Associate Project Manager, Owners Engineering

About Us

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.

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.

Are you passionate about driving the energy transition and eager to lead projects that shape a sustainable future? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where your expertise helps accelerate the deployment of renewables and shape tomorrow’s energy landscape? DNV’s Owner’s Engineering (OE) team is growing rapidly, and we are seeking an engaging Associate Project Manager-Owner’s Engineering who can leverage and support the strengths of our established and experienced team as we collectively work through the energy transition.

In this role, you will support senior Project Managers in delivering wind, solar, and storage projects by coordinating project schedules, documentation, and stakeholder communications to ensure high-quality, and on-time execution. The OE APM will also have a hands‑on role supporting the delivery of utility‑scale and C&I renewable projects, building strong project controls and customer relationships across wind, solar, and storage portfolios.

Our OE team strives to develop long-term partnerships with our customers, acting as their trusted advisor from the earliest layouts through construction. Our Customers are at the forefront of the energy transition. Our team is nimble, and driven by our mission to ensure renewable energy projects are safely and sustainably designed, constructed and installed.

• Feasibility studies, including site selection, layout creation and optimization, offtake agreement negotiation and support, technical studies and risk assessments, repowering studies, CAPEX, OPEX and decommission cost estimates
• Design (preliminary wind, solar, and storage; and Engineer of Record on solar PV electrical design); development of technical specifications and engineering design standards
• Procurement support, including development of tender documents, RFPs, bid evaluation, EPC and supplier contract negotiation, and equipment recommendations and selection
• Comprehensive OE, including construction design review, construction monitoring, commissioning and acceptance testing support

Our team works every day to increase the widespread deployment and operation of renewables to address climate change and positively impact society and the planet. We endeavor to achieve our purpose through the long‑term success of our customers. We strive to be a high‑performing, innovative team that reflects the equity, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world.

This position can be located out of one of our main Renewables and Power Grids offices, including Austin (TX), Houston (TX), Dallas (TX), Oakland (CA), San Diego (CA), Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), or Medford (MA), presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site. Other DNV office locations and remote locations of existing DNV employees may also be considered.

Further details regarding role‑specific requirements will be shared during the interview process. Other DNV offices may also be considered.

• Assist with the coordination of the technical review process among internal specialists, including civil and electrical engineering, energy assessment, technology, permitting, and other teams, and synthesizing and writing technical reports
• Performing portions of technical reviews, including contract and financial model reviews, and synthesis of inputs from…