Approval Engineer for Fire Safety & Life-Saving

The Approval Centre Europe (M-SA) within Maritime Ship Classification consists of six production departments, located across three different locations (Gdynia, Hamburg and Oslo (Høvik)). The main delivery from the Approval organization is approval, verification and certification services for different maritime related assets in accordance with our rules and international standards. 

As a member of The Approval Centre Europe, you act in a professional, competent, and service oriented environment and in return receive good possibilities to enhance your personal competencies and expertise, and to build a strong network with colleagues across locations.

The right candidate shares our values; we care, we dare, we share. If you have the right competence and are interested in being part of a strong, competent team in a pleasant working environment, we will encourage you to submit an application.

Do you want to contribute to safeguarding life at sea?

DNV’s section for Fire Safety & Life-Saving is looking for a plan approval engineer to join our section, in Hamburg or at Høvik. The Fire Safety & Life-Saving Plan Approval section is part of the Approval Centre in DNV Maritime Ship Classification. The Approval Centre is approving ship newbuildings and conversions to ensure that they comply with international requirements, for all relevant technical disciplines. In addition, approval of components and equipment placed onboard is carried out here. The Approval Centre also has an important role in developing applicable requirements.

As an approval engineer in our unit, you will become part of a highly qualified team focusing on fire safety and life-saving arrangements onboard ships. We are working with various ship types, such as cargo ships, passenger ships, naval vessels and high-speed light crafts. Our responsibilities span over a broad range of tasks which provides a great deal of diversity as well as deep insight into statutory matters. The focus on decarbonization, digitalization and automation also affect our work. Currently, fire safety and live-saving aspects related to introduction of alternative fuels (such as batteries and gas fuel) are examples of focus areas. Another new focus area is fire safety requirements for autonomous vessels. As we are responsible for the technical content of DNV’s governing documents for fire safety and life-saving (e.g. class rules) we develop new and existing requirements continuously. This is done in cooperation with other technical disciplines internally, with flag administrations and other contributors in the maritime industry. The rule development work provides our section with deep insight into DNV rules and class notations, different maritime codes and international industry standards and regulations.

We continuously strive at being perceived as a highly competent resource unit by giving valued support to both external customers and our DNV stations worldwide. As a member of this community, you work in a professional, competent and service oriented environment with great possibilities to enhance your personal competencies and expertise. You will work in an international environment interacting directly with both customers and colleagues around the world, enabling you to build a strong network across locations.

Key working tasks include (but are not limited to):

• Plan approval of fire safety and life-saving arrangements and installations for all types of ships
• Customer interaction through correspondence and meetings
• Technical support to customers and our DNV stations around the world
• Some travelling may be expected, however most meetings are now on Teams (video meeting)

Qualifications:

• MSc or BSc within Naval Architecture/Mechanical Engineering or other relevant disciplines, preferably with competency in Fire safety and life-saving.
• 0-10 years of work experience
• Thorough, with good analytical skills
• Customer oriented
• Result driven
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English
• Team player with a positive attitude who strive to obtain results for the team
• Motivated and eager to expand your skills 
• Dedication for safe ship systems and innovative solutions, high integrity 
• Flexibility with regard to work tasks, ability to adapt to the situation

We offer:

• International working environment and possibilities to grow and develop your competencies and ambitions within DNV nationally and internationally
• Interesting and technically challenging tasks with the possibility to develop both specialist competence as well as a broader, more general competence.
• A strong company culture and dedicated colleagues who value teamwork and support
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility to join social and professional networks within DNV
• 6 weeks annual vacation
• Sports club with several different activities
• Free shuttle bus (Høvik) /Subsidized public transport tickets (Hamburg)

Please apply with CV and cover letter in English.