Summer Student 2027 - Document Controller

DNV; Trondheim; On-site; NOK 201,000 - 268,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Interesting projects and stakeholder互动

International environment

Supportive colleagues

Impactful work

Job summary

DNV is seeking a motivated student to join the Project Administration team as a Document Controller in Høvik, Norway. You will support project management and customers by handling administrative tasks and the distribution of technical documentation.

The role emphasizes accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a multicultural, cross-border environment, with guidance from experienced colleagues in a dynamic maritime setting.

Qualifications

• Seeking a student with strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Norwegian language is a plus.
• Strong teamwork skills and effective communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support project management and customers with administrative tasks.
• Evaluate technical documentation from customers for completeness and scope.
• Identify disciplines and ensure documentation meets the required quality and scope.
• Distribute and coordinate documentation across the global DNV organization.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

English communication

Proactive problem solving

Education

Bachelor's/Master's student in relevant field

Job description

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. 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 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.

About The Role

We are seeking a student that would like to work as a Document Controller in our Project Administration section located at Høvik, Norway. We are a part of the Precontract and PMA Department within Ship Classification. We work very closely with the Pre-contract team and the PMA`s. You will be part of our cross-border team of highly qualified colleagues, who are responsible for digital distribution of technical drawings within the maritime approval organization. We are responsible for distributing technical documentation and alteration orders to the organization. We also provide administrative services for the Pre-contract team and guide our customers in using our customer portal.

Typical tasks as a Document Controller in Ship Classification would be:

• Support and assist the project management team, approval experts and our customers
• Perform administrative evaluation of technical documentation received from the customer
• Identify technical disciplines, multidiscipline content, and check if the received documentation is within the agreed scope.
• Check that document quality corresponds with the DNV Maritime Production Platform which is constantly under development
• Distribute evaluated technical documents within global DNV organization
• Cooperate and communicate with multicultural cross-border teams

What we offer

• Interesting and challenging projects, customer contact and close cooperation with various internal stakeholders
• Work with dedicated and competent colleagues with high education and specialization level in an international environment
• Great working atmosphere and support from your colleagues
• Impact on Safer, Smarter and Greener future at sea

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.

About You

Key qualities we are looking for are:

• Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines
• Accuracy and high attention to detail
• Team spirit combined with the ability to work independently
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility and service-minded, positive attitude
• Highly motivated students with an ambition to work in a consulting role.
• A pro‑active attitude to engage with other to find good solutions.
• Good communication skills in English. Knowledge of Norwegian is a preference.
• Technical interest within materials technology, corrosion or mechanical engineering.

Application deadline

October 16th 2026 at 23.59 CET. We will evaluate your application after the deadline and thank you for your patience.

Any questions? Please contact Ann Helen Reiten at [e-mail]

• 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.