Job Description

Area Iberia, Italy & Malta is part of DNV Maritime, Region West Europe.
The Area includes all maritime business activities and consists of ~60 employees in 11 locations.
The Area operates with two Service Lines:

• Newbuilding and Certification-Verification of materials and components (NB&CMC)
• Fleet in Service (FiS) organised as part of business Unit FiS West Europe.
  

We are looking for a Surveyor of materials and components to join our NB&CMC team in Italy, reporting to the local Line Management.

Our customers require a wide range of certification activities: from materials and welding procedures to pressure vessels, pumps, compressors, gears, thrusters, electrical installations, automation systems, lifting appliances, complex offshore packages.

Classification of big and complex ships, from design phase to final delivery, is part of our service portfolio.

From this traditional background, we started a journey covering also advanced future technology: fuel cells, new types of turbines, advanced electrical drives, and lithium batteries for ship propulsion, to name a few.

We aim to be the front runner in innovation, digitalization, and customer centricity.

Based on this ambition, new ways of working are continuously assessed and implemented for various disciplines.

Recent examples are electronic certificates, remote inspections, additive manufacturing, sensor-based maintenance, alternative fuels, autonomous ships.

Customer needs and carbon footprint reduction are key priorities in our activities.

Main responsibilities

• Managing our clients together with other relevant parts of our organization.
• Conduct all activities in a safe manner with due regard to your own safety and the safety of others.
• Perform certification and verification of materials and components at the various Manufacturers in Italy, under class and non-class related regimes and associated processes.
• Be occasionally part of DNV team(s) surveying our newbuilding project(s) in the country (e.g. Ancona, Marghera VE, Monfalcone GO, Palermo) and in Region Europe, at relevant project phases.

• Work with a highly engaged team in an environment where trust and teamwork are core values.
• Be part of an innovative environment due to technological developments, where you can influence the future whilst maintaining our core strengths.
• A flexible but also demanding job with high responsibility, where you meet challenging clients and a variety of technical products.
• A job where you can grow and develop professionally as well as personally.
• Place of employment: Vimercate MB.
• Local conditions apply.

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. Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.

Position qualifications

• Master’s degree in Naval Architecture or Marine/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Maritime industry.
• Very good written and spoken English; fluency in Italian will be a plus.
• Willingness to frequently travel (up to 50% of the time) within the country and occasionally within the Area/Region.
• Availability to relocate based on business needs.

• Valid driving license.

Personal qualities

• Problem-solving mindset towards our customers (internal and external clients).
• Very good communication skills.
• Team player attitude with positive mindset.
• Ability to work flexibly, independently, result-oriented, and self-organized.
• Willingness to learn and always develop competence and skills.
• Eagerness to support new processes and tools to drive digitalization.

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.

About Maritime
We help enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our customers in the global shipping industry, covering all vessel types and mobile offshore units. As a partner to industry, we offer services in testing, certification, training, and technical advisory through the energy value chain. That means we’re continually investing heavily into R&D for new services and solutions while proactively assessing what the industry needs today and tomorrow.