Senior Energy Advisor - Electrification 1

COWI; Bergen; Hybrid; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Advisor - Electrification to join their Renewable Energy department in Norway. You will influence sustainable energy solutions, managing electrification projects and mentoring team members. This role requires strong technical expertise, communication skills, and a collaborative spirit to enhance the department's capacity. With a focus on development and knowledge sharing, you will help shape an inclusive work environment while working on significant energy initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Five weeks’ vacation

Active company sports club

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant work experience in electrification and battery systems.
• Self-driven and enjoys collaborative problem-solving.
• Eager to contribute to knowledge sharing and competence building.

Responsibilities

• Develop energy concepts and implement them for clients.
• Lead engineering tasks in electrification projects.
• Contribute to marketing and tender work for the department.

Skills

Electrification expertise

Communication skills in Norwegian and English

Problem-solving skills

Relationship building

Education

Higher education in a relevant technical field

Job description

Overview

In the Renewable Energy department at COWI, we work on projects within forward-looking and sustainable energy solutions. With us, you will have the opportunity to influence Norway’s energy future in exciting and complex projects.

We operate in a growing market and are looking for someone who wants to take a central and clear role in our further development, both technically and commercially.

Location

Location: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim or Tromsø. Our other locations are also possible.

Role

Today, we work in a wide range of energy projects within electrification, energy storage, and solar power to meet society’s increasing demand for sustainable energy solutions. As a senior advisor - electrification, you will help develop energy concepts and implement these for our clients. With us, you will be able to work on projects in both energy planning, production, and distribution.

You will have a central role in the development of our technical areas and professional guidance of colleagues in the section.

The team

We’re a team of about 30 people, made up of engineers, specialists, and others. Our experience ranges from just a few years up to 40, and ages go from 29 to 65. Having such a mix really brings different viewpoints and ideas, making the team a great place to work and learn from each other.

In a growing market, we have ambitions to strengthen capacity and competence in several of our core areas in Renewable Energy, and your everyday work may include the following tasks:

• Engineering tasks in electrification projects, such as shore power systems for the electrification of maritime transport, charging facilities for buses and heavy transport, etc.
• Work with concessions to NVE and applications for Enova
• Concept studies, pre-feed and feed projects as well as detail engineering
• Hold professional and quality responsibility in projects
• Contribute to the department’s marketing and tender work

Your competence. Our team. Together we shape the future

We are looking for someone who wants to help develop our professional environment and contribute with their experience and competence. You like complex professional issues, find it exciting to work with others, and want to contribute to our inclusive work environment. You enjoy working with younger colleagues and contributing to competence development across the organization. We value employees who can understand the client’s perspectives and are dedicated to finding good holistic and technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrification, battery, both within low and medium voltage systems.
• Higher education in a relevant technical field
• 7 years of relevant work experience
• Good communication skills in both written and spoken Norwegian and English
• Self-driven and enjoys solving professional challenges both independently and in collaboration with customers and colleagues
• Skilled at building relationships and collaborating internally with colleagues and externally with customers and stakeholders
• Eager to contribute to competence building and knowledge sharing through COWI’s professional Communities

A place to work, but also much more

At COWI, we work with our clients to shape a sustainable and livable world. We do this by using our knowledge and curiosity—and sometimes even our courage—to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That’s why we say no to fossil-based projects and want 100 percent of our revenues to come from activities that move our clients toward sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment for belonging and fun. Because that’s what brings out the best in you, both at work and at home.

With offices mainly located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are today 7,300 people contributing their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and the environment.

We offer

• Meaningful challenges in renewable energy, electrification, and hybridization tasks in Norway and internationally
• Ample room for professional development and curiosity through participation in varied projects and in a growing department with a strong focus on finding the best and most sustainable solutions
• A good working environment characterized by knowledge sharing among competent and engaged colleagues
• A broad international competence environment
• Opportunities to actively define your career with great influence over your own workday
• Possibility of a home office arrangementA very active company sports club with a wide range of social activities and training opportunities. For example: padel, football, hot yoga, squash, cross-fit, strength training groups, various courses, payday gatherings, and company cabins, etc.
• Flexible working hours, five weeks’ vacation, as well as time off between Christmas and New Year
• Last but not least, we offer competitive terms and good pension and insurance schemes in an inclusive working environment

Interested? We process applications on an ongoing basis and look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible.

Feel free to contact Head of Discipline, William Topper, for an informal chat at 90971769.

We want to strengthen our professional environment in Oslo, but we are also open to discussing placement at one of our other offices in Norway.

We believe in equal opportunities

COWI believes in equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants. No one should experience discrimination based on gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs, disability, or age. COWI complies with the anti-discrimination laws and regulations in each country and city where COWI is located. This policy applies to all employees, and also in recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, relocation, leave, compensation, and training.