Project Manager/Case Owner - Lightning Protection Program

Join DNV as a Project Manager/Case Owner in the Lightning Protection Program

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About the role

Our Ministry of Defence (MoD) team in Arnhem is looking for a strong and motivated Project Manager/Case Owner with expertise in Lightning Protection. You will be actively involved in both the execution and management of projects (cases) DNV performs for the Ministry as part of the Lightning Protection Safety research program for their ammunition buildings. In this role, you will work closely with the DNV research program manager, DNV project members, and people from TNO, our consortium partner in the research program.

The purpose of the Project Manager/Case Owner role is to support the MoD in realizing their goals and ambitions regarding compliance with lightning protection standards for their ammunition buildings. You will work in a team of technical experts focusing on performing on-site measurements, creating and validating models, simulating lightning strikes, analyzing electromagnetic fields, reporting, and analyzing risk mitigation options.

We are looking for candidates with an Electrotechnical or Physics background, an engineering mindset, and experience or affinity with:

• Lightning Protection, electromagnetic fields, earthing, shielding, EMC, field measurements
• Safety
• Standards
• Modelling (CDEGS)
• Research
• Hands-on experience
• Knowledge field expert with project management skills
• Leadership and communication skills

To strengthen the research project team, we are seeking a senior expert/consultant who will be part of a customer-centric team and will actively manage and execute research cases within this program.

You will be based at our office in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and work for clients in the Netherlands, predominantly in the Defence and Security sector.

Your tasks and responsibilities will be to:

• Have full responsibility as project manager / case owner for one or several cases in the Lightning Protection Safety research program.
• Deliver the cases within the program on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Design and execute safe and valid measurements and tests needed for the determination of electromagnetic fields.
• Contribute to clear and high-quality customer interactions, presentations, and reports.
• Lead DNV colleagues (e.g., guide CDEGS modellers), and work together with contractors and partners.
• Mentor younger colleagues and develop the project team.
• Build and maintain a network within the Defence and Security sector.

A career in DNV is not just a job. It is an extraordinary opportunity to develop and enrich your life and make more of a global impact than you ever believed possible.

Our benefits package is specifically designed to support your physical, financial, and social well-being:

• Great atmosphere of working together with professionals and some of the most engaged and knowledgeable people in the industry.
• Receive guidance from colleagues through coaching, mentoring, and participating in international networks.
• Advance your professional skills and technical expertise through individual competence development plans and tailored training.
• Be part of a world-renowned organization with origins dating back to 1864.

Benefits

Profit Share

You’ll be part of our global profit share scheme that means we all share in our success as a business. If we profit, so do you. This will be part of our Total Compensation approach each year and depends on our year-end results.

Insurance

Taking care of you with travel, life, and accident insurance.

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritize pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values.

Professional Development

We believe in the 70/20/10 learning model, where 70% of your learning comes from performing your everyday tasks and working on different projects, new areas, and initiatives to gain new skills; 20% from working with others and mentoring; and the rest from formal education.

Hybrid Working

Adapting to the changing world of work around the world.

Purpose-led organization

You become part of a world-leading company where we know and live our purpose: to safeguard life, property, and the environment, with the opportunity to tackle global change through your work.

Supportive and caring culture

We offer opportunities to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community, CONNECT, organizes after-work events and informal meetings throughout the year.

Attractive rewards

We focus on work/life balance and offer employees flexible working hours and workplace, annual vacation allowance, competitive pension, insurance, and a global profit share scheme.

About you

In order to be successful in this job you will need to showcase the following skills and qualifications:

Competency Requirements:

• Initiative & Responsibility: Takes initiative, makes things happen, and takes responsibility for results. Is result-driven.
• Constructive teamwork: Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience, and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals.
• Effective communication: Communicates in a clear, precise, and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction, both verbally and in writing.
• Networking: Builds a useful internal and external network of contacts and relationships. Utilizes networks, contacts, and relations to achieve objectives.
• Self-development: Is aware of own strengths and limitations and pursues learning and career development opportunities.
• People management: Provides the team with a clear sense of direction, inspires, and coordinates others, and keeps them focused on objectives.

Education:

• TU Electrotechnical / Physics (MSc, PhD) background and level of thinking (either through education or experience). A few years of relevant working experience regarding Lightning Protection, electromagnetic fields, and/or earthing.

Key skills required:

• Experience in the fields of lightning protection, electromagnetic fields, earthing, shielding, and EMC.
• High level of abstract/conceptual thinking, enjoys challenges, and is comfortable stepping into uncharted territories.
• Experience in leading and guiding people in on-site measurements.
• Ability to handle complex (technical) problems and deal with multiple parties with conflicting interests.
• Relevant experience in successfully organizing and executing advisory projects.
• Ability to build and maintain strategic relations with operational and mid/higher management.
• Affinity with the Defence and Security sector.
• Ability to engage on executive level with relevant Ministry of Defence stakeholders and subcontractors, DNV experts, and business partners.
• Confident, able to get their view across, and willing to participate in training/mentoring of junior staff.
• Effective writing and communication skills in both Dutch and English.

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.

Working here

At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry-defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.