Graduate CFD/Technical Safety Consultant

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 Energy Systems

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.

About the Role

Do you enjoy solving real-life problems and learning from industry-leading experts? Do you want to work on a variety of projects that touch all aspects of the energy transition? Here at DNV, what we do matters. Whether it’s helping the Energy Industry transition to a more decarbonised and sustainable future or helping safeguard life, property, and the environment, every day, what you do will make a difference. This is our shared purpose and one our people are proud to be part of.

Our highly respected Risk Advisory department in the UK and Ireland is primarily responsible for the delivery of consultancy and risk management services. Our team provides high-quality services and best practices in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation and assists our customers in risk-based decision support. This approach is highly valued in Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), the evolving hydrogen sector, and in allied areas of Energy transition (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), renewables).

Our Opportunity

As a Graduate Consultant in our recently refurbished central London offices, you’ll join our growing team of experts who love finding innovative solutions to our industry’s most challenging problems. You’ll be given real responsibility from day one, collaborating with forward-thinking customers and technical experts across our business, helping deliver career and industry-defining projects. You will 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.

Your Development Opportunities

• Learning how major hazards, their likelihood, and consequences are managed; understanding the importance of the reliability of safeguards; and how to make balanced risk-based arguments for safe operations.
• Applying consequence and risk assessment methods and tools to solve real customer issues using industry-leading software and tools, validated through large/full-scale experiments performed at our major hazards testing and research facility in Spadeadam. Gas dispersion studies, advanced computational simulations, and quantitative risk assessments are just a taste of the projects that you will work on.
• Learning Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) software packages and having the opportunity to specialise in gas dispersion, fire, and explosion modelling for real-life assets.
• The opportunity to actively engage with clients to understand their challenges as they seek to make the Energy industry safer and more sustainable, with a special focus on energy transition challenges.
• Working alongside a variety of world-leading experts to enhance your understanding of our industry, its terminology, and how different maths, physics, and engineering disciplines contribute to safety.

You’ll be stretched but always supported, so don’t worry if the Energy industry or terminology above is unfamiliar to you, we will teach you all you need to know. Upon joining, you’ll receive a buddy to help you settle in, a mentor to enhance your technical knowledge, as well as ongoing on-the-job coaching and support from your colleagues.

Our structured Graduate Programme therefore provides a fantastic start to your career, enhancing both your technical and professional skills and supporting your journey towards chartership and becoming an expert in your chosen field.

What We Offer

We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business, so it’s important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you, including:

• Minimum Starting salary of £33,750
• Non-contractual profit share scheme
• Structured Graduate Programme, development, and excellent career progression opportunities
• Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, hybrid/flexible working options
• Well-being benefits: (inc. Private Medical, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money, and health and we provide free fruit in our offices
• Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use)
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and online shopping

About You

As a Graduate, other than your relevant degree, we don’t expect any prior experience of technical safety, engineering, or the Energy industry when you join us. However, we do want you to share our passion for these and demonstrate your desire to develop yourself within this exciting area.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 2:1 Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Engineering (typically Aerospace, Chemical or Mechanical), Process Safety or Risk and Reliability. Preferably with some experience of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) gained as part of your studies.
• Available to join the programme by 7 September 2026 at the latest. We also welcome applicants who have already completed their degree and would like to commence sooner.
• Passion for developing your skills both professionally and personally including the commitment to complete the appropriate professional registration in your field (Chartership).
• Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with experience in Excel and Python being beneficial, along with the ability to produce concise technical reports detailing clear outcomes of the analysis for customers.
• Pro-active to learn new skills displaying a willingness to “get stuck in” and undertake work outside “comfort zone”, demonstrating appropriate balance between asking for help and using own initiative / thinking through the problem.
• Ability and willingness to take on feedback for continuous improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, enjoys building professional relationships and demonstrates exceptional written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to plan and prioritise own time and activities, to meet deadlines and achieve project objectives.

If you possess the curiosity and initiative to become an expert in your chosen field and potentially one of our future leaders, then our graduate roles could be for you.

Working Here

Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.

Benefits

Please note, benefits may depend on your contract type, please confirm with your recruiter.

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.

Personal Development

You’ll have a lot of opportunities to learn and grow. Whether it’s building your network, having resources to plan and realise your career goals or enjoying genuine freedom to satisfy your curiosity, we’ll make sure you’re always growing and developing.

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.

Hybrid Work Model

We work in a hybrid model (three days from the office) and have flexible starting hours. This means you can fit your work and life together in a way that works for you.

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritise pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values. Through our pension scheme, we will contribute up to 9% of salary in addition to your contributions.

Annual Leave

As a full-time employee, you’ll be entitled to 26 days of annual leave a year, plus 8 paid bank/public holidays. Special leave can also be granted for bereavement, caring responsibilities, volunteering, and sabbaticals.

Family Friendly Leave

We offer enhanced leave to support you through various stages of starting and growing a family. Our enhanced paid leave entitlement includes Fertility Treatment, Neonatal Care, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leaves.

Personal Insurances

To support you with some of life's challenges, we offer a range of insurance benefits. These include Private Medical, Dental, Life, and Income Protection insurances.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice but also a business decision. Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.

Working 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.