About Us for Internal Candidates
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
About the role for Internal Candidates
Offshore Infrastructure SEA & Japan is part of the OIT (Offshore Infrastructure & Technology) Department in the Energy Systems Business Area in DNV, and it holds an important and strategic position in the marketplace – both locally and globally. It has the ambition of becoming a leading competence centre and prime technical advisor in the Asia Pacific. The unit provides diverse services such as Verification and Certification of Assets and Components, as well as Technical Advisory, for segments in Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream, for assets such as Pipelines, SURF (subsea, umbilical, riser, and flowlines), Fixed Offshore Facilities, Topside of Floaters, Petrochemical & Refineries, Offshore Wind Substations, etc.
The Singapore team of “Offshore Infrastructure SEA & Japan) consists of about 18 permanent employees and a large pool of subcontractors, located at the Singapore Science Park Office, serving customers for the entire region and beyond. In our unit, we work in synergy to solve different technical challenges and innovate to meet to be ahead of the competition.
We hold a diverse portfolio of customers in Singapore and other countries in the region, delivering services on verification and certification within the oil, gas, and process industries and renewal energy.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Taking up assignments both within the base country as well as overseas, where required. In particular, the successful candidate will be expected to work in a Malaysia yard for a period in 2025-2026 to perform site inspection for an international renewable project.
- Perform certification and verification activities for oil & gas and renewable facilities starting from design to commissioning phases, as well as operation phases of the project. The activities include, but may not be limited to:
- Design review of documents submitted by the clients for the facilities related to the discipline.
- Perform site verification for the construction, installation, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities – both onshore and offshore.
- Provide review comments and following up on the comments until the comments are satisfactorily resolved.
- Communicate and liaise with other team members, client representatives and other relevant stakeholders to complete the verification and certification processes.
- Provide technical advisory and consultancy on the topics within the expertise for the projects where required.
- Act as project manager for projects within the unit, mainly related to verification and certification services, as well as involve multi-discipline, cross-units, cross-countries, cross-regions. Liaise with DNV management, DNV project team members, client, client’s client, and other relevant stakeholders to successfully manage the project within the given budget and schedule to meet agreed quality and expectations.
- Act as bid manager for tenders related to the services offered within the unit. Prepare and consolidate input from multiple sources as well as from the team members to finalize the bid and getting the management approval to deliver the bid on time.
- Having regular face-to-face or virtual communication and networking with customers, chairing internal and external meetings, as well as interfacing with other units, so as to strengthen or build up customer relations and secure project opportunities utilizing DNV’s global resources for the growth of unit.
- Coach junior team members to attain the competence within the discipline to work together on the projects. Conduct sharing knowledge sessions within the unit and / or extended audiences within the company where relevant.
- Attend training courses (internal and external) as required to attain the competence in areas required by the unit to capture the opportunities and contribute to the business development within the unit.
- Drive the individual development plan and follow up to excel the capability, knowledge and skill set to support the unit’s business.
What we offer for Internal Candidates
- Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance.
- Guaranteed Annual Wage Supplement.
- Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Compassionate, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity & shared parental leave, Adoption leave, Childcare & Extended Childcare Leave, Examination leaves, National Service (NS) leave, medical leave, Prolonged Illness leave)
- Medical benefits (Clinical treatment, Emergency Medical Services, Specialist Consultation, Paediatrician Consultation, Inoculations (Hepatitis, H1N1 & Flu), Dental
Treatment, Annual Medical Examination, Hospitalization & Surgical Benefits)
- Maternity Benefits
- Pension and Insurance Policies (Central Provident Fund, Group Term Life Assurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Work Injury Compensation Insurance)
- Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship, On-The-Job Training, Training Programme)
- Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Professional Membership, Gym Subsidy, Mobile Phone Reimbursement)
- Company bonus/Profit share
*Benefits may vary based on position, tenure/contract/grade level*
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.
About you for Internal Candidates
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 8-10 years’ experience within O&G and/or shipbuilding, renewable energy industry as a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Engineering/Consultancy or Construction firms.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. A master’s degree in a related engineering discipline will be an added advantage.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements
- Familiarity with Oil & Gas processing equipment and machinery, including subsea facilities, particularly wellheads and XT, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, rotating machines, process piping systems.
- Knowledge of relevant safety standards and regulations related to mechanical engineering and the specific industry (e.g., API standards, ASME codes, ISO standards, EU Directives)
- Experienced in engineering design review and site-based inspection.
- Strong command of engineering software tools, simulation software, and project management tools is advantageous.
- Understanding the principles and limitations of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods. Holding qualifications in welding inspection (e.g., CSWIP, AWS welding inspector) provides an added advantage.
- Strong command of spoken and written English
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, collaborate with other engineers, designers, and professionals from different disciplines
- Experience in the project management of a small-scale project is an added advantage
Successful Candidate shall:
- Act as a team player with a positive attitude and willingness to collaborate across groups and other offices for shared goals
- Hold broad technical competence
- Able to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills
- Good communication skills, able to choose appropriate methods and style to suit the situation and audience
- Be self-motivated, and pro-activeness
- Passion for quality systems and the quality of work
- Hold sales acumen and be able to translate market needs into services that DNV can offer
- Have strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities
- Have the ability to respect and understand cultural diversity
- Possesses a high degree of adaptability and flexibility in an environment of constant development/change
- High standards of professional integrity, willing to set an example for others
- Be passionate about innovation, curious, challenging the status quo, and embracing change
Good written skills to produce technical reports
