (where this opportunity sits), which provides the technical advisory support and verification from the new building design phase up to offshore commissioning.

We are at the forefront of driving the global transition towards green energy, focusing primarily on the installation and operation of offshore structures. Our team delivers sophisticated solutions and engineering assessments to support renewable energy projects, particularly offshore wind farms, while also ensuring the safety of offshore operations for our oil and gas clients.

We play a pivotal role in establishing standards and best practices for offshore geotechnical solutions across various industry bodies such as DNV, ISO, SNAME, and numerous Joint Industry Projects (JIPs). 

Our Opportunity:

We are a diverse group of Geotechnical engineers within the Project Assurance section of the Offshore Infrastructure department collaborating with colleagues across multiple disciplines such as structural, mechanical, metocean, naval architects and hydrodynamic engineers.

Our projects can be located almost anywhere around the world from Alaska to New Zealand, providing genuine variety to the range of challenges you will encounter. Whilst our projects are global, this position is based at our London or Edinburgh offices. From here, you'll work closely with geotechnical colleagues throughout our organization, with opportunities to participate in exchange programs between different DNV offices worldwide.

Our structured Graduate Programme, 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.

During your first two years you will be developing real skills and knowledge within our Department, allowing you to spend 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”.

Additionally, you will be given a graduate development path that includes virtual and in person courses where you will have the opportunity to meet other graduates across the country, to improve soft skills such as communication, digital skills, chartership knowledge, and other 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.

What will you bring?

As a Graduate, we do want you to share our passion for your career development within our industry and demonstrate your desire to develop yourself 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 Geotechnical or Civil Engineering
• 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
• Additional interest and/or skills in Project Management, Digital Innovation or Technical Developments within our industry and how we can apply these to enhance our services, whilst not essential may be of value to our team.

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 you’ll receive in return:

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 
• 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 £570)
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping

Equal Opportunity Statement

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!

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