Do you want to join the world's leading energy consulting firm? Are you committed to addressing climate change? Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and clients, and thrive in a dynamic and respectful environment?
Then you may find the position of Specialist Senior Civil Engineer in the Wind Engineering & Due Diligence division, including works in the Solar & Storage division, to be a great fit for you!
You’d be part of the Middle East & Africa (MEA) geographical unit. You will be working with diverse customers and colleagues along the region.
DNV’s MEA Renewables Team is growing quickly to meet the expanding demand for expert wind, solar, storage and hybrid energy advisory services in the region. We support utilities, regulators, developers, owners and lenders with feasibility studies, technical due diligence, conceptual design & procurement support, and independent technical advisory services for either owner, lender or off taker/procurer/regulator.
In this role you will be involved in the delivery of primarily wind and solar advisory related projects, as well as be part of an engineering team constantly evolving for developing/maintaining services for renewables projects.
Most of the work will be desk based, however travel for site and customer visits will be required at times (estimated at 5% to 20% of your time, depending on the projects you are involved in).
Main duties will include but are not limited to:
- Execute and/or manage advisory services for wind and solar projects, mainly focused on geotechnical, civil and structural engineering and conceptual design tasks for independent and owners engineering roles.
- Type of tasks: report writing, technical reports analysis, structural calculations, civil design, presentations, site visits, construction supervision, R&D, courses, etc.
- Foundations (shallow and pile):
- Assessment of geotechnical investigation program and results thereof, Foundation design, Manufacturing documentation, Ground conditions, Stability of foundation, Ground bearing pressures, Strength requirements, Material specification, Fatigue, Earthquake loading (as appropriate).
- Access roads and crane platforms:
- General suitability of road grade and turning radius,
- Geotechnical suitability of roads and crane platforms,
- Designer calculations for road and crane platform bearing capacity,
- Drainage conditions and proposed surface drainage improvements.
- Work with a team of experts for enhancing our competences and processes, as well as constantly improve our services for solar projects.
- Work the majority of your time on chargeable projects, but with some bid preparation support as necessary.
- Build an internal & external network to gain and share knowledge and opportunities.